Unnamed road near Rishel Peak — 1.94 mi in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Unnamed road near Rishel Peak — 1.94 mi in UT
Road corridorBLM, Salt Lake
5.4 mi from Wendover
Maps 4,262 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access
Moderate
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 8%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.2 and mile 1.5: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
- Volcano Peak stands 1,715 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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))
Climate averages
October normals 40–63°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.