Long Canyon in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Long Canyon in UT
Road corridorBLM, Price
34 mi from East Carbon
Maps 4,168 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Gunnison Butte.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 90% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 880 ft, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 50%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- Gunnison Butte stands 1,051 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles southwest.
- Green River runs 0.3 mi off.
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, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.