Lower San Rafael (BLM SD002) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower San Rafael (BLM SD002) in UT
Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Price
44 mi from Ferron
Maps 5,014 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 16.9 of this road’s 35.4 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 32.6 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 3.7 and 15.5 miles along it.
- A gate 21.8 miles along the road.
- Water crossings 24.2, 24.9, 25.4, 25.5, 25.8, 27.2 and 28.7 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 15.4 and mile 30.2: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Rules
- Camping rules (San Rafael Desert Travel Management Area: roadside camping along open designated routes) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 98 feet of the road. 30 m = 98 ft on either side of the centerline; Only at sites with evidence of past use (vehicle tracks, rock fire rings, parking areas); Not in areas where motorized travel is prohibited, e.g. Wilderness; 'unless otherwise indicated'.
- 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 38–68°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.