Davis Canyon in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Davis Canyon in UT

Road corridorBLM, Vernal

30 mi from Rangely

Maps 6,289 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

BLM Vernal Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near Displacement Point.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 18%, 20% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 220 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings at the start of the road and 0.6 miles along it.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Side Canyon Ridge stands 1,334 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southwest.

Rules

  • 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 40–64°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.