Mueller Park Group Picnic
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The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices
In the agency’s own words
Mueller Park Group Picnic Area is located just 5 miles from Bountiful, Utah, at an elevation of 5,400 feet. Visitors enjoy relaxing in the shade along Mill Creek and exploring local trails. Keep reading
Recreation
Mueller Canyon offers excellent trail opportunities. Hiking, mountain biking, dirt biking and horseback riding are allowed here. Mueller Park Trail is 13 miles long, gradually climbing into the Wasatch foothills through dense forests before passing Elephant Rock and ending at Rudy's Flat. Kenney Creek Trail is nearby and can be used to access the Great Western Trail. North Park Trail connects with Grandview Peak Trail and Cottonwood Gulch.
Facilities
This group area contains 18 day-use picnic sites, accommodating groups as small as 16 people and as large as 100. All sites have tables, campfire rings and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads, parking spurs and walking paths within the site are paved. A volleyball court is on-site.
Natural Features
Shady maple, aspen, cottonwood, willow, pine and fir trees surround this beautiful site, offering a cool retreat from the city below. Mill Creek tumbles through the site. Summer wildflowers are plentiful and autumn leaves put on quite a show. 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
This Campground is in Bear Country - Always store food and trash securely to avoid attracting wildlife - Failure to comply may result in fines up to $5,000, removal from your campsite and/or imprisonment - A fed bear is a dead bear
Dogs or Domestic Pets: Owners must -Control the dog by a leash not to exceed six feet (6’) at all times -Clean up dog feces immediately -Limit two dogs per campsite Do not allow dogs to -Rush, threaten, or attack people/animals -Obstruct or interfere with people, vehicles, or property -Cause damage to vegetation, habitat, or harass wildlife
Picnic Area Etiquette and Rules: Gates open at 7a.m. Gates close at 10p.m. Picnicking is allowed only within the designated space provided. Do not go beyond the boundaries of your site Maximum occupancy is 8 people per single site Leave No Trace - Put all garbage in dumpsters, when provided, or properly stored in vehicle or bear box - Remove all personal property and trash when leaving - Unclean campsites will be reported to the district ranger LEO - Leaving food/trash in an unoccupied campsite may result in a $5,000 fine Do not put garbage or fish waste in toilets Fireworks or other explosives are prohibited. Discharging of a firearm in the campground is not allowed No amplified music is allowed in USDA Forest Service campgrounds and facilities
Everything else this campground posts · 8
There are no electrical, water, or sewer hookups available at this location
First Come First Served (FF) sites - You must claim a FF site in person on the day you wish to check-in - A site listed as FF does not guarantee availability, Recreation.gov does not update FF occupancy - The only way to know if an FF site is available is to arrive at the campground on the day you plan to check-in - Availability cannot be predicted - Many sites are in remote locations, we cannot contact hosts about availability - Recommended arrival times vary by day. Weekends and holidays typically fill more quickly - To claim an FF site, you must be physically present, occupy the site, and pay at that time - There is no waiting list for FF sites
A $10 fee will be collected onsite for extra vehicles
If you booked at a discount without a Senior or Access pass, you'll need to pay the difference in cash/check upon arrival. Only Senior or Access passes qualify for discounts and proof of ownership upon arrival is required
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 understand that camping is an outdoor experience; therefore, we do not give refunds or credits for weather or natural conditions
For more information on camping and picnicking in Bear Country visit: - wildawareutah.org - wildlife.utah.gov For campground Rules and Regulations visit gocamputah.com/rules Click here for more info about the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest - For more information, please call Salt Lake Ranger District at 801-733-2660 opt 1 or Utah Recreation at 385-273-1100 - Visit our webiste gocamputah.com or Facebook facebook.com/letsgocamputah - To reserve a campsite call Recreation.gov reservation line 1-877-444-6777
Please note: Utah Recreation 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 their party
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…have tables, campfire rings and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads, parking…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…rings and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads, parking spurs and walking…”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Creek
- Biking
- Hiking
- Picnicking
- Night sky · 458th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 5
- Fall color · reported 9 days ago, 26 km away
- Past peak
Nothing here to sleep in
The agency files 54 records here and marks every one of them day use, not overnight. On its own record there’s nothing here to spend the night in.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 14
What you actually pay
“Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 36 Single Day Use Sites - $15.00 , capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle Day Use Group Site #12 - $28.00 , capacity - 16 people for a 4-hour block + 3 vehicles Day Use Gr…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
“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 · 7
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
54 records · the site map
All 54 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 18 of the 54 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
| MUEL | 10AFT | day use | 18 ft | yes | 42 ft | 138 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 10EVE | day use | 18 ft | yes | 44 ft | 156 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 10MORN | day use | 18 ft | yes | 38 ft | 149 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 12AFT | day use | 18 ft | yes | under 10 ft | 238 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 12EVE | day use | 18 ft | yes | 22 ft | 241 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 12MORN | day use | 18 ft | yes | under 10 ft | 218 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 13AFT | day use | 18 ft | 50 ft | 172 ft | $26.13–$195.05 | |
| MUEL | 13EVE | day use | 18 ft | 24 ft | 136 ft | $26.13–$195.05 | |
| MUEL | 13MORN | day use | 18 ft | 26 ft | 157 ft | $26.13–$195.05 | |
| MUEL | 14AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 14EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 14MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 15AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 15EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 15MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 16AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 16EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 16MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 17AFT | day use | 18 ft | yes | 45 ft | 127 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 17EVE | day use | 18 ft | yes | 53 ft | 149 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 17MORN | day use | 18 ft | yes | 40 ft | 150 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 18AFT | day use | 18 ft | yes | 65 ft | 206 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 18EVE | day use | 18 ft | yes | 81 ft | 214 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 18MORN | day use | 18 ft | yes | 64 ft | 235 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 19AFT | day use | 18 ft | yes | 49 ft | 342 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 19EVE | day use | 18 ft | yes | 38 ft | 368 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 19MORN | day use | 18 ft | yes | 23 ft | 362 ft | $26.13–$195.05 |
| MUEL | 1AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 1EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 1MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 2AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 2EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 2MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 3AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 3EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 3MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 4AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 4EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 4MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 5AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 5EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 5MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 6AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 6EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 6MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 7AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 7EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 7MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 8AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 8EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 8MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 9AFT | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 9EVE | day use | 18 ft | $14 | |||
| MUEL | 9MORN | day use | 18 ft | $14 |
The agency files 54 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It files them as day use. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 54 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Bountiful Peak CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 8.2 mi
Jordan PinesWasatch National Forest · 18 miSpruces CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 18 mi
Spruces - Big CottonwoodWasatch National Forest · 18 mi
Tanners FlatWasatch National Forest · 21 mi
Redman CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 21 miFrom I-15, take the Woods Cross exit. Go a half-mile east on 2600 South, 0.9 miles north on Orchard Drive, a mile east on 1800 South, then 2 miles to the park entrance. The group picnic area is 100 yards east of the locked gate at the east end of park.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Bountiful, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 43°F, day 60°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 23°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 · a letter you can send
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
Mueller Park Group Picnic is in Utah’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Blake Moore (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →
Who can change it · 3
The agency’s own record files sites here and marks every one of them day use. The draft asks whether any could open to overnight camping, and if not, why.
- The member who votes the moneyBlake D. MooreU.S. Representative · Utah’s 1st district
- Your senator, on the same appropriationJohn R. CurtisU.S. Senator · Utah
- Your senator, on the same appropriationMike LeeU.S. Senator · Utah
Read the draft, or change the wording
Asks them to put the same question to the agency in writing.
Subject Mueller Park Group Picnic has sites, and nobody may sleep in them
Dear Blake D. Moore, I’m a constituent in Utah’s 1st district. Mueller Park Group Picnic, Wasatch National Forest, Utah carries 54 records on the U.S. Forest Service’s own file, every one of them marked day use rather than overnight. I’m asking you to put one question to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: would they consider opening any of these sites to overnight camping, and if not, why not? Road trips and camping on public land are part of how this country knows itself. It’s where a lot of people meet the place they live in for the first time, and it has never been something you had to be well off, or well organised six months in advance, to do. Sent about Mueller Park Group Picnic (Wasatch National Forest, Utah) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the same question to the agency in writing.
Subject Mueller Park Group Picnic has sites, and nobody may sleep in them
Dear John R. Curtis, I’m a constituent in Utah. Mueller Park Group Picnic, Wasatch National Forest, Utah carries 54 records on the U.S. Forest Service’s own file, every one of them marked day use rather than overnight. I’m asking you to put one question to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: would they consider opening any of these sites to overnight camping, and if not, why not? Road trips and camping on public land are part of how this country knows itself. It’s where a lot of people meet the place they live in for the first time, and it has never been something you had to be well off, or well organised six months in advance, to do. Sent about Mueller Park Group Picnic (Wasatch National Forest, Utah) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the same question to the agency in writing.
Subject Mueller Park Group Picnic has sites, and nobody may sleep in them
Dear Mike Lee, I’m a constituent in Utah. Mueller Park Group Picnic, Wasatch National Forest, Utah carries 54 records on the U.S. Forest Service’s own file, every one of them marked day use rather than overnight. I’m asking you to put one question to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: would they consider opening any of these sites to overnight camping, and if not, why not? Road trips and camping on public land are part of how this country knows itself. It’s where a lot of people meet the place they live in for the first time, and it has never been something you had to be well off, or well organised six months in advance, to do. Sent about Mueller Park Group Picnic (Wasatch National Forest, Utah) via campanac.com