Road 10242 in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Road 10242 in UT

Road corridorAshley NF, Vernal Ranger District

15 mi from Maeser

Maps 8,514 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Ashley National Forest ↗

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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 16%.
  • Estimated climb: 470 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.3 mi off.
  • Dyer Mountain stands 1,729 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping is free in the remote areas of the forest…Camping is limited to 16 days within an area; your camper may not be stored in the national forest.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–51°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.