Shafer Basin Rd (BLM B142) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Shafer Basin Rd (BLM B142) in UT
Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office
14 mi from Moab
Maps 4,260 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 4.3 of this road’s 9.5 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 4.3 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 850 ft over 9.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 32%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~350 ft on the downhill side.
- 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 1, 5.5 and 9 miles along the road.
- A gate 6.3 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 6.5: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Dead Horse Point stands 1,762 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northeast.
- Colorado River runs 0.1 mi off.
Rules
- Dispersed camping limitations only apply to enumerated areas as defined in the final supplementary rules.
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
- 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))
- Waste: portable toilet required. (All dispersed camping, Moab Field Office)
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 45–72°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.