Skunk Creek (FR 30233) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Skunk Creek (FR 30233) in UT

Road corridorDixie NF, Powell Ranger District

19 mi from Panguitch

5.9 mi off US 89 (straight line)

Maps 8,268 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Dixie National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 days · within 60 days · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 0.6 miles of dirt.
  • Near Black Butte.
  • Winds through 9 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 7.5 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Black Butte stands 1,297 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles west.

Rules

  • Camping in the same developed campground or other developed recreation site for a period in excess of 14 consecutive days or for more than 14 days in any 30-day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–58°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.