BLM SD219 — Saucer Basin Well in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM SD219 — Saucer Basin Well in UT
Road corridorBLM, Price
39 mi from Moab
Maps 5,003 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 5.5 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.7 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- The Big Flat Tops rises 13 miles southwest.
Rules
- On part of this corridor: Access: Closed. (San Rafael Desert TMA (2022 reconsideration closures)) Only the segments SD1027_Seg2, SD1340_Seg1, SD219_Seg2, SD345_Seg2 are closed; the rest of each route stays open; SD219_Seg2 is proposed for reopening in the May 2026 reassessment (proposal only).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (San Rafael Desert TMA: routes with one segment closed by the 2022 reconsideration DR) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 98 feet of the road. Segments now OHV-closed (2022-10-28 DR): SD1027_Seg2 (0.49 mi), SD1340_Seg1 (0.52 mi), SD219_Seg2 (1.30 mi), SD345_Seg2 (3.91 mi). The allowance covers only the open segments; Only at sites with evidence of past use.
- Camping rules
- There is a 14-day camping limit while occupying any campsite on BLM-managed lands. … Camp at least 300 feet from range improvements.
- Use existing fire rings or use a fire pan. (All BLM Utah-managed lands (BLM Utah dispersed camping fact sheet))
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement.
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
- Pack out all trash. (All BLM Utah-managed lands (BLM Utah dispersed camping fact sheet))
- The use/discharge of explosives of any kind, incendiary or chemical devices, pyrotechnic devices, exploding targets, pressurized containers or canisters, and binary explosives. (All BLM lands in Utah (Fire Prevention Order UT914-25-001))
- Campfires are limited to existing fire rings. Follow seasonal fire restrictions. (San Rafael Desert TMA (EA interdisciplinary checklist)) This is a staff finding in the EA's interdisciplinary team checklist, not an order.
- Current fire orders
Climate averages
October normals 40–69°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.