Gold Gulch Rd — Richfield in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gold Gulch Rd — Richfield in UT

Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Richfield

20 mi from Monroe

Maps 6,788 ft

Overnight camping allowed

BLM Richfield Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft, with sustained grades near 12%.
  • A cattle guard 1.3 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 0.5: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Deer Trail Mountain stands 4,179 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles northwest.
  • Gibbs Spring lies 0.9 mi off.

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))
  • The use/discharge of explosives of any kind, incendiary or chemical devices, pyrotechnic devices, exploding targets, pressurized containers or canisters, and binary explosives. (All BLM lands in Utah (Fire Prevention Order UT914-25-001))
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–63°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.