Ward Canyon (FR 80177) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ward Canyon (FR 80177) in UT

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

4.8 mi from Centerville

Maps 8,144 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.5 of this road’s 8.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.5 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 17 switchbacks.

6 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.1 and mile 7.4: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Centerville Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Bountiful Peak stands 1,103 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 3964°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.