Unnamed road near Cottonwood Spring in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Unnamed road near Cottonwood Spring in UT
Road corridorBLM, St. George
7.2 mi from Santa Clara
Maps 4,476 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
Extreme
- Road difficulty 5 of 5: an extreme drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained only for low-range 4WD, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 3,900 ft through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 52%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 1, 3.3, 5.9 and 10.1 miles along the road.
- Water crossings 14.2, 14.3, 16.1, 16.3, 16.5 and 16.8 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 21: .
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles off.
- Jarvis Peak stands 2,035 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.
- A pond lies 0.8 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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 51–73°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.