Nat Prk HWY (BLM 1291) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Nat Prk HWY (BLM 1291) in UT
Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Monticello
29 mi from Moab
Maps 5,059 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access
Rough
- BLM plans 7.1 of this road’s 17.8 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 7.1 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 8 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 0.6, 5.8, 9.9 and 11.3 miles along the road.
- Gates 7.9, 8.6, 10.1, 10.5, 14.2, 15, 16 and 16.5 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- North Sixshooter Peak stands 1,119 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles southeast.
Rules
- Dispersed camping, where allowed when not specifically restricted, may be closed seasonally or as impacts or environmental conditions warrant. (Monticello Field Office planning area - dispersed camping closures)
- Camping rules (Monticello Extensive Recreation Management Area (all Monticello FO lands not within an SRMA)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. previously disturbed areas only; not within WSAs, non-WSA lands with wilderness characteristics, WSR corridors, ACECs, or T&E/special status species habitats; SRMAs (Cedar Mesa, San Juan River, Indian Creek, Beef Basin, Dark Canyon, White Canyon, Tank Bench) carry their own camping prescriptions; Indian Creek, Beef Basin and San Juan River (upstream of Comb Wash) also use 150 ft.
- Camp at least 200 ft from spring or water source. (Monticello Field Office planning area)
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
- Pack it in, pack it out, including human waste. (All BLM Monticello Field Office lands)
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 40–69°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.