Gardners Fork 4X4 (FR 80055) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Gardners Fork 4X4 (FR 80055) in UT

Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Heber-Kamas Ranger District

15 mi from Oakley

19 mi off I-80 (straight line)

Maps 8,024 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/15–4/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.4 of this road’s 3.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Holiday Park Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 3.5 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Water crossings 0.1, 1.5, 2.2 and 2.9 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Holiday stands 2,388 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–53°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.