Three Mile Creek (FR 20219) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Three Mile Creek (FR 20219) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Logan Ranger District
3.3 mi from Mendon
6.3 mi off I-15 (straight line)
Maps 5,201 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 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Walter Ahern Spring.
- Estimated climb: 740 ft over 2 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- A cattle guard at the start of the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Walter Ahern Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
- Mendon Peak stands 3,562 ft above the map pin, 4.0 miles south.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 33–60°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.