BLM B173 — Area BFE in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

10 mi from Moab

Maps 6,055 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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

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Difficult

BLM plans 16.7 of this road’s 22.4 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16.7 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
Estimated climb: 2,900 ft over 22.4 miles through 21 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Gates at the start of the road and 9.7 miles along it.
Cattle guards 7.2 and 16.2 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 10.6 and mile 19.4: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
A pond lies 0.6 mi off.

Dispersed camping limitations only apply to enumerated areas as defined in the final supplementary rules.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
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 37–64°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

BLM B173 — Area BFE in UT -- Camping Rules & Access