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Mt. Timpanogos Campground is located along the beautiful Alpine Loop Scenic Byway in the Wasatch Mountains. The Mount Timpanogos Wilderness Area is adjacent. Visitors enjoy hiking the Aspen Grove Trail to the summit of Mount Timpanogos.
Hiking is very popular in the area and several trails begin nearby, including the 14-mile roundtrip Aspen Grove Trail, which begins across the road from the campground and climbs to the summit of rugged Mount Timpanogos.
The campground sits along the 20-mile paved Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. It passes through alpine canyons, mountain meadows, aspen groves and pine forests, offering breathtaking views of the Wasatch Range.
The campground contains several family campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved.
The campground is situated in a dense, shady forest of aspen, maple, and pine trees at an elevation of 7,600 feet. Through the trees, visitors are awarded gorgeous views of the surrounding peaks. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant and autumn leaves put on quite a show.
For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.
Cascade Springs, Deer Creek Reservoir, Tibble Fork Reservoir and the Timpanogos Cave National Monument are just a few of the surrounding attractions.
**Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees**
* Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation.
* Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
* You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
**Late Cancellations**
* Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival.
* Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply.
* Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
* Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
* Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge.
**No-Shows**
* Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date.
* If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees.
**Refunds**
* Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure.
* Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location.
* Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card.
* Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy.
* Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure.
**Recreation.gov Billing Information**
* Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777."
**Changes to Policies and Procedures**
* Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July 2018.
From I-15, take exit 272 for 800 north toward Orem and proceed east on Highway 52 to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Go east on Highway 189 for 7 miles to the Sundance Resort turnoff. Take Highway 92 for 6 miles. Campground will be on your right, past Sundance Resort and Aspen Grove Recreation Area.
27 single sites -$26.00, capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle
Picnicking (Day Use) in a campground site - $10.00
Extra vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle, per day
This is a great hike! It’s best to catch the sunrise, but just be careful not to do it when there’s a nasty inversion or dense fog… it’s kinda ruined. Definitely a late summer activity because it’s COLD at 2am at the top of the mountain. It’s a difficult hike, but very doable if you’re in good shape and can pull an all nighter.
A great trail. We decided to sleep in our car in the parking lot to make sure we could start at 2AM. People were coming in all night and were very loud. Not a great place to crash. Started hiking at 2:10 with our head lamps on. Got to the summit just after 7am for sunrise. This trail was packed, parking lot full by 2AM on Saturday, it was warm, cold, and freezing on the trail. Bring layers if you plan to hike early. The top was beautiful when the sun came out but there were a lot of people there. No water along the way so pack it. Round trip took us about 8:50 with a nice long stop at the top to admire the sunrise. Long hike, be prepared.
Love this hike. Pretty long if you are not used to hiking. Take snacks and water but I just love this place. Saw moose and goats. It was awesome
We took the Timpanogos trail, and to looped into Timpooneke and rode with a friend back to our vehicle.
The hike is a long strenuous one. There are not really many obstacles that are difficult aside from on the Timpooneke trail you have to dip down into a river bed and climb back up a 10 foot wall. However, there are places for you to walk up it.
The views are incredible.
Bring lots of bug spray there are millions of mosquitoes !!
Hiking sticks are very useful.
We hiked it on 15 August and there was still a decent amount of snow. Coming up from the Timpanogos Trail. We crossed a glacier that was close to 3/4 of a mile long.
Closer to the summer it gets a little bit deeper and more technical but still nothing too bad for a regular Hiker.
Hope it helps happy hiking! 🙌💪
I love this hike. My friends and I started the hike at 1 am to get to the summit at sunrise, it was so worth it. The hike is very long so be prepared. We hiked during the end of June and there was still a-lot of snow so be prepared to hike on it. I would highly recommend this hike to intermediate/advance hikers.
