Smithfield Canyon (FR 20049) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Smithfield Canyon (FR 20049) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Logan Ranger District
4.3 mi from Smithfield
3.3 mi off US 91 (straight line)
Maps 5,391 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 2.2 of this road’s 2.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Smithfield Canyon Trailhead.
- A gate 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.
- Mount Elmer stands 4,286 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles east.
- Summit Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 39–60°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.