About Buckboard Campground
The campground offers several single-family sites, as well as two group sites than can each accommodate up to 50 guests. Firewood may be collected in and around the campground. Forest Road 105 to the campground is paved, while parking spurs and the roads within the campground are graveled. There are two vault toilets and the campground has water available (seasonally.) There is a 14 day stay limit at this campground. Aspens and Gambel oaks surround the site, offering partial shade. The campground sits at an elevation of 8,900 feet, and summer temperatures range from 75-85 degrees during the day and 50-60 degrees at night. Mule deer, wild turkeys and black bears frequent the area. Popular activities include fishing, hiking and off-road vehicle riding. Several trailheads are nearby, including Robertson's Pasture Trail and Spring Creek Trail. The Abajo Loop State Scenic Backway passes by…
- Fees: 10 Single Sites - $20 per night; 1 Group Site -$50 per night
- Season: May 1 – September 30
- Managed by: USFS - Manti-La Sal National Forest
- Where: 6 mi west of Monticello, UT · 37.8807, -109.44928
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.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckboard Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.4 mi |
| Buckboard C.G. So Loop | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Spring Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.9 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Robertson Pasture | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.4 mi | 6.0 mi |
| Cooley Pass Trail | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.6 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Pole Creek Fenceline | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 1.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Natural Bridges National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 18 mi.
Dump station: 19.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- South Group Site 0 mi
- Dalton Springs Campground 1 mi
- Foy Lake Fishing/Camping Site 3.6 mi
- Campsite · 4 mi SW of Monticello 4.4 mi
- Campsite · 4 mi SW of Monticello 4.7 mi
- Free camping 4.9 mi