Skyline Drive (FR 80008) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Skyline Drive (FR 80008) in UT

Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Salt Lake Ranger District

4.4 mi from Farmington

2.8 mi off I-15 (straight line)

Maps 8,505 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.3 of this road’s 11.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 2.3 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bountiful Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 11.2 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 7.7 miles along the road.
  • A gate 11 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Bountiful Peak stands 742 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles south.
  • Farmington Lakes lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–50°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.