Burns Bench Road in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Burns Bench Road in UT

Road corridorBLM, Vernal

2.3 mi from Naples

Maps 5,157 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

BLM Vernal Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • BLM plans all 1.7 miles of this road as maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Herman-Sadlier Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • A river runs 1.0 mi off.

Rules

  • Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–64°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.