Widow Maker in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Widow Maker in UT
Road corridorBLM, Vernal
3.5 mi from Vernal
Maps 5,340 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Stay limit: 14 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileSTRONG
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 14.2 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 14.2 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
- 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 1.6 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Buckskin Hills stands 1,511 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles northeast.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–63°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.