Buckmaster Draw (BLM SS2296) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

AnyRoost

Buckmaster Draw (BLM SS2296) in UT

Road corridorBLM, Price

39 mi from Castle Dale

Maps 4,373 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Price Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Extreme
  • 14.8 of this road’s 18.7 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD.
  • Near Freeway Overlook.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 13 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 9.4 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 7.8 and mile 9.3: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • San Rafael River runs 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • 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))
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–70°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.