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From I-15, take exit 250 (North Payson/Salem) and proceed south on Main Street to 100 North / Hwy 198. Travel east to 600 East. Turn south onto 600 East (Peeteetneet Academy is on the corner). Travel south. 600 East becomes Nebo Scenic Loop/ Payson Canyon Road. Travel up the canyon to the campground.
We love it, we can always find a spot to camp. It's up out of the heat of the valley, and a great selection of sites with views or in the trees. Woke up this morning and saw a flock of wild turkeys walking through camp. Had to be at least 15 to 20 of them.
We had a ward campout here, split across two sites in the B loop.
It was easy to reserve online, and easy to find with numerous signs. The firepit/bench areas are nice, with running water and lots of space for people. We had ~60 people seated comfortably.
The bathrooms nearby had no lighting, but otherwise fully worked, including soap!
Lots of space for tents, but be prepared to move a few rocks first.
As for activities, there are several nearby hikes (Grotto falls, etc) and the stars are beautiful at night. We observed at least 20 shooting stars, as well as the Milkyway!
There are several loops at this campground, but I have only stayed in loop E. Personally, the campground is too meadowy for my liking with not enough trees, though in spring it can still be very pretty. There is a blackhawk campground trail; however, that is incredible on which we saw tons of wildlife to include deer and moose.
We went here for our family reunion the July before the fires. It was a beautiful spot with great views. There was almost no one in our loop other than our large group of 30. There are flushing toilets and paved roads and not much else. It seemed like every fourth tree was brown and dead but I'm sure the fires in 2018 took care of all of those. We went hiking at the grotto nearby and mountain biking on some trails down the canyon. It was a good place to group camp but probably won't be for the next 12 years when trees begin to grow back.
