Less Frequented Campground in the High Uintas

We stayed for 2 nights at Sulphur Campground back in summer 2018 while wildfire smoke was drifting from a fire south of the Uintas. We had a great time and found Sulphur to be quieter and more spaced out than many of the other, more popular campgrounds closer to Kamas.

This one backs up to a beautiful cliff with evergreens. While it's close to the road, we found the road noise to be minimal. Each site has a fire ring and some spacing from one's neighbors. There are also pit toilets and trash receptacles (if I remember correctly). I'm unsure about potable water.

Beautiful 360ยบ Views Next to the San Rafael River

We stayed this weekend (early May 2021) at the Swinging Bridge South Campground and had a great time. The campground includes:

  • Tent pads at every site
  • Plenty of space to pull up in one's vehicle
  • Accessible unisex pit toilet
  • Picnic tables at every site
  • Metal fire rings

The cost is $15 per night with a limit to 2 vehicles per site and up to 10 people per site, with half-price discounts for National Parks/Interagency Passes. There are neither trash receptacles on-site nor potable water, so plan to pack in/pack out.

This dog-friendly BLM campground made a great home base for adventuring in the Buckhorn Wash and Little Grand Canyon overlook area. There was minimal road noise at night, though you can hear neighboring campers since it's a fairly open campground. On our night it was rather windy so plan to bring strong tie-downs for your ground tent if you plan to use the tent pads.