Buckskin Hills (BLM, Vernal) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Buckskin Hills (BLM, Vernal) in UT
Road corridorBLM, Vernal
8.9 mi from Naples
Maps 5,462 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 19.1 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 2,100 ft over 19.1 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Brush Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Buckskin Hills stands 1,389 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles west.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 35–63°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.