General Wilderness Rules:
There are specific rules and regulations that users must follow in wilderness areas.
These rules are:
- Motorized equipment is prohibited.
- Equipment used for mechanical transport are prohibited.
- Motor vehicles, motor boats, bikes, carts, gliders, wagons and the landing of aircraft and helicopters are all prohibited.
- Camping in one spot for more than 3 days is prohibited in Lone Peak Wilderness on the Salt Lake Ranger District.
Specific Lone Peak Rules:
There are specific rules and regulations that users must follow when in Lone Peak.
These rules are:
- Maximum group size on the Salt Lake Ranger District is 10 people.
- Maximum group size on the Pleasant Grove Ranger District is 15 people.
- Campfires are prohibited in the Silver Lake Basin, Red Pine and Maybird Drainages.
- Cutting switchbacks is prohibited.
Watershed Rules:
There are specific rules for protected watersheds, which includes part of Lone Peak Wilderness:
- No dogs or domesticated animals.
- Must camp 200 feet or farther from any body of water.
- No swimming, wading, washing clothing, utensils and other products.
- Water pollution is prohibited.
- If no approved toilets are available, you must be at least 200 ft away from water and trails, while also burying excreta 6” underground.
To read more about wilderness rules:
https://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=330&tab=Area%20Management
