Rush Lake Ohv Rd in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rush Lake Ohv Rd in UT

Road corridorBLM, Salt Lake

7.7 mi from Tooele

Maps 5,010 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

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Near Steptoe Historical Marker.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained only for low-range 4WD, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 10%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Rush Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Bald Mountain stands 4,993 ft above the map pin, 7.3 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 37–64°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.