Parachute, Colorado: Rulison Nuclear Blast Site
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We encountered a locked gate and a private property sign on CR 310, about 3 miles from the blast site, according to the GPS device. This site is no longer accessible.
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Rulison Nuclear Blast Site
- Address:
- Unnamed Rd, Parachute, CO
- Directions:
- I-70 exit 75. Drive south on CO-215/N. Battlement Pkwy for a little over half-mile, then turn right onto W. Battlement Pkwy. Drive 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Stone Quarry Rd. Drive a quarter-mile. Turn left onto Underwood Lane/CO-302, which becomes gravel, about seven miles to the Blast Site.
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