Shootaring Road

Shootaring Road is a 12.9-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Garfield County, Utah on the southernmost section of the Henry Mountains. Shootaring is the main trail starting just north of Ticaboo on Highway 276 and running north through the center of the mining district. This is mostly a single-track with some improved double-track in the area of the mines. There is signage identifying entering and exiting the mining area. Care should be taken on this trail for large mining equipment. The north end of Shootaring Mine Road provides access to all of the Henry Mountain trail network. The Henry Mountains and the surrounding deserts are located in south-central Utah, just north of Lake Powell. Here, almost 2 million acres of public land are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The Henry Mountains is also notable for the free-roaming herd of bison that live there, one of only four such herds in the country (the other 3 are in Yellowstone Park). The population was established in 1941 after relocation of 18 individual bison from Yellowstone National Park. Today the herd is estimated to be between 250 and 400 bison. There are more than a thousand miles of off-highway trails available throughout the Henry Mountains. 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.