BLM B174 — Flat Iron Mesa in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

14 mi from Moab

Maps 6,097 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 41.8 of this road’s 53 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 41.8 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
Estimated climb: 5,800 ft over 53 miles through 37 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 26%.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Cattle guards 0.8, 46.6 and 51.8 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 0 and mile 0.6: .

Some privacy

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 43–64°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

BLM B174 — Flat Iron Mesa in UT -- Camping Rules & Access