Road 131503 in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Road 131503 in UT

Road corridorBLM, Vernal

7.3 mi from Naples

Maps 5,240 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 McCoy Knolls.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 14%, 80% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 50 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 0.9 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 32–64°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.