Twelve Mile Flat is located in the Manti-La Sal National Forest near Ferron, Utah. The area features forested terrain with elevations that can lead to cooler temperatures, ranging from 30°F to 80°F depending on the season. Nearby attractions include the scenic Skyline Drive and the historic Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, offering opportunities for exploration and learning.

## Overview

 Twelve Mile Flat Campground is located beneath the shadow of Mt. Baldy near the top of the Wasatch Plateau in an open, wildflower-filled meadow surrounded by spruce and pines.
## Recreation

 ATV trails are abundant in the area, providing exciting riding for all skill levels. Skyline Drive passes just above the campground. A short, but steep drive over the ridge leads to Ferron Reservoir for canoeing and rainbow and cutthroat trout fishing.
## Natural Features

 The campground sits high on the Wasatch Plateau just below the ridgeline and west of Skyline Drive at an elevation of 10,120 feet. Mature spruce and pine trees dot the open landscape, providing partial shade in the campground. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are plentiful, and autumn leaves put on a spectacular show in the surrounding area. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Skyline Drive runs along the top of the Wasatch Plateau for 60 plus miles, rewarding visitors with beautiful mountain scenery, glacial cirques, spruce-fir forests, aspen forests and numerous lakes and reservoirs.

Twelve Mile Flat

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This is the place if you like being "off the grid".  18 miles of unpaved (and, for us, muddy) road to get to the campground.  It's a 90-minute trek each way from the closest gas/food/retail, so be prepared.  It's also a fairly aggressive grade up and down.  Brakes and transmissions will need a chance to recover the climb/descent.

Altitude is also a major factor.  This is over 10,000 of elevation.  Our lungs definitely felt it.  While Salt Lake City was hitting 100 degrees, we were sleeping with three blankets at night as temps were in the low 40s/upper 30s.

This campground is definitely not level.  Outside of the group sites, most of the spots are sloped, and ours might have been the worst.  We needed leveling blocks to lift our pop-up about 8 inches on the dedicated "pad" and there was no flat spot to set up any canopy or EZ Up.  Our site did have plenty of shade with direct sun from about 8 am to noon.

We did have a couple of issues that will deter us from coming back.  First was the constant flow of ATVs/OHVs/vehicles coming into the campground to use the toilets and unused sites for lunch/dinner.  Since there was no camp host on site, this felt a little abusive.  There are several open sites along the road to the campground and more as you continue up Skyline Drive.  I think everyone using them knows that this is basically a truck stop for them.

The second issue we had was the moths.  Having a pop-up, we understand that critters happen.  But we must have had over 100 moths that found shelter under our flaps, in the roofline, and inside our camper.  It added 45 minutes to our breakdown and pack up.

Those issues, coupled with the long and rough road, make this place a one-and-done campground for us.

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