Cottonwood Rd — Forest Service in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Cottonwood Rd — Forest Service in UT
Road corridorDixie NF, Cedar City Ranger District
14 mi from Parowan
Maps 6,604 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 16 days · within 60 days · then move 10 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Rock Spring.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 2,700 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 98%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
- Cottonwood Mountain stands 2,523 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles south.
- Rock Spring lies 0.7 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 33–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.