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Lake Canyon Campground And ATV Trail
System
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ATV Trails
Photo Of One Of Many Camp Sites
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. 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.
View Of One Of The Many ATV Trails
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.
Picture of Cleveland Reservoir
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!
View Of One Of The Many ATV Trails
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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