Blacks Fork - China Mdw. (FR 80073) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Blacks Fork - China Mdw. (FR 80073) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District
25 mi from Mountain View
23 mi off I-80 (straight line)
Maps 8,851 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 13.4 of this road’s 19.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.5 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 19.4 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
- 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 18.6 and 19.1 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.
- Blacks Fork runs 0.1 mi off.
- Tokewanna Peak stands 4,310 ft above the map pin, 11 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 25–52°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.