Price Canyon Recreation Area

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Primitive

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Conditions

Road Access Gravel
Driveway Surface Gravel
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Elevation 7,500 ft
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Environment High Elevation
Rig Size Pull Through
Style Primitive Vault Toilet Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites14
Group Sites2
Overnight Sites14
SurfaceGravel

Location

39.787646, -110.929083

Photos

Parking area with the picnic table and fire ring seen through the bushes to the right of parking area. Picnic table and fire ring

Description

Overview

Price Canyon Recreation Area offers visitors a chance to enjoy cooler temperatures and the shade of large ponderosa pine trees during the summer. The recreation area is located on a ridge high above Price Canyon. 

Recreation

The Bristlecone Ridge trail (3.1 miles starting in the north campground loop) allows visitors to hike through the burned bristlecone forest. Post-fire, these open grasslands fill with wildflowers in the summer months. There are two bouldering areas on the way up to the campground, and day use areas at each campground.

Facilities

The north campground loop access two group sites and the south loop has twelve individual sites. Both loops have vault toilets, and all campsites have picnic tables, fire rings, and flat areas for tents. Many are shaded by ponderosa pines.

Natural Features

Situated at an elevation of 7,500 feet, the recreation area is forested with ponderosa pines and shrubs. The 2021 Bear Fire burned most of the bristlecone pines in the forest, but the ridge still offers scenic views and some portions of the forest are intact. 

Directions

Price Canyon Recreation Area is located 15 miles north of Price and 43 miles south of Spanish Fork via US-6. The turnoff is on the west side of the road at mile 224.4.

Details

ReservableYes

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