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This small campground is located about six miles east of Huntsville, Utah on a curve along the South Fork of the Ogden River. A host is not on-site but can be found at Magpie Campground (west) or South Fork Campground (east). It has been a popular camping spot since the pioneers came to Utah. Although the trees are not thick, they are big and very old. Popular local recreation activities include fishing, hiking, swimming, and tubing down the South Fork Ogden River (a life jacket is required for all tubers). Nearby Attractions Causey Reservoir is located approximately five miles east. This scenic reservoir is popular for fishing and swimming. Site Details and Accessible Features
This small campground is located about six miles east of Huntsville on a curve in the South Fork of the Ogden river
We’ve stayed here before and we loved it. We pride ourselves in being no trace campers and we leave sites better than we found them.
A individual that claimed to be the host was very disrespectful there’s no need to go into details but she was screaming and threatening us. She lacks professionalism and she should be removed from the care of this site. looking at other comments it looks like others have been graced by her presence. It’s not very likely we’ll ever come back let alone stay during the open season.
Clean environment, love the fact they leave the gate open after dark when there is available camping spots. Not to mention location. Camped right by the river. It's beautiful as well
Was good. The camp sites were more open than other areas with less brush. It gets darker earlier and light later. That means the sun does not rise until after 9-10ish. There are good spots to play in the river. The camp host was nice, it was a man (some reviews didn't like another camp host).
We did see rattlesnakes, so keep an eye out. The bonus is that unlike other campgrounds in the area it's easy to see the ground since there aren't so many bushes in some of the sites, though you probably want to keep an eye on kids and pets while there.
The best thing is that most sites are next to the rivers and the fish traps/dams are better than other campgrounds. The river is slower and it's good for the kids.
Insects disappeared as it got really cold into the night. Our 20 degree bags did okay, would have been more comfortable with warmer bags.
Another good thing is that there was plenty of flat tent space.
As far as the condition and ease of use for the campsites I'd give it a 5/5. There are vault restrooms, multiple water faucets, and each campsite has a fire pit and a stand for propane stoves. The reason it's 4/5 is that finding out info for the camps was difficult. The number listed under Botts Campground sent us to Anderson Cove, and 4 different suggested numbers later we still couldn't contact the actual host at the campsite. Luckily the campsites were reserved for the weekend and were open for us to use the day we drove up. There is a gas station 10 min. Away from the campsite and we were able to use the ATM there for the campsite payment, which a host from Magpie collected from us. To save time I'd bring maybe $30-35 cash to pay for the site ($24 a night for single sites) and firewood ($5 a bundle at South Park, a site further down the road). I'm still not sure how to actually reserve these campsites but I would love to go again. The pic attached is from site #7.
