About Blackhawk Campground
This campground is closed due to fire damage Some sites in the campground are open with fees, no water and on a first-come first-serve basis This timbered-setting campground sits just off the Nebo Loop, a National Scenic Byway. Visitors enjoy the campground for its beautiful panoramic views and great trail opportunities. The dominant vegetation consists of fir, pine, aspen, and Gambel oak trees, which provide partial shade and nice fall color. Broad grassy meadows cover the areas around the trees. Summer wildflowers and wildlife are abundant.. 5 miles away is Payson Lake, a fifteen acre day-use lake stocked with rainbow and brown trout fishing, canoeing, swimming and picnicking. The campground has a horse loop with horse facilities. There are hiking trails nearby. Bird watching, fishing, hiking, snowshoeing, wildlife viewing are some of the popular activities for this area.The Mount…
- Fees: Fee
- Managed by: USFS - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
- Where: 8 mi south of Woodland Hills, UT · 39.89753, -111.63019
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Loop | Horse | 0.1 mi | 4.5 mi |
| Beaver Dam | Horse | 0.2 mi | 4.0 mi |
| Blackhawk | Horse | 0.6 mi | 15.2 mi |
| Jones Ranch | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.3 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Frank Young Canyon | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.3 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Rock Spring | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 4.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Timpanogos Cave National Monument (Urban Night Sky Place), 34 mi.
Dump station: 0.6 mi
Water fill-up: 14 mi
Propane: 14 mi