Hickman Rd in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hickman Rd in UT

Road corridorBLM, Salt Lake

6.8 mi from Tooele

Maps 5,418 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

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Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Calumet Mine.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 12%, 12% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 220 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Sharp Mountain stands 4,554 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Free dispersed camping is allowed throughout BLM Utah-managed lands except where posted. There are no fees, permits or passes associated with dispersed camping.…There is a 14-day camping limit while occupying any campsite on BLM-managed lands.
  • Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–62°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.