Roads and Campgrounds Damaged by Flooding
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MOAB, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Canyon Country District is advising people to exercise caution when traveling in the back country, as some roads are damaged from recent flooding events. “Public safety and access are very important,” said Canyon Country District Manager Lance Porter. “We are working with our partners to repair the damage as quickly as possible.”
The Grand County Road Department has made repairs to the Mineral Bottom Road accessing the boat ramp, but advises using high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles when traveling further south towards the Canyonlands National Park boundary. The roads to Bartlett Wash and Poison Spider are also damaged, but currently passable with high clearance vehicles. The Long Canyon Road near Moab is currently impassable.
Canyon pour offs and flooding damaged two campgrounds along the Colorado River – King’s Bottom Campground on Kane Creek Road and Williams Bottom Campground on the Potash Road. Williams Bottom and the lower portion of the King’s Bottom campgrounds are temporarily closed until further notice.
For more information, please contact the BLM Moab Field Office (435) 259-2100. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or ask a question. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.