Elkhorn Loop (FR 10117) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Elkhorn Loop (FR 10117) in UT

Road corridorAshley NF, Roosevelt Ranger District

25 mi from Roosevelt

Maps 9,927 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Ashley National Forest ↗

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Road Access

Difficult
  • 13.2 of this road’s 38.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 20.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Bennion Spring.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 15 switchbacks.
  • Dead-ends 1.3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
  • A cattle guard 8.3 miles along the road.
  • A gate 40.6 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Big Bend Hollow Spring lies 0.5 mi off.
  • Goose Egg Peak stands 754 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northwest.

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 26–49°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.