Unnamed road near Gooseberry Mesa (White) Trailhead in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Unnamed road near Gooseberry Mesa (White) Trailhead in UT

Road corridorBLM, St. George

6.7 mi from Apple Valley

Maps 5,299 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM St. George Field Office ↗

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 12%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 0.2 and 1 miles along the road.
  • A gate 2.3 miles along the road.
  • A cattle guard 2.3 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.3 and mile 4.5: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A reservoir lies 0.2 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))
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–71°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.