Trail Overview
King Ranch Road-BLM14200 is a 12-mile point-to-point trail rated 2 of 10 located in Garfield County, Utah on the western side of the Henry Mountains. The trail is considered an improved dirt road as it is maintained periodically by the BLM. The road is generally two vehicles wide and runs through scrub brush and Pinyon Pine. The trail starts on the south end just west of Pennellen Pass at the intersection with The Horn Road and runs to the intersection with South Creek Road. Traveling south to north the road will descend a little more than 2000 feet in altitude. The road gets it name from the large expanse of land that was once a large cattle ranch. The King Ranch was more than 125,000 acres stretching from what is not Capitol Reef National Park to the west side of the Henry Mountains. Much of the land is still used for leased grazing. It also provides for winter grazing to the wild bison herd of the Henry Mountains. The best time to visit the Henry Mountains is in the summer or fall. The weather is generally mild during these seasons, and there are plenty of activities to keep you busy. Cell phone service is intermittent to non-existent and the nearest services are in Hanksville to the north. There are several gas stations along Highway 276 between the Bullfrog Marina and Hanksville.
