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I love it up there. The group site is really nice, and so were the other campsites we had. The only thing they need to do to improve is to add another outhouse over by the group campsite.
The most beautiful alpine reservoir camping. Each spot is roomy with a great fire pit (including wood already stacked at each spot when we got there) and access to water and clean vault toilets that didn't smell. Definitely need a thick blow up mattress since the ground is sharp rocks. Not much to do besides ATV and fish; not much hiking although birding and photography is great. Come up through Manti, take 045 and make sure you're headed towards skyline drive! If you come up any other way you need an ATV or strong 4x. Our car almost died trying to make it up the mountain so don't come up in a minivan!
I loved my time at this campground. It is at high enough elevation that the temperature was probably 25 degrees cooler than in the salt lake/Tooele valleys. There were wildflowers everywhere and ferron reservoir is very picturesque. There are lots of fish in the lake. There are plenty of faucets that dispense potable water which is super convenient. There were also plenty of available outhouses which were acceptably clean. There is a nice nature hike with lots of interpretive signs with interesting information. This hike doesn't seem very popular though. It looked to me like most of the people who come here come with ohv's. That is the only reason I don't give 5 stars. The ohv's disturb the peace of the location. If you come here make sure to do some star gazing. You can see them really well here!
This was what I imagine when I want to go camping in the forest. The north loop was a little busy with a number of people in trailers and lots of pets. We were lucky enough to be in the south loop with only 2 other campers. The road was very well kept in the campground, and each site was well maintained. The bathrooms were clean and the water was within a reasonable distance to our site.
This location is BEA-utiful! There is plenty of wildlife, a nice quiet lake, plenty of ATV trails, and the weather was perfect for an early July camp out!
NOTE: I would strongly recommend taking the road from Ferron into the campground. Google maps suggested taking Manti Canyon, and while it was also a beautiful drive, the road was just larger than an ATV trail, and was littered with large rocks. I heard the road from Gunnison isn't as bad, but for a vehicle towing a trailer the Ferron road is best.
It's always a great time up there. Just don't forget garbage bags. They do need to get some cleaning supplies up there is they expect you to clean.
