Sand Flats (BLM 82) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sand Flats (BLM 82) in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

0.8 mi from Moab

Maps 4,146 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

BLM Moab Field Office ↗

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

Difficult
  • BLM plans 34.5 of this road’s 45.3 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 34.5 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Baby Lions Back.
  • Estimated climb: 7,400 ft over 45.3 miles through 54 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~450 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 9.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Mount Waas stands 8,177 ft above the map pin, 17 miles east.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping limitations only apply to enumerated areas as defined in the final supplementary rules.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
  • 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 45–73°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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