BLM B179 — Wilson Arch in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM B179 — Wilson Arch in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

24 mi from Moab

Maps 5,873 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

BLM Moab Field Office ↗

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

Difficult
  • BLM plans 4.3 of this road’s 8.6 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.3 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 6 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Cattle guards 1.3, 3.5, 6.4 and 6.9 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 1.4 and mile 6.4: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • South Mountain stands 5,911 ft above the map pin, 13 miles northeast.

Rules

  • 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

Climate averages

October normals 36–66°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.