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Simpson Springs Campground

10 Reviews

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About

Bureau of Land Management

Salt Lake Field Office

Overview

Simpson Springs Campground provides 20 campsites. The campground is situated on the eastern edge of Utah's West Desert near the historic Simpson Springs station on the Pony Express National Historic Trail. Simpson Springs was the site of a significant Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the late 1930s and early 1940s, just prior to the establishment of the US Army Dugway Proving Grounds during World War II.

Recreation

Hiking, picnicking, OHV riding, mountian biking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, scenic backcountry byway, Pony Express National Historic Trail.__

Facilities

Hiking, picnicking, OHV riding, mountian biking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, scenic backcountry byway, Pony Express National Historic Trail.__

Natural Features

Campground is along the Pony Express National Historic Trail.

Nearby Attractions

Historic Pony Express National Historic Trail site and visitor interpretation.__

contact_info

For facility specific information, please call (801) 320-8300.

Fee Info

<p>Year round $15.00 per site</p>

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Location

Simpson Springs Campground is located in Utah

Directions

From I-80, take exit 199 (Tooele) and travel south on Highway 36 for approximately 40 miles. Turn right onto the Pony Express Road and travel for approximately 25 miles. The campground is approximately 12 miles south of Dugway, Utah, on the Pony Express Road.

Coordinates

41.021964 N
112.47178 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
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AT&T
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T-Mobile
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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

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General Info

Scott

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 24, 2023

Wide Open Spaces at Simpson Springs

You don't find many places that are as open as Simpson Springs. The camp features pit toilets that at the campsite were very clean (not as much at the ones down by the main road - but not terrible). Seasonally water is available, it wasn't as of 4/16/23. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. If you like the open desert, this place is gorgeous. Not far from topaz mines and the geode beds. You can occasionally see the Army practicing out in the distance which is pretty cool as well. We use Xfinity Mobile which is on the Verizon network and had no cell service at the campground. You can get cell service closer to Dugway (north of the campground).

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Month of VisitMay

Michelle B.

Guide

Reviewed May. 28, 2022

Great Site

We were the only campers when we stayed. Clean bathroom. Great sites with tent pad, fire ring and picnic table. Drinking water from well. This was a stop on the pony express and there are ruins nearby. A band of mustangs sometimes frequents the spring across the road. Be aware there are rattle snakes. Saw one at the pump but none near our campsite.

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Anna Z.

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 29, 2022

Probably great for OHV's.

This campground was very rough to get to in my Versa, and not a very good payoff upon arrival. Bathrooms were pretty gross. Views were nice enough. Not much to do, the only trail I found was closed. Lots of bugs. There was drinkable water, which was nice, and literally no one around.

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Flo B.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 14, 2021

Wide expanses and dramatic sunsets

Campground has trees. Upper loop sites are bigger and more spread out, which is nice. Spots 1-11 must be reserved online. The rest are first come first serve. There is some dust that floats up from cars and ATVs on main dirt road below. Site I stayed in was very clean, and pit toilet room clean too, with TP. Very nice visit. Nice concrete fire pit. There are a lot of little side roads to camp on nearby if you don't want to be in a campground.

Preston G.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 8, 2021

Beautiful Sunsets

Good campground with vault toilets and water spouts. Sites are uneven so if you have an RV expect to use your leveling blocks. We enjoyed the solid fire pits and picnic tables.

Amy S.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 6, 2020

Definitely off the Beaten Path

Off of the Pony Express road, this campground really isn't visible until you are parked in it. There is not a lot of tree cover and there is a lot of dust. It's dispersed camping with only 3-4 spots. The pictures that are posted are exactly what it looks like.

Month of VisitApril

Terry S.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 15, 2020

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Very rustic and beautiful scenery. Water is available seasonally and pit toilets were clean. Sun sets are amazing.

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Teresa T.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 30, 2020

Beautiful campground in the west desert

Campground is clean, many of the sites have shade. Portable water available May-Oct. the views are stunning... wild horses, antelopes. You could hear coyotes howl through the night... campsite was clean

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Brad B.

Legend

Reviewed May. 20, 2019

On your way to Dugway

Stayed here with a group of Scouts on our way to Dugway to look for Geodes. They have nice big spots. Lots of cedar trees. Lots of history and amazing sun sets. This is a great place to pitch a tent or take a trailer.

This is the West desert and it can get hot in the summer months. It is a great place to go in Spring and Fall.

Michael J.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2018

What? A campground in the desert?

It constantly surprises people that there is a campground here. It can be brutely hot during the summer, but the rest of the year, it's a nice place to camp if you are exploring the desert. There is actually a spring here, which used to be readily available, but now it's mostly not available (it's plumbed into taps now). This place has a tremendous amount of history, first it was a station on the Pony Express route, then it was a large CCC project camp, complete with swimming pool, and now it sits on the Pony Express byway, and also is within easy view of the Dugway Proving Grounds, where, if you're lucky, you'll get to see some A10s attacking the hundreds of targets within the proving grounds.