Sulfur Springs: Route 653 (BLM SS2157) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Sulfur Springs: Route 653 (BLM SS2157) in UT
Road corridorBLM, Price
33 mi from Castle Dale
Maps 5,655 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Extreme
- All 3.2 miles of this road are maintained only for low-range 4WD.
- Near Lower Black Box Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 0.2 and 0.3 miles along the road.
- A gate 3 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles 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 41–66°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.