Day Use Area - No Camping
Day Use Area - No Camping is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,611 m. San Rafael Knob stands 2,408 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
- 21.8 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
Overlooks nearby
- Green River Overlook · 30 mi
130 named places within 25 miles
- Assembly Hall Peak: 3.2 mi
- Bottleneck Peak: 3.5 mi
- Window Blind Peak: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 5.2 mi
- No Mans Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel: 1.2 mi
- Pictographs: 3.1 mi
- Dinosaur Footprint: 4.4 mi
- Hamburger Rocks: 9.9 mi
- The Sinkhole: 13.7 mi
- Bitter Seep: 5.1 mi
- Squaw Spring: 6.9 mi
- Joe Jensen Spring: 7.1 mi
- Bob Hill Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Mountain Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 18.8 mi
- Cleveland Park: 19.0 mi
- Castle Dale Playground: 19.2 mi
- Wilberg Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Point of Cedar Mountain: 4.7 mi
- The Red Ledges: 8.9 mi
- Sand Bench Rim: 12.2 mi
- Swasey's Leap: 14.1 mi
- The Breaks: 16.5 mi
- Desert Lake: 19.0 mi
- Victor: 20.2 mi
- Woodside: 20.6 mi
- Brake Test Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Horse Canyon Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Museum of the San Rafael: 19.5 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 19.6 mi
- Emery County Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Pioneer Settlement Historic Marker: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Day Use Area - No Camping. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael Knob | SSW 205° | 2,408 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NE 37° | 2,335 m | 5.2 mi |
| Saddle Point | SSW 195° | 2,305 m | 15.6 mi |
| Block Mountain | S 189° | 2,262 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 205° | 2,257 m | 17.4 mi |
| Devil Point | SW 214° | 2,256 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain Knoll | NE 42° | 2,255 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bob Hill Knoll | N 350° | 2,233 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Dale, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10951894793
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