Blackhawk
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- Sites
- 38All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Blackhawk Campground sits just off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway at an elevation of 8,000 feet. Visitors enjoy the campground for its beautiful panoramic views and great trail opportunities. Keep reading
Recreation
Numerous hiking, biking and horseback riding trails crisscross the area, including Blackhawk and Loafer Mountain Trails. Trailheads for each are located within the campground.
Facilities
This large, fully accessible campground contains a variety of campsites, including several group sites that can accommodate groups of up to 50 and 100 people each, equestrian sites and single and double-family sites. Loop E is made up of equestrian sites with corrals, hitching racks, water troughs and horseback riding trails. Sites are equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings; larger sites also have serving tables and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are paved.
Natural Features
The campground is studded with groves of fir, pine, aspen and Gambel oak trees, which provide partial shade and nice fall color. Broad grassy meadows cover the areas around the trees. Summer wildflowers and wildlife are abundant.
Nearby Attractions
The Payson Lakes Area is just 5 miles away, with rainbow and brown trout fishing, canoeing, swimming and picnicking. The Mount Nebo Wilderness Area is adjacent, brimming with beautiful mountain scenery, pristine waters, abundant wildlife, vibrant summer wildflowers and numerous trail opportunities. The Nebo Loop Scenic Byway stretches 37 miles through high alpine terrain, dense forests and colorful meadows. Devil's Kitchen Geological Area can be found along the loop. It offers a 1/2-mile round-trip trail to interesting red rock hoodoos. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.
Charges & Cancellations
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.
What the agency tells you
RV (Max Length) is the TOTAL length of the site. RV ( Max Length - includes tow vehicle )
For campground Rules and Regulations visit https://www.gocamputah.com/rules .
There are no electrical, water, or sewer hookups available at this location.
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Bears frequent the area; keep a clean camp and store food properly in vehicles or bear-proof containers.
Campers without horses are allowed to reserve sites on the horse loop.
A fee for extra vehicles will be collected at the campground (cash or check only).
Off-road vehicles not permitted in the campground.
This campground has single-family sites available on a first come, first served basis.
Quiet hours are between 10pm and 6am.
Trailers/Campers and RVs: Please fill up with water before arriving on site. There is no place to fill-up on site and hooking up to spigots is not allowed.
Please understand that camping is an outdoor experience; therefore, we do not give refunds or credits for weather or natural conditions.
Click here for more info about the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. For more information, please call Spanish Fork Ranger District at 801-798-3571 or call Utah Recreation Company at 385-273-1100 Visit our webiste www.gocamputah.com or Facebook facebook.com/gocamputah To reserve a campsite call Recreation.gov reservation line 1-877-444-6777
Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Please note: Utah Recreation Company is not responsible for accident or injury to any person or property resulting from the use of this facility and is not responsible for the loss of money or valuables of any kind. The user of this permit assumes full and complete responsibility for the conduct and actions of all members in his or her party.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 38 · 23 group, 17 equestrian
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 45 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 38
- Pets
- Allowed
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…also have serving tables and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Firewood is…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…tables and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Firewood is available for purchase…”
- Firewood
- Sold here
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Meadow
- Biking
- Hiking
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 406th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 11 days ago, 38 km away
- Past peak
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What you actually pay
“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 reservat…” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
47 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 38 mapped sitesAll 47 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 38 of the 47 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
| BLACKHAWK | A01 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 529 ft | 3,788 ft | 124 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | A02 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 177 ft | 2,899 ft | 292 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | A03 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 177 ft | 2,876 ft | 315 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | A04 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 206 ft | 2,979 ft | 108 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | A05 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 206 ft | 3,185 ft | 130 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | A06 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 269 ft | 3,156 ft | 169 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | A07 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 269 ft | 3,325 ft | 153 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B01 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 145 ft | 3,870 ft | 192 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B02 | group rv area nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 228 ft | 3,921 ft | 123 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B03 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 145 ft | 3,735 ft | 142 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B04 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 171 ft | 3,624 ft | 181 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B05 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 175 ft | 3,676 ft | 221 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B06 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 219 ft | 3,819 ft | 155 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B07 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 343 ft | 4,198 ft | 280 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B08 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 270 ft | 4,279 ft | 179 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B09 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 270 ft | 4,502 ft | 128 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | B10 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 336 ft | 4,261 ft | 256 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | C01 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 279 ft | 4,867 ft | 220 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | C02 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 279 ft | 4,662 ft | 97 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | D01 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 301 ft | 1.1 mi | 175 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | D02 | group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 301 ft | 1.1 mi | 169 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E01 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 102 ft | 3,370 ft | 615 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E02 | equestrian nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 102 ft | 3,279 ft | 563 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E03,04 | equestrian nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 104 ft | 3,257 ft | 460 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E05 | equestrian nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 104 ft | 3,263 ft | 356 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E06,07 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 109 ft | 3,267 ft | 247 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E08,09 | equestrian nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 139 ft | 3,283 ft | 109 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E10 | group equestrian | 40 ft | yes | 234 ft | 3,321 ft | 128 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E11 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 78 ft | 3,614 ft | 350 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E12 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 78 ft | 3,651 ft | 356 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E13 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 102 ft | 3,732 ft | 453 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E14 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 110 ft | 3,864 ft | 473 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E15 | equestrian nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 89 ft | 3,839 ft | 366 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E16 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 76 ft | 3,929 ft | 365 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E17 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 89 ft | 3,888 ft | 279 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E18 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 61 ft | 3,965 ft | 288 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E19 | equestrian nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 61 ft | 4,025 ft | 266 ft |
| BLACKHAWK | E20 | group equestrian | 40 ft | yes | 431 ft | 4,370 ft | 275 ft |
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX | unnamed record | 30 ft | yes | |||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX | unnamed record | 45 ft | yes | |||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX1 | unnamed record | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX2 | unnamed record | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX3 | unnamed record | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX4 | unnamed record | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX5 | unnamed record | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX6 | unnamed record | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXXX7 | unnamed record |
The agency files 9 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It types every one of them MANAGEMENT rather than a campsite. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 47 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Payson Lakes Guard StationUinta National Forest · 2.2 mi
Payson LakesUinta National Forest · 2.6 mi
Tinney FlatUinta National Forest · 5.3 mi
Maple Lake CampgroundUinta National Forest · 5.4 mi
Maple Bench CampgroundUinta National Forest · 5.9 mi
Bear CanyonUinta National Forest · 9.1 miFrom I-15, take exit 250 toward North Payson/Salem and proceed south on Main Street, then turn east onto 100 North/Highway. Turn south onto 600 East, which becomes the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway/Payson Canyon Road. Travel up the canyon to the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Elk Ridge, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 29°F, day 50°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 12°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Blackhawk is in Utah’s 4th congressional district. Its representative, Burgess Owens (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →