Nat'l Recreation Area
Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA)
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Imported descriptionKnolls Special Recreation Management Area is nearly 36,000 acres of sand dunes, hills, and mud flats located in the Great Salt Lake Desert make a perfect OHV play area. Off-road fun is waiting, but stay within the boundaries, the Knolls OHV area borders an active bombing range.There is a $10.00 day use fee. Buy a pass on RECREATION.gov. Supplementary Rules: a. You must not discharge or use firearms or other dangerous weapons for the purposes of target shooting. This does not include the discharge of firearms or dangerous weapons while person(s) are engaged in bona fide hunting activities during established hunting seasons and are properly licensed for these activities. b. You must not use or possess to use any glass containers outside of enclosed vehicles, camp trailers, or tents. c. You must not use or possess to use as firewood any materials containing nails, screws, or other metal hardware, including, but not limited to, wood pallets and/or construction debris. d. You must not use an accelerant for the purposes of igniting a campfire. However, you may ignite any campfire or other material used for cooking purposes, by using any commercially purchased charcoal igniter or other non-hazardous fuels. e. You must not drive a motor vehicle through any campfire, or through any flaming debris or other flaming material(s). f. You must not burn any potentially hazardous material including, but not limited to, gasoline, oil, plastic, and magnesium. g. You must not ignite a campfire outside the confines of a fire pan or other container. All ashes and unburned fuel from campfires may be disposed of in a small pit excavated with hand tools as long as the material being disposed of is mostly ash. You must not dispose of non-flammable materials in a fire on public lands. BLM may authorize large bonfires, which would go beyond the limit of a fire pan, by permit on a case-by-case basis. h. You must not operate a motorized vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit on any maintained roadway within the SRMA. i. You must not operate a motorized vehicle in excess of 15 m.p.h. off of established or maintained roadways within 50 feet of any animals, people, or vehicles. j. You must not operate or use any audio device, including, but not limited to, a radio, television, musical instrument, other noise producing device, or motorized equipment between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in a manner that makes unreasonable noise that disturbs other visitors. k. You must not operate an off-highway vehicle without a properly installed spark arrestor. l. You must not use or possess any man-made ramp or jump, for the purposes of performing acrobatic or aerial stunts. m. You must not enter, camp, park, or stay longer than one half hour within the SRMA without properly paying required permit fees. Permits must be purchased and visibly displayed in the windshield of all primary vehicles with the date side facing out. n. You must not camp or use motorized vehicles within 200 feet of any perennial water source or impoundment. Penalties Any person who violates any of these supplementary rules may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. 43 U.S.C. 1733(a); 43 CFR 8360.0-7. Such violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Source: recreation.gov
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Hunting in this park
Hunting is generally prohibited in this National Park Service unit
Verify current park-specific rules with the National Park Service before planning any hunt. See NPS regulations
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