There is no drinking water along the route. Deep Creek Campground and Ute Mountain Lookout have outhouses but no water taps. Manila has a few cafes and motels, a small grocery store, and gasoline. Vernal has all visitor services. Portions of the loop are remote, so travel well equipped.
Motorists commonly travel the dirt roads at the loop's beginning.
The loop's backside is remote and seldom traveled. Campers frequent Deep Creek Campground. The Ute Mountain Lookout is staffed most daylight hours, May through September, and has radio communication. Medical facilities are in Vernal 50 miles away. State Highway 44 to where US 191 forks right for Flaming Gorge Dam.