Circle-Main Canyon (FR 70046) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Circle-Main Canyon (FR 70046) in UT
Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Heber-Kamas Ranger District
11 mi from Daniel
0.0 mi off US 40 (straight line)
Maps 6,880 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
Difficult
- 8.4 of this road’s 13.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.2 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 13.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 45%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 10.4 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 13.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Brumley Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Strawberry Ridge stands 2,833 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 36–59°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.