Bartholomew Canyon (FR 70570) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bartholomew Canyon (FR 70570) in UT

Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Spanish Fork Ranger District

7.2 mi from Springville

5.8 mi off US 89 (straight line)

Maps 5,961 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 750 ft over 1.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 0.7 and 0.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Provo Peak stands 5,070 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • A pond lies 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–62°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.