Review: Uinta National Forest Hope Campground

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  • (4.2)5 reviews
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Roger Cruz

4 years ago
5/5

By far the best camp site I have ever been to! It was huge and private. We estimated about 30' at the opening and 50' long. We could have easily fit 3 large tents to the side of the vehicle pad, or 2 large tents and another vehicle, but since it was just me and my wife with our teardrop trailer, that became our spot to lay in the hammock and lounge around our propane fire pit.

We parked our trailer on the vehicle pad, and there was enough room to park my truck in font of it (perpendicular to the trailer and parallel to the road), so that it closed off the entry to our site. There was easily 10' free space behind my truck, so I estimate the site opening to be about 30' wide.

At the back of the site was the picnic table, fire pit, and bbq grill. Super private back there, with no other sites within view, although you can see the occasional car drive by or other campers walking around the site.

It was Labor Day weekend 2020, so we had neighbors in front of us and to the right. There was thick brush to our left, so we didn't know if there was another site there, but we didn't hear or see anyone. We barely saw the folks who stayed across from us, and we rarely heard them. The folks to our right were only there one night with a couple of kids, and we could only see them when they were gathering around their picnic table. There are a few trees between us, and they had to be about 30-40' away, so we didn't hear much noise coming from their way.

Our camp host was a young guy who was very polite and mellow. We would see him do his rounds, and if he ever saw us look up at him, he'd give us a wave and smile. It was nice to know that he was consistently doing his rounds and keeping an eye on the place.

There were no hookups or water, so we had to bring everything in. We drove out from California, and naturally we forgot lots of things, but there were grocery stores 20 minutes away that saved the day. So cool to be so close to the city, yet feel so far away!

The road up the campground is a bit windy, and when you get to the campground, it's a narrow dirt road. I don't think two cars could pass by each other on that road, and I'm glad that when I drove it, there was just me at the time.

So far, it's my most favorite camp site ever with plenty of nearby places to hike... except you'll have to drive to them, but nothing was too far away. Overall a great experience and highly recommended!

...Oh yeah, we were in site #18.

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