Elbow Rd in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Elbow Rd in UT
Road corridorBLM, Richfield
17 mi from Monroe
Maps 6,100 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.3–4.1 are inside the Town of Marysvale, whose rules apply there.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 8.9 of this road’s 19.9 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 8.9 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 19.9 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Deer Trail Mountain stands 4,867 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles west.
Rules
- Camping rules (Designated routes in OHV Limited areas outside WSAs, Richfield FO (RMP TRC-31)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. does not authorize creation of new campsites or travel ways; inside WSAs vehicles must stay on designated ways or cherry-stemmed routes (TRC-34); motorized access to camping areas may be prohibited where resource conflicts are identified (TRC-33).
- Camp at least 2640 ft from mexican spotted owl protected activity center. (All Richfield Field Office lands (RMP REC-1, Mexican spotted owl PACs))
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
- Pack out all trash. (All BLM Utah-managed lands (BLM Utah dispersed camping fact sheet))
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–66°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.