BLM B113 — Rio Algom Lower Tailings Pond Dam in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

26 mi from Moab

Maps 6,619 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 14 days · then move 30 mi; also 14 days

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Difficult

BLM plans 14.3 of this road’s 26.8 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.3 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 5 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Cattle guards 6.4 and 26.1 miles along the road.

Some privacy

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))
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

October normals 35–63°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

BLM B113 — Rio Algom Lower Tailings Pond Dam in UT -- Camping Rules & Access