China Meadows-80072 in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
China Meadows-80072 in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District
24 mi from Mountain View
23 mi off I-80 (straight line)
Maps 9,408 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
- 0.6 of this road’s 9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Near China Meadows Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 9 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 1.9, 2.8, 4.9, 5.9 and 6.8 miles along the road.
- A gate 6.7 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.
- East Fork Smiths Fork runs 0.1 mi off.
- Gilbert Peak stands 4,038 ft above the map pin, 8.4 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 25–50°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.