Geyser Pass (FR 50071) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Geyser Pass (FR 50071) in UT

Road corridorManti-La Sal NF, Moab Ranger District

14 mi from Moab

6.8 mi off US 191 (straight line)

Maps 7,959 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Manti-La Sal National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/21–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.1 of this road’s 12.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Geyser Pass Winter Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 12.3 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 32%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 1.5 miles along the road.
  • Water crossings 11.3 and 11.6 miles along the road.
  • A gate 11.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Mount Tukuhnikivatz stands 4,485 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles southeast.
  • Horse Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • 14 day limit of continuous occupation on developed campgrounds and undeveloped sites.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 36–57°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.