We just needed a place to crash in our campervan and we try to find places that offer a view. There were plenty of open spots on the side of the road. The spot we found overlooked the mountains and had a little makeshift fire ring (which we didn’t use obviously). Only a few minutes from Main St, it was perfect for what we were looking for.

It was nice to come back here in our campervan after days of hiking around. It was so big and spacious that we had no concerns about not finding a spot even pretty late at night. It wasn’t gorgeous or anything but everyone was respectfully quiet and there were a few porta-potties scattered around. Worked as a nice reliable place to park for a few nights.

So we headed up to Alta Lakes later than planned and it was pretty dark - the winding and seriously bumpy road felt like it went on for ages. We finally stopped in the parking lot by the ghost town and it was stunning. We didn’t make it up to the top so I can’t speak to that but I imagine it was amazing. It had just snowed and it got pretty cold but our van stayed warm enough. Made for an incredible sunrise too.