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Utah Outdoor Activities would like to thank
the kind climbers who allowed us to take these photos
If climbing is not your thing don't worry this canyon offers several
other activities such as hiking, ATV trails, camping, picnicking and
more. Located less then one mile up Maple Canyon is the
Box Canyon hiking trail. This trail
will lead you into a narrow canyon where the rock walls will tower
hundreds of feet over your head. Every corner of this hike offers unique
features such as flora growing out of the rock surfaces, small and large
caves in the canyon walls, and rock walls overhanging the trail below.
The
Maple Canyon campground offers 13
campsites with fire rings, grills, tables and pit toilet restrooms. This
campground offers no electricity, water or sewer hookups. If you are
searching for a more improved campground that offers full RV hookups,
showers, laundry facilities and more we highly recommend the
Burns Bros. Ranch and RV Resort, just
to the south of Fountain Green. At the end of the Maple Canyon
campground are two large parking areas with a marked trailhead to your
left. This trail will lead you to the
Huge Cave, along with several other
established climbing routes such as Toxic Potatoes, Deliverance and Dang
Awesome. The Huge Cave however may very well be one of the largest
natural caves you will ever see, hence the name Huge Cave.
Utah Outdoor Activities would like to thank the kind
climbers who allowed us to take these photos
The campground marks the end of the improved
canyon road and this is where your ATV comes in handy. The
Maple Canyon / Log Canyon ATV Trail Loop
is a 34-mile loop; from the
Burns Bros. Ranch and RV Resort; that
takes you up Maple Canyon and back down Log Canyon. This trail offers
beautiful views of Maple Canyon from above, and leads you through thick
pine and aspen forests on the way back down.
For you rock climbers this is the place,
for everyone else this is still a place to visit, hike and just take in
the beautiful rock formations and scenery this canyon has to offer. And
for those of us not skilled in rock climbing we can always just sit back
and enjoy watching other as they negotiate their way up the canyon walls.
For detailed climbing route maps just visit
Drtopo.com.
Driving Directions:
From Salt Lake City take I-15 South to Nephi Utah. At Nephi take exit
225 to Manti/Ephraim. Travel on Highway 132 to Fountain Green. Once you
enter the town you will see a sign for Maple canyon. Turn right on
400-south and travel approx 6 miles to Freedom Road. From this point
just following the signs. | 
