Unicorn Ridge - Indian Creek (FR 70042) — Heber-Kamas in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Unicorn Ridge - Indian Creek (FR 70042) — Heber-Kamas in UT

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

17 mi from Mapleton

4.5 mi off US 6 (straight line)

Maps 7,585 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.1 of this road’s 9.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 2.1 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 4.4 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 3.7 and mile 8: 2 mapped spots.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • First Water Spring lies 0.7 mi off.
  • First Water Ridge stands 910 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–57°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.