Campground Review

This campground was the first one we found open all along HWY 128. We started in Moab and drove until we found an open site. We went in a small yellow bus for a field trip and were promptly greeted by the friendly camp host. She walked us around to a couple that she thought would be sufficient for our group size (my family of four, plus 5 high school students), our vehicle size (a small yellow school bus) and our tent requirements (4 tents). She said that they typically allow 4 tents and 10 adults and two vehicles in one spot.

Ultimately we ended up in site 2, which is directly behind the camp host. It had some shade, plenty of space and was more then sufficient. We were able to put up all four tents, although two students slept under the stars.

The critters are abundant, ants were awful, and apparently did bite according to our students that slept under the stars, although it did not deter them from sleeping the whole four days under the stars. We went out for the day and made a rookie mistake and left our chips in sealed bags on the table. The critters ripped open all but one bag and ate most of the jalapeño cheetos! I can't imagine how that felt on the way out. We learned and made sure to lock up all food! They were not able to get in to plastic tubs with lids.

The campground is a launching pad for boaters on the Colorado River so during the day you can hear boats getting pumped up, smell plenty of sunblock and hear conversations taking place. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am and are strictly enforced! But the stars are abundant and the views are amazing.

There are several bathrooms available and they were incredibly clean and the toilet paper well stocked! There was hand sanitizer in the handicap accessible restrooms but not the others. There is a great trail across the street, it's a bit of a hike but we did it and it ultimately ended up being about 4 miles. We did detour a little as we were geocaching and that took us off path for a little bit.

We enjoyed the campground, it was very clean and we were very happy that we only had to pay for one site instead of two thanks to the friendly camp host.

Our purpose for our trip was actually a geocaching field trip, if you are in to geocaching there are four real close to the campground. Two of them are about 4 miles round trip on a nice trail, one is in the campground and the the fourth is actually just up the road a tiny bit. We traveled the HWY all weekend and found a good number of hikes through geocaching!

Product Review

As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I get products to test from time to time - today I am testing the Mountain House Turkey Dinner Casserole. I had a few guests help me review this as we were on a camping field trip. My students each took a spoonful and told us what they thought in the video below. They all really liked the flavor, one wasn't too sure about the texture. My review is, it has a great flavor, I found the texture to be pleasing, it wasn't mush and it wasn't rubbery, just right. It tasted a lot like something we cook at home after Thanksgiving. It was easy to prepare, boiled up our water in our Jetboil and then followed the instructions. My guests had a hard time waiting for it to cook but they were happy they did! Enjoy the video below (some of them were a little awkward in front of the camera) and know that once the camera was turned off, they ate that bowl clean!