About this place
The White Rock Range Wilderness Study Area is part of the greater White Rock Mountains. That range runs north to south across the border of east-central Nevada and western Utah, and it is pristine.
The study area covers 3,767 acres on the boundary of Beaver and Iron counties in western Utah, about 50 miles west of Cedar City.
It used to be 24,065 acres and straddle the state line. In 2004 the Nevada part was designated wilderness under the Lincoln County Conservation Recreation Development Act.
The Utah land next to it is still managed as a study area, by the Bureau of Land Management field office at Cedar City.
The terrain is gentle mountain country with foothills and benches.
Side canyons and drainages run all through the range, and there is a lot to explore.
The plants are mostly pinyon-juniper woodland, with fir higher up. Elevations run from about 6,200 feet to over 9,000.
Small grassy meadows are scattered through it, where springs feed the plants along the water.
Cougar, bobcat, badger and jackrabbit live here, with several birds and reptiles, a large elk herd and a mule deer herd.
The White Rock Range is primitive in the plainest sense of the word.
Human activity has barely touched it. The heavy tree cover and the jumbled mountains mean a lot of people can be here at once and still find solitude.
The geology is volcanic. It has left strangely beautiful peaks standing above a sea of green trees, with long views over the basins and ranges around.
Solitude, land untouched by outside influence, primitive recreation and plenty of natural springs make this a fine place for anyone keen on the outdoors.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
From Cedar City, drive west on Highway 56 for about 51 miles to the town of Modena. Where Highway 56 meets Modena’s Main Street, also called Modena Canyon Road, turn right. Head north on the Modena Canyon and Hamblin Valley Road for about 12.6 miles.
Turn left there onto Hall’s Road and go about 1.1 miles west. Turn right onto 13600 W and head north for 11.1 miles. Turn left onto the dirt road and follow it west, winding into Nevada, for 6.2 miles to a Y junction.
Turn right and carry on 1.0 miles, keeping left at the next junction. You then merge onto the Reeds Cabin Summit road, bearing slightly right. The southern part of the study area is 1.9 miles past that merge.
Coordinates 38.19621652, -114.0376631
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Wah Wah Springs Caldera Directions
- Cathedral Gorge State Park Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Ursine, NV Directions
- Enterprise, UT Directions
Enterprise is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.