Lost Creek-Rex Res (FR 40053) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Lost Creek-Rex Res (FR 40053) in UT
Road corridorFishlake NF, Richfield Ranger District
13 mi from Salina
7.8 mi off I-70 (straight line)
Maps 7,426 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/16–12/31Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 24.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 23.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Rex Dam.
- Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 24.1 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Known camping along this road at mile 22.3: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
- Boobe Hole Mountain stands 3,242 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles southeast.
- Bull Spring lies 1.0 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 34–59°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.