Tusher Bench in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tusher Bench in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

35 mi from East Carbon

Maps 5,097 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

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Gunnison Butte.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 30%, 20% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 190 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 37%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.6 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 46–69°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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