Tanners Flat
- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $29.07–$59.02Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 4322 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
Tanners Flat Campground is located in scenic Little Cottonwood Canyon at an elevation of 7,200 feet, just 6 miles from Sandy, Utah. The canyon offers many hiking and biking opportunities. Keep reading
Recreation
Hiking and mountain biking trailheads can be found throughout the canyon. Hikers enjoy Red Pine Lake, White Pine Lake and Maybird Gulch, all beautiful hikes leading to alpine lakes. Mountain bikers enjoy the Cottonwood Creek Trail and Albion Meadows Trail. Little Cottonwood Creek offers good trout fishing and is a favorite among local fly-fishermen.
Facilities
The campground contains 31 single sites, three double sites, four overnight group sites and an amphitheater. The family and overnight group sites have picnic tables and campfire rings. The group overnight sites also have grills and serving tables. The amphitheater has benches and a presentation area, but does not have tables or a fire ring. The amphitheater is available in four hour blocks (8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm, 6pm-10pm). Flush and vault toilets are provided, as is drinking water. A volleyball court is available but campers must bring their own net and ball. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are paved.
Natural Features
The campground is set among a forest of shady pine, aspen, oak and maple trees. Vivid summer wildflowers are abundant, and autumn leaves put on quite a show. Little Cottonwood Creek runs along the edge of the campground.
Nearby Attractions
Little Cottonwood Canyon is a beautiful area known for its soaring peaks, unique geology, pristine hidden lakes and cascading streams. Numerous hiking and mountain biking trails are in the area. Rock climbing is a popular activity as well. Snowbird Resort is a few miles up-canyon, offering scenic tram rides, hiking, mountain biking, restaurants, groceries, an Alpine Slide, zip line rides, concerts and various festivals. Albion Basin, part of Alta Ski Resort just a few miles further up-canyon, hosts the Wasatch Wildflower Festival annually in late July/early August, complete with guided nature walks. Numerous hiking trails can be found in Albion Basin, including the 1.5-mile round-trip hike to Cecret Lake. 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 Store food and trash securely to avoid attracting wildlife -Failure to comply may result in fines up to $5,000, removal from your site and/or imprisonment Remember a fed bear is a dead bear
Dogs are NOT allowed (only service animals) owner may be fined $650 This is a watershed area Visitors will be fined for bringing pets or livestock into the area Wading/playing in the water is not allowed
Campground Etiquette and Rules Gates open at 7am, close at 10pm Quiet Hours are 10pm to 6am No generators after 10pm Camping is allowed only within the designated space provided. Do not go beyond the boundaries of your site Max occupancy is 8 people per single site Reserved sites will be held until 12pm on the day following your scheduled arrival date Horses/Off-road vehicles are strictly prohibited in the campground and the canyon Leave No Trace -Put all trash in dumpsters, if provided, or properly stored in your vehicle or bear box -Remove all personal property and trash when leaving -Unclean sites will be reported to the District Ranger LEO -Leaving food/trash in an unoccupied site may result in a $5,000 fine Cleaning fish, animals, or bathing where drinking water is supplied is strictly prohibited Fireworks, discharging of firearms, or other explosives in the campground is not allowed No boisterous behavior. Be courteous. Keep noise at a reasonable level No amplified music is allowed in USDA Forest Service campgrounds Max Vehicle Length includes tow vehicle
Everything else this campground posts · 12
No water available on site bring all water needed for your stay including drinking water This is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility bring trash bags
There is a 2-night minimum stay on weekends; 3-night minimum stay on holiday weekends
Trailers/Campers and RVs: Come with water tank filled. Hooking up to spigots or the power in the restrooms, even for medical devices is strictly prohibited Check site lengths carefully; most sites won't accommodate large RVs/trailers
Reservations/First Come First Served (FF) sites For reservable sites, reservations must be made at least 5 days in advance 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 camp hosts about availability Recommended arrival times vary by day. Weekends and holidays typically fill more quickly To claim an FF site, you must be present, occupy the site, and pay at that time There is no waiting list for FF sites
Extra Vehicle -$10 per vehicle, per day (paid on-site cash/check) Firewood -$9
Please understand that camping is an outdoor experience; we do not give refunds for weather or natural conditions Cancellations within 24 hours prior to arrival date will forfeit the entire use fee. Group Site Cancellations within 14 days will forfeit entire use fee No-shows, early departures, or cancellations after the arrival date are not entitled to a refund Failure to arrive at the campsite by 12pm the day after scheduled arrival and does not cancel the reservation, will forfeit site and first-night use fee
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
The amphitheater does not include tables or a fire ring. It only has benches and a presentation area
For more info on visiting Bear Country visit wildawareutah.org wildlife.utah.gov For campground Rules and Regulations visit gocamputah.com/rules
Click herefor more info about the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest For more info, call Salt Lake Ranger District at 801-733-2660 opt 3 or Utah Recreation at 385-273-1100 Visit our website gocamputah.comor Facebook facebook.com/letsgocamputah To reserve a site 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 info click here
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
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 43 · 6 tent-only, 4 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 43 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 17
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…(8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm, 6pm-10pm). Flush and vault toilets are provided, as is drinking water. A volleyball…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…and vault toilets are provided, as is drinking water. A volleyball court is available but campers must…”
- Firewood
- Sold here
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Creek, Meadow
- Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Scenic drives
- Night sky · 457th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 5
- Fall color · reported 9 days ago, 8.1 km away
- No change
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 22 of the 43 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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.
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Tell me when the season opens
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 16
What you actually pay
“Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 29 Single Sites - $33.00 , capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle 3 Double Sites - $67.00 , capacity - 16 people + 2 vehicle 2 Single Glamping Sites - $119.00 , capacity -…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $29.07–$59.02 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“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 Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
48 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 22 mapped sitesAll 48 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 43 of the 48 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 43 of the 48 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Amphitheater | AMPHAF | day use | yes | 79 ft | 238 ft | 149 ft | $59.02 | |
| Amphitheater | AMPHEV | day use | yes | 53 ft | 274 ft | 168 ft | $59.02 | |
| Amphitheater | AMPHMO | day use | yes | 53 ft | 297 ft | 170 ft | $59.02 | |
| LOWR | 001 | type not stated | 26 ft | yes | 263 ft | 232 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |
| LOWR | 002 | type not stated | 24 ft | 159 ft | 276 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 003 | type not stated | 43 ft | 102 ft | 237 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 004 | type not stated | yes | 119 ft | 184 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 005 | type not stated | 34 ft | 127 ft | 125 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 006 | type not stated | 19 ft | yes | 169 ft | 75 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |
| LOWR | 007 | type not stated | 24 ft | 192 ft | 99 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 008 | type not stated | 346 ft | 144 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |||
| LOWR | 009 | type not stated | 285 ft | 49 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |||
| LOWR | 010 | type not stated | 20 ft | yes | 330 ft | 98 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |
| LOWR | 011 | type not stated | 20 ft | 263 ft | 133 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 012 | type not stated | 36 ft | 350 ft | 103 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 013 | type not stated | 40 ft | 256 ft | 152 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 014 | type not stated | 18 ft | 86 ft | 184 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 015 | type not stated | 40 ft | 134 ft | 120 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 016 | type not stated | 18 ft | yes | 102 ft | 172 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |
| LOWR | 017 | type not stated | 33 ft | 168 ft | 98 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 018 | type not stated | yes | 182 ft | 112 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| LOWR | 019 | type not stated | 42 ft | yes | 294 ft | 44 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | |
| MANAGEMENT SITES | 020 HOST | host pad | 20 ft | 508 ft | 279 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | 022 HOST | host pad | 20 ft | 571 ft | 178 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||
| S&P | Double S&P | type not stated | yes | $29.07–$214.94 | ||||
| S&P | Group Small, S&P | type not stated | yes | $29.07–$214.94 | ||||
| S&P | Large Group, S&P | type not stated | yes | $29.07–$214.94 | ||||
| S&P | Single S&P | type not stated | 26 ft | yes | $29.07–$214.94 | |||
| S&P | Yurt, S&P | type not stated | 18 ft | $29.07–$214.94 | ||||
| UPPR | 021 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 179 ft | 622 ft | 197 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | |
| UPPR | 023 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 86 ft | 92 ft | 195 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | |
| UPPR | 024 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | yes | 86 ft | 73 ft | 220 ft | $29.07–$59.02 |
| UPPR | 025 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 98 ft | 82 ft | 95 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | |
| UPPR | 026 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 126 ft | 234 ft | 108 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | |
| UPPR | 027 | standard nonelectric | 77 ft | 271 ft | 156 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 028 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 159 ft | 103 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 029 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 141 ft | 57 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 030 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 146 ft | under 10 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 031 | tent only nonelectric | yes | 152 ft | 243 ft | 77 ft | $59.02 | |
| UPPR | 032 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 208 ft | 284 ft | $59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 033 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 142 ft | 294 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 034 | standard nonelectric | 74 ft | 161 ft | 366 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 035 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 234 ft | 405 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | 036 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 263 ft | 406 ft | $29.07–$59.02 | ||
| UPPR | GPA | group tent only area nonelectric | yes | 77 ft | 338 ft | 99 ft | $127.73–$214.94 | |
| UPPR | GPB | group tent only area nonelectric | yes | 112 ft | 300 ft | 145 ft | $127.73–$214.94 | |
| UPPR | GPC | group tent only area nonelectric | yes | 147 ft | 447 ft | 61 ft | $127.73–$214.94 | |
| UPPR | GPD | group tent only area nonelectric | yes | 77 ft | 341 ft | 208 ft | $127.73–$214.94 |
The agency files 5 more records here that aren’t sites for the night: 3 it files as day use and 2 it names a host pad. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 48 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Albion BasinWasatch National Forest · 4.6 mi
Spruces - Big CottonwoodWasatch National Forest · 5.7 mi
Jordan PinesWasatch National Forest · 5.7 miSpruces CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 5.8 mi
Granite Flat (Utah)Uinta National Forest · 6.3 mi
Redman CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 6.4 miFrom I-215, take the 6200 South exit and travel a mile east to Wasatch Blvd. Take Wasatch Blvd 3 miles south to junction with Little Cottonwood Canyon/Highway 210. Take a left at the junction and travel up Little Cottonwood Canyon for 4.1 miles 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 Alta, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 31°F, day 59°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 15°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
Tanners Flat is in Utah’s 3rd congressional district. Its representative, Mike Kennedy (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →