KNOLLS ยท SAFETY

The edge,
the heat, the cold.

Three things decide a safe Knolls trip: the boundary, the season and a plan for getting help.

The bombing range

BLM warns that the Knolls OHV area borders an active bombing range and tells riders to stay within the boundaries. Treat the edge as absolute.

Lost or unsure? Stop.

Regroup and find your bearings before riding on. Exploring toward an unknown edge is the one mistake this place does not forgive.

Source: BLM: Knolls OHV Special Recreation Management Area. Checked September 10, 2026.

Heat and cold

At the Knolls 10 NE climate station, July averaged a high of 92.8 degrees and December an overnight low of 14.5 over its 1986 to 2004 record. Plan shade and water in summer, and real cold-weather gear in winter.

Source: Western Regional Climate Center: Knolls 10 NE, 1986 to 2004. Checked September 10, 2026.

Mud flats and open ground

Knolls mixes sand dunes and hills with mud flats. Ride flats you can see clearly, keep speed matched to what you can stop for, and stay on posted speed limits on maintained roads.

Sources: BLM: Knolls OHV Special Recreation Management Area, Federal Register: Knolls SRMA supplementary rules, 2005. Checked September 10, 2026.

Getting help

Call 911 in an emergency. Mountain West Medical Center at 2055 North Main Street in Tooele runs a 24-hour emergency department, 435-843-3600.

Source: Mountain West Medical Center: ER. Checked September 10, 2026.

Check the managing agency before you tow

This is an independent planning guide. Fees, hours, closures, fire orders and riding boundaries change. Confirm the current details with the BLM Salt Lake Field Office.

Spot something out of date?

Fees change, campgrounds get rebuilt and agencies update their rules. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it.