Buckmaster Reservoir (BLM 6817) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Buckmaster Reservoir (BLM 6817) in UT

Road corridorBLM, Price

39 mi from Castle Dale

Maps 4,388 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.6–25 and 29.3–30.4 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 30.9–31.1 are inside the City of Green River, whose rules apply there.

BLM Price Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access

Extreme
  • BLM plans 25 of this road’s 31.3 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 31.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.3 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 37–69°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.