Dock Flat (FR 70143) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dock Flat (FR 70143) in UT

Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Heber-Kamas Ranger District

13 mi from Daniel

Maps 7,759 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–9/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.1 of this road’s 4.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Foreman Hollow Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 690 ft over 4.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 2.6 and mile 4.5: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Strawberry Ridge stands 1,954 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4469°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.