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profdant139
Explorer II
Jan 23, 2020

Detailed BLM maps of Utah -- problem solved --see below

(Edit -- see my post late on Jan 23 for an explanation of what I was doing wrong and how to fix the "unreadable" BLM map.)

We might have a couple of weeks free for camping in Utah during February, and I would like to boondock on BLM land near Cedar City, Utah. It's cold in that area but not Arctic, so I think we could handle the temperatures.

But I am having a heck of a time finding online maps that show the precise boundaries of the BLM land in any given area. Once I have that map, I can then fly around on Google Earth to find existing boondocking sites.

Has anyone found an online map that would fill the bill? Or a downloadable PDF? I have spent quite a bit of time looking and have come up empty.

Thanks in advance for your advice!!
Boondocking
Dry Camping
Public Lands
  • dalej's avatar
    dalej
    Explorer
    Jan 23, 2020
    I have not tried them yet, but I noticed that Garmin has sd cards for their gps units with that information

    Garmin huntview

    Plan to use in future.
  • profdant139's avatar
    profdant139
    Explorer II
    Jan 23, 2020
    I did try that link and found the map to be almost unusable -- as you zoom in, the info gets impossible to read. Maybe I am doing something wrong with the settings. I will have to experiment with it.
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Jan 23, 2020
    Son of Norway wrote:
    Did you try BLM Utah Interactive Map?


    That's very useful. Thanks for the pointer to this link. Other states in the sidebar. BLM sure come up short on the map front compared to NPS, but on the other hand they more than make up for the shortage with their boondocking opportunities.

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