Shaffer Fork (FR 70194) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Shaffer Fork (FR 70194) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Pleasant Grove Ranger District
7.0 mi from Midway
Maps 7,501 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 1.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Mill Canyon Peak.
- Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 1.9 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings at the start of the road and 0.1 miles along it.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Miller Hill stands 2,754 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northwest.
- American Fork River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 35–54°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.