Dark Canyon (FR 10288) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dark Canyon (FR 10288) in UT

Road corridorAshley NF, Roosevelt Ranger District

21 mi from Roosevelt

Maps 9,781 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Ashley National Forest ↗

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AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 3.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Elk Spring.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Rock Spring lies 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping is free in the remote areas of the forest…Camping is limited to 16 days within an area; your camper may not be stored in the national forest.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–48°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.