Hoyt Canyon (FR 80080) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Hoyt Canyon (FR 80080) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Heber-Kamas Ranger District
2.2 mi from Kamas
11 mi off US 40 (straight line)
Maps 7,929 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 6/15–9/6Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 8.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 3,000 ft over 8.3 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Hoyt Peak stands 2,297 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles northeast.
- Cedar Fork runs 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 25–56°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.