Mount Nebo Scenic Loop (FR 70015) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mount Nebo Scenic Loop (FR 70015) in UT

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

6.5 mi from Mona

2.4 mi off I-15 (straight line)

Maps 6,644 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.2 of this road’s 40.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 3 miles of dirt.
  • Near Andrews Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 6,300 ft over 40.7 miles through 34 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 0.6, 16.9, 19.1, 23, 30.6, 37.5, 39, 39.4, 39.7 and 39.8 miles along the road.
  • Cattle guards 2.1, 15.4, 17.9, 21.3, 24.3, 25.6, 29, 32.6, 33.7 and 38.6 miles along the road.
  • A water crossing 26.1 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 14.7 and mile 33.5: 4 mapped spots.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Andrews Ridge stands 2,669 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles west.
  • Andrews Creek runs 1.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–61°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.