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Tanners Flat Campground

4 mi west of Alta, UT · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jul–Augbest months

About Tanners Flat Campground

The campground is set among a forest of shady pine, aspen, oak and maple trees. Vivid summer wildflowers are abundant, and autumn leaves put on quite a show. Little Cottonwood Creek runs along the edge of the campground. Dogs, horses, and other domestic animals are prohibited in protected watersheds because their waste can end up in the drinking water, so pets are not allowed in Little Cottonwood Canyon and Tanners Flat campground. This campground has an amphitheater. A per-day, per-vehicle fee will be collected on site for extra vehicles •Off-road vehicles are not permitted •This campground has first-come, first-served sites The campground contains seven accessible group sites and numerous single and double-family sites, all with picnic tables and campfire rings. Group sites also have grills and serving tables. Flush toilets are not working at this time 7/12/18 vault toilets are…

  • Fees: 26.00 USD
  • Managed by: USFS - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
  • Where: 4 mi west of Alta, UT · 40.57198, -111.70061

Things to do:

HikingHorseback ridingBikingOff-road (OHV)ClimbingWinter sports

Amenities:

Drinking waterGrillsTents allowedRVs allowed

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

31°
16°Jan
33°
16°Feb
39°
21°Mar
43°
25°Apr
52°
34°May
63°
43°Jun
71°
51°Jul
70°
50°Aug
61°
42°Sep
48°
31°Oct
37°
21°Nov
30°
15°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

See Tanners Flat Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Red PineHiking0.4 mi2.6 mi
White PineHiking0.7 mi5.5 mi
White Pine - Snowbird LinkHiking1.1 mi0.9 mi
Maybird GulchHiking1.3 mi1.2 mi
Little Cottonwood CreekHiking1.3 mi2.6 mi
Lisa FallsHiking1.4 mi0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Suburban

The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.

Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Timpanogos Cave National Monument (Urban Night Sky Place), 14 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 10.7 mi
Water fill-up: 13.8 mi
Propane: 10.2 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.