Heber Mountain

Heber Mountain Road climbs into the Uinta National Forest. The road passes through pine and aspen timber, open meadows, and valley overlooks. The road is rated a Moderate, though the majority of it is an Easy, mellow two-track that most stock high clearance vehicles can run without much trouble. The exception is the first half-mile to a mile out of the drainage, where a rutted, rocky climb with embedded rock ledges under 12 inches bumps the difficulty up to moderate and calls for careful tire placement. Outside that stretch, the road remains one-vehicle-wide in places, with blind corners through the timber, so it's worth keeping speeds down even on the easier sections.

Dispersed camping is plentiful along the road, with seven or more sites spread out over its length. The largest can comfortably fit several rigs or a larger group, and a handful of the sites sit far enough into the aspen groves or timber to offer real privacy and shade, including a secluded spot and the smaller, sheltered Camp Smyrna site. Others, like the open meadow area and the camping near the second trail junction, are more exposed with little shade or privacy. As with dispersed camping generally, there are no tables or vault toilets at these sites, and campers should follow standard Forest Service dispersed camping rules for the Uinta National Forest.