Lower San Rafael (BLM SD421) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower San Rafael (BLM SD421) in UT
Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Price
41 mi from Moab
Maps 4,356 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 28.3 of this road’s 64 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 53.5 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 13 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 6.9, 15.5, 16.4 and 61.8 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 22.4 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 40.1 and mile 54.8: .
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 37–71°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.