Canaan Mountain in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Canaan Mountain in UT
Road corridorBLM, St. George
9.9 mi from Hildale
Maps 5,444 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 30 mi; also 14 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 26%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 2,600 ft through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 30%.
- Water crossings 0.3, 1.6, 1.9, 2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 3 miles along the road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.0 miles off.
- Transview Mountain stands 862 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northwest.
Rules
- As an alternative to campgrounds, undeveloped BLM-managed lands are available to the public for dispersed camping, unless otherwise posted.…To further protect resources, camping is limited to 14 days within a 30-mile radius in a 28 day period.
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
Climate averages
October normals 41–70°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.