Big Mesa Area in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

16 mi from Moab

Maps 5,190 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Stay limit: 14 days · then move 30 mi; also 14 days

VerizonMARGINAL

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
BLM plans this as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
Recorded as pitching to 22%, 43% of it on a shelf.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.2 and mile 0.3: .

Some privacy

Dispersed camping limitations only apply to enumerated areas as defined in the final supplementary rules.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))

Do not build new fire rings or create new dispersed campsites. Do not gather or cut wood for campfires. Permits are required for wood cutting. (All dispersed camping, Moab Field Office)
Waste: portable toilet required. (All dispersed camping, Moab Field Office)
Current fire orders

October normals 40–68°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Big Mesa Area in UT -- Camping Rules & Access