Granite Rd in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Granite Rd in UT
Dispersed camping corridorBLM, Richfield
68 mi from Moab
Maps 5,341 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 Goatwater Spring.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 24%, 57% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 110 ft, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 27%.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.0 miles off.
- Bull Mountain stands 3,840 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles west.
- Goatwater Spring lies 0.6 mi off.
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.