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Located 18 miles up Fairview Canyon is the
Lake Canyon Campground. The campground itself is situated on top
of the Wasatch Plateau surrounded by Aspens, Pines, Sage Brush valleys
and several reservoirs. What makes this campground unique and very
enjoyable to visit is that ATV's are allowed and there are numerous ATV
trails, accessible from nearly every campsite. The ATV trails are
part of the Lake Canyon ATV trail system and are clearly marked.
This trail system offers 9.5 miles of trails that are rated "easy"
meaning grades are not to steep and the tread surface is relatively
smooth.
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There are also three beginner
loops that give the little ones a place to ride close to camp yet not so
close that campers get dusted out or are bothered by excessive noise.
I really enjoyed riding these trails due to the fact that they all loop
back to the campgrounds. You can experience all degrees of riding
from smooth flat trails that take you through beautiful groves of Aspen
and Pine, to several locations that offer steeper grades, rocky
inclines, bridges over shallow creeks, and serpentines to entertain the
whole family. Trail number 10 seems to offer the largest loop running
back and forth across the campground several times with an arm
that runs out to Huntington Reservoir (where
the Huntington Canyon Mammoth was found),
along the highway back to Cleveland Reservoir and then looping once
again back to the campground. When you get tired of riding
load up your fishing poles and enjoy fishing on one of these
beautiful reservoirs.
The Lake Canyon Campground offers 50
first come first serve sites and 5
reservable groupsites. If the
group site is not marked reserved they are also available on a first
come first serve basis. Each campsite offers a concrete fire
pit and some sites offer picnic tables. There is no running
water, power or sewer hook-ups, however there are pit toilets
available. This is a primitive camping area, what you pack in
please pack out!
Driving Directions:
From Fairview take HWY 31 east. Go approximately 16 miles to
Huntington Reservoir, less then a half mile past the lake you will
turn south (right) on Miller Flat RD. Once on Miller Flat Road
you will travel another half mile and cross over a bridge. Just after the
bridge, will be a junction, you
will make a right at this junction onto Forest Service RD# 359, were
you will find the pay station. You will have passed several
campsites before you get to the pay station, however there are more
beyond. The cost is $3.00 per night per vehicle with discounts
for multiple night stays.
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