Sand Flats — Moab in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sand Flats — Moab in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

5.6 mi from Moab

Maps 5,436 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Moab Field Office ↗

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

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Near Otho Natural Bridge.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 10%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Waas stands 6,887 ft above the map pin, 12 miles east.
  • Rill Creek runs 0.9 mi 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))
  • 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 41–66°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.