Forsyth-Elkhorn (FR 40206) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Forsyth-Elkhorn (FR 40206) in UT
Road corridorFishlake NF, Fremont River Ranger District
33 mi from Monroe
17 mi off I-70 (straight line)
Maps 8,159 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 3.8 of this road’s 11.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.6 miles of it dirt.
- Near Riley Spring.
- Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 11.6 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 3.8, 6.8 and 11.2 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.
- Geyser Peak stands 2,428 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles east.
- The Forsyth Reservoir shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–57°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.