American Fork - Snake Crk (FR 70085) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
American Fork - Snake Crk (FR 70085) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Pleasant Grove Ranger District
6.9 mi from Alpine
Maps 6,426 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 16.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 3,600 ft over 16.4 miles through 15 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates at the start of the road and 0.5, 4.1 and 14.9 miles along it.
- Water crossings 4.1, 6.7, 7.2, 11.3 and 11.8 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.9 and mile 4.7: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Box Elder Peak stands 4,626 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles west.
- The Tibble Fork Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 33–58°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.