Road 9961 in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Road 9961 in UT
Road corridorBLM, St. George
8.0 mi from Hurricane
Maps 3,886 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 To Dinosaur Tracks South.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 20%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 60 ft, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Little Creek Mountain stands 2,020 ft above the map pin, 5.8 miles east.
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 49–75°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.