N 5500 W in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
N 5500 W in UT
Road corridorBLM, St. George
4.2 mi from Hurricane
Maps 3,250 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.
- Near Cottonwood Trailhead.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 20%.
- Estimated climb: 160 ft, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Signal Peak stands 7,117 ft above the map pin, 10 miles northwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- The Quail Creek Reservoir shoreline is 1.1 mi off.
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 49–78°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.