Blackburn in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Blackburn in UT
Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Richfield
53 mi from Moab
Maps 4,948 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Moki Steps.
- BLM plans this as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as dirt, pitching to 2%, 83% of it on a shelf.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
Rules
- Camping rules (Designated routes in OHV Limited areas outside WSAs, Richfield FO (RMP TRC-31)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 150 feet of the road. does not authorize creation of new campsites or travel ways; inside WSAs vehicles must stay on designated ways or cherry-stemmed routes (TRC-34); motorized access to camping areas may be prohibited where resource conflicts are identified (TRC-33).
- Camp at least 2640 ft from mexican spotted owl protected activity center. (All Richfield Field Office lands (RMP REC-1, Mexican spotted owl PACs))
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
- Pack out all trash. (All BLM Utah-managed lands (BLM Utah dispersed camping fact sheet))
Climate averages
October normals 39–69°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.