Maple Bench (FR 20086) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Maple Bench (FR 20086) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Logan Ranger District
1.6 mi from Mendon
5.0 mi off US 89 (straight line)
Maps 5,157 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
- Near Pleasant View Point.
- Estimated climb: 860 ft over 2.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 26%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard at the start of the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Mendon Peak stands 3,606 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles west.
- A reservoir lies 1.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 36–60°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.