Spruces - Big Cottonwood

We wound up at site 032. It’s small - too small for me to set up our suv tent so we spent a very squished night in the car. Neighbors we VERY close. Definitely road noise during the day. Other then that it was beautiful. Right by a stream, good hammock trees.

I’ve camped here twice. Both were quite pleasant with clean bathrooms, large sites and friendly neighbors. It’s pretty close to park city so that’s pretty fun as well. Temperature in July was 98, but there’s lots of shade.

I attended an outdoor conference at this campground. We set up our tents in some of the group sites and used other areas for the learning opportunities. The campground was well kept, the bathrooms clean, and the fire pits well maintained. Highly recommend!

We camped at site 40. Not the most ide spot with only one place to put a six-person tent (and it was on a slope). That site is close to road, so you hear some traffic. Plus, this site is next to a site where an RV burned down. RV is still there, but it's clear they're in the process of cleaning it up.

All this aside, the camp is beautiful and well maintained. Staff was friendly. Clean bathrooms.

Almost every site would work for our camper van. So much flowing water. Stream noise masks Highway almost totally.

Plenty of nice sites, some pull through sites as well as double sites and group sites. Bathrooms always close by, no showers. All sites have a picnic table and fire pit. If you’re lucky, you can get a site close to the creek. Nice, cool nights in the summer.

Spruces is a beautiful campground with a ton of trees.  It is clean, well taken care of, and I highly recommend.  My one concern this year wasn't anything to do with them, but the forest service.  They came and chopped down trees right above our camp for the entire week.  We had to leave the campsite until after 2 each day because it was so loud.  The camp hosts aren't notified when they are coming ever.  So nothing wrong with them, just something to be prepared for.  It is within distance of many hikes, make sure to take advantage!

Beautiful area and lots of first come first serve spots. Here late in the season so it was chilly but it is in the mountains! Winding road to get here from Park City but appears to be a shorter straight shot into Salt Lake City. Picnic tables and fire rings at each site right next to the parking site which works out well for a rooftop tent.

A wonderful local campground close to Salt Lake City up big Cottonwood Canyon. Best for self contained camping. Clean flush toilets with good showers.

Not sure why this doesn’t tell you that you can’t bring your dogs. Seems like an important piece of information

I’ve been to a couple campground over the years, but this one is impressive. Perfect for tent camping and even tho your near kther people you feel hidden. 10/10

Very Large Grassy Field. Great group site. Very clean bathrooms. Highly recommend! Beautiful site.

We have stayed at The Spruces several times and have always enjoyed the peacefulness and wildlife! Especially the moose! The camp sites are large and spaced well. Restrooms are flush toilets, water is available but no electric or dump station.

I had heard amazing things about Spruces for years.  I was required to take a week off work, so I booked a site here.  And I was not sorry at all.  This was late June.  It rained and snowed for the first couple of days, but that didn't bother us.  It is absolutely incredible here.  The campground is gorgeous!  We had some really irritating people next to us that came later in the week.  But that can't be helped.  Plenty of hiking trails, and just walking the road around the campground was our favorite!

Loved this campground. No showers. Flush toilets with sinks. Rivers and amazing areas for hiking right there. Hosts were fantastic and so nice and chatty. Little food truck and restaurant like a mile up the road - we got the best milkshakes ever and was definitely a highlight.

Second time staying - we ended up closer to the road this time so double check the map to avoid road noise (#93).

Staff are super friendly and helpful

Nice campground with plenty of group and individual sites. They have single, double, and group campgrounds. I camped in a tent spot (48) and had a ton of privacy.

No first come first sites, however, 4 days before all sites become fcfs if not taken.

Nice flush toilet bathroom. Gates close at 10 pm

This is a great campsite that is not a long drive from home.  We have come here several times.  Because it is a short drive for a lot of people, you tend to have to make a reservation or get there earlier in the week to find a spot.  They also have some pretty good group sites that take reservations.  

The canyon doesn't allow dogs because it is a protected watershed.  There are a couple of great hikes nearby including silver lake that has a boardwalk that you can walk around.  On the north side of that like is a trailhead that takes you up above the lake to Twin Lakes reservoir.  It is a steeper climb, but really pretty.

I love this place! Reservation and First Come / First serve camp sites. Moose frequent the campground. Flushing toilets, garbage collection, water spigots. A short hike to donut hole falls.

This canyon provides drinking water to the valley, so dogs are not allowed even in your cars.

I just recently stayed at the Spruces. Loved it. Very peaceful. I stayed in campground #47. Right near the end of the loop before it's goes into the peaceful forest section. Great one. Right by water but gets a heck of a lot of sun in the morning. Enjoyed my stay.

I love the scenery. You can get to donut falls from the camp ground which is awesome. Sites are mostly private. Some more so than others. Drive the loop. It’s breathtaking especially in the fall. My only complaint is there are no dogs allowed and a few sites not enough shade trees over the site. Overall great camp ground.

We came up here during memorial day weekend. it has walk-in sites and reserve sites. If you want to get a walk in the weekend, I suggest coming on Thursday. flush toilets and drinking water. if you come really in the year there is plenty of free firewood from cleaning up the campground.

This campground is gorgeous! for $26 a night, you cannot beat it. There are nice flush toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, large areas for putting up tents, etc. There is an entire loop of the campground dedicated to trailers and RVs. It is deep in Big Cottonwood Canyon in a very forested area with a beautiful little creek running right through the center of the campground. We saw a moose hanging out in the meadow nearby, and there are all sorts of smaller wildlife abounding. The campground hosts were friendly, everything is clean, and there are lots of friendly campers to let the kids run around with. I would go back here any day.

This is one of the most beautiful places we have camped.

wonderful winter wonder land you can snowshoe into in the winter and camp at! you can also stay here during the summer just be prepared to book a couple months in advance!

These camp grounds have reserved sites and walk in sites. No RV hookups, but drinking water and flushing toilets. Lots of hikes you can do, with an easy family friendly one a quarter of a mile down the road. (Donut falls) it's really beautiful and serene here. There's enough space between camp sites that your neighbors aren't a bother.

We lived camping here, the downside is Big Cortonwood Canyon is a watershed, so even if you pay the fee and take the class to be able to have dogs in the canyon, they ARE NOT allowed in the campground. There were a lot of thistles and some stinging nettle in the individual campsites, which surprised me, with all the kids that are up there. There is a path to get to Donut Falls, which was not a kid friendly hike to get to the top of the waterfall (in my opinion).

We live in the Valley but need a getaway for a weekend and this was perfect. Not only was it less than 20 min from our house we felt as if we were lost in the wilderness. We went on many different hikes right from the campground and a few others not far away. We saw moose, went fishing, and even stopped for icecream at stone hass in the solitude village right up the street. Good clean restrooms, friendly rangers, and most sites are pretty private. Be aware of your travel plans and book early because the campground fills fast.

Fun location, organized, very convenient spot !

Gorgeous getaway not far from the city!