The Needle (BLM B338) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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The Needle (BLM B338) in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

27 mi from Moab

Maps 4,701 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites 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 4.9 of this road’s 20.7 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 4.9 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Spring Point.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 19 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 1 and mile 18.4: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Green River runs 0.3 mi off.

Rules

  • 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))
  • 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 40–69°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.