Ruby Ranch (BLM B147) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ruby Ranch (BLM B147) in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

32 mi from Moab

Maps 4,330 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 4.9 of this road’s 15.5 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 4.9 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • 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.
  • Cattle guards 7.5 and 14 miles along the road.
  • A water crossing 14.1 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road at mile 15.5: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.

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 37–70°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.