We were unable to get a spot earlier last week - April (it's very popular, especially with birders) but the ranger told us to try Monday or Tuesday after noon and we were able to choose from 3 open spaces, though only one would have been available for an RV. People in RVs will happily stay for the 14 day maximum, though you can go down the road to the much more remote Proctor campground and wait for a space to open up. Proctor offers dispersed camping, far from the neighbors, but it's lower elevation and in shrubs instead of trees. At Bog Springs, we noticed that the RV next to the toilet relocated to another spot when we were packing up, so it's not hard to get an ideal space if you have time and patience. We only stayed one night and had a great site in the back (sites 9 &10 by the Dutch John Spring trail are tents only). Each site has 1 or 2 picnic tables, fire pits, access to potable water (wonderful!) and ample trees to shade you or to hang a hammock. The campers across the street were camping in the hammocks. As it's getting hot in April in Arizona, it's lovely to be at this camp site that is in the low 80s during the day when it's 90s in Tucson. It dropped to the mid 40s at night, which was perfect sleeping bag weather. In the morning, we were visited by turkeys and deer strolling through.

The location is beautiful and well maintained. The camp host works hard to make it an enjoyable place for everyone and yes that might mean having to enforce quiet hours but she also understands that there are big families coming over and can suggest which group site is away from other people. I appreciated how hard the hosts worked so that we could have a good time. This is one of the campsites where you can find shade trees and it seems more private. This side is the lake is calm on the morning and late afternoon but a bit choppy in the middle of the day.

It took 20 years to get here but oh what a beautiful landscape installation! Thank you DIA for preserving it for us to make pilgrimages to see the beautiful Great Salt Lake through an artistic intervention. The drive was relatively easy, aside from right at the end when I almost turned too early at an old pier but then realized that I needed to go one more minute to the end of the road. Please drive slowly if you see other vehicles because nobody wants to experience your dust. And enjoy the beauty!