Gold Mine (BLM 106) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gold Mine (BLM 106) in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

21 mi from Moab

Maps 4,792 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Moab Field Office ↗

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

Difficult
  • BLM plans 2.7 of this road’s 6.3 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 2.7 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Cowskin Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 710 ft over 6.3 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Cowskin Spring lies 0.8 mi off.
  • Sevenmile Mesa stands 2,400 ft above the map pin, 4.9 miles south.

Rules

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

Climate averages

October normals 40–70°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.