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Campground · USDA Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Fees: Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 1 tent only group site (C) - $103.00 , capacity - 50 people + 10 vehicle 2 group sites (A & B) - $143.00 , capacity - 75 People + 15 vehicle Day Use in a campground site - $15.00 Extra Vehicle Fee - $10.00 per vehicle (paid on-site cash/check) Firewood $9.00 (located at Ponderosa Uinta Campground) Reservations: For reservations, information, regulations, and current conditions click here to go to www.recreation.gov. Overview Bear Canyon Campground is situated on the boundary of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area just off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway at an elevation of 6,800 feet. Visitors enjoy hiking and fishing in this quiet canyon. Recreation Salt Creek runs along the edge of campground, offering rainbow trout fishing. Bear Canyon Trail, for hiking, biking and horseback riding, begins at the campground entrance. Facilities The campground contains three large group sites with picnic tables, serving tables, grills and campfire circles. Site A can accommodate up to 60 people , Site B can accommodate up to 40 people , and Site C can accommodate up to 20 people . Group A has Porta Potties , all other sites vault toilets are provided. This is a pack-in-pack-out campground, come prepared. No water is available at this campground, water can be obtained at Ponderosa Campground filling station. Roads,… Getting there: From I-15, take Nephi exit 225. Travel about 5 miles east on Highway 132 to the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway. Turn left onto the byway and travel 3.5 miles to the Bear Canyon turnoff. Turn left. Bear Canyon Campground is located at the end of the road, just past Ponderosa Campground. Rules: 16 day stay limit. Gate closes at 10 pm. Phone: SPANISH FORK RANGER DISTRICT 801-798-3571 OR UTAH RECREATION COMPANY 385-273-1100 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232226 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: Utah Recreation Company, Alexa Anderson
Official information from the managing agency. Fees, seasons and closures change; check before you go.
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