County Rd in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
County Rd in UT
Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Richfield
53 mi from Ferron
Maps 4,629 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days; also 14 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Cathedral Valley Loop Tour (end).
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 30%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 300 ft, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 70%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A cattle guard at the start of the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.3: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Town Point stands 940 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles east.
- Caineville Wash runs 0.5 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 40–70°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.