Bureau of Land Management · Utah
Simpson Springs Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Utah, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Individual site = $15 per night, first-come, first served
- Elevation
- 5,062 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Dugway
- Phone
- (801) 977-4300
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Off Highway Vehicle, Picnicking
Site map
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About
(Attention campers: Simpson Springs Campground will be closed for construction from Aug. 1, 2021 through Nov. 30, 2021) Near the site of the Simpson Springs station on the Pony Express Trail, 5100 foot elevation, 20sites, 1-11 are available on recreation.gov, 12-19 is first come, first served sites, $15 per night, tables, fire pits, two vehicles per site, 8 persons per site, maximum equipment size: 30 feet, pit toilets, potable water available March to November, no firewood, partial shade at most sites, open year-round. https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/256892
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 23° | 4° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 26° | 10° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 33° | 19° | 79° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 25° | 82° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 50° | 33° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 61° | 44° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 95° | 71° | 53° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 68° | 53° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 60° | 39° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 29° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 36° | 20° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 25° | 3° | 59° | 9 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
- Simpson Springs OHV Trailhead · 0.7 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 156 trails in BLM lands in Utah
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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Simpson Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 0 mi · 23 sites
- Vernon Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 21 mi
- Clover Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 25 mi · 11 sites
- White Sands Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 32 mi
- Loop Campground (UT) · USDA Forest Service · 33 mi · 15 sites
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