USDA Forest Service · Utah

Little Rock Campground

USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States

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Sites
1
Hookups
1 no hookups
Season
October 14 to December 31
Drinking water
No
Restrooms
No
Elevation
8,068 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Cell coverage
T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Access road
SOUTH TWO-BRIDGES (NFSR 53520) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
Lake
Manti-La Sal National Forest
Nearest town
Ferron
Address
115 W. Canyon Road, Ferron, UT, 84523
Activities
Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding

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About

Overview

Little Rock Campground is nestled in beautiful Huntington Canyon along the Huntington Canyon National Scenic Byway on Utah Highway 31. The canyon area has numerous lakes and streams, vibrant summer wildflowers, colorful fall foliage, and abundant wildlife. Trailheads are about a mile away in either direction and a trail passes behind the campground that can take you north towards Engineer Canyon or south to Stuart Guard Station.

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you can pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app. Download the free Recreation.gov mobile app on Android or iOS prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.

Recreation

Popular activities include fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, horseback ridding, rock climbing, and scenic driving. Nearby Huntington Creek is a Blue Ribbon fishery, offering high-quality fishing for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout. The 6-mile Left Fork of Huntington National Recreation Trail is nearby and open to hikers and horseback riders.

Huntington Pipeline Trail: 3.5 Miles

Left Fork of Huntington National Recreational Trail: 6 Miles

Tie Fork/Wild Cattle/Pole Canyon Trails: 7+ Miles

Horse Canyon Trails: 8+ Miles

Facilities

This campsite is a primitive campsite nestled in a shaded spruce stand that provides a graveled parking spur, picnic table, and fire ring. There is no water or vault toilet on site but potable water and flush restroom can be accessed 1/2 mile south of Little Rock Campground at Old Folks Flat Campground.

Natural Features

Little Rock Campground is nestled in beautiful Huntington Canyon along the Huntington Canyon National Scenic Byway on Utah Highway 31. The canyon area has numerous lakes and streams, vibrant summer wildflowers, colorful fall foliage, and abundant wildlife.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January32°14°-4°45°11 of 11
February34°15°-8°46°11 of 11
March38°22°3°68°11 of 11
April47°26°3°62°11 of 11
May58°36°17°73°8 of 11
June74°48°36°87°0 of 11
July82°56°44°90°0 of 11
August77°54°43°88°0 of 11
September71°47°30°78°1 of 11
October59°33°16°71°8 of 10
November47°29°4°60°10 of 10
December34°15°-5°51°10 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

Trails nearby

All 381 trails in Manti-La Sal National Forest

Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.

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