Whiting
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 5 of the next 9 nights read 15:52 UTC
- A night
- $27.45–$54.91Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 3227 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Whiting Campground is located in Maple Canyon, just 3 miles from the town of Mapleton, Utah, at an elevation of 5,400 feet. Visitors enjoy hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Keep reading
Recreation
Maple Canyon Trail, for hiking, mountain biking, dirt biking and horseback riding, begins nearby. It leads to a small network of trails with scenic mountain and canyon views.
Facilities
The campground contains group, single-family and equestrian sites. One group site can accommodate up to 100 people, the other up to 200 people. Both sites are equipped with picnic tables, grills, campfire rings and cement site pads. Single and equestrian sites have picnic tables, campfire rings and cement site pads. Equestrian sites also have hitching racks. Vault toilets are provided.
Natural Features
A dense, shady grove of maple and cottonwood trees provides pleasant shade and beautiful fall color. Summer wildflowers are plentiful. A perennial creek runs along the campground. 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
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 A fed bear is a dead bear
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
Dogs/Domestic Pets Owners must: Control dog by leash not to exceed six feet (6’) at all times Clean up all dog feces Limit two dogs per -site Do not allow dogs to threaten, or attack people/animals, interfere with people, vehicles, or property, or cause damage to vegetation or harass wildlife
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Campground Etiquette/Rules Gates open at 7am, close at 10pm Quiet Hours are 10pm-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 the day following scheduled arrival date Horses/Off-road vehicles are prohibited in the campground Horse trailers cannot be parked on-site; they must be parked in a designated area about a mile from the campground Leave No Trace -Put all trash in dumpsters, when 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 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 and facilities Max Vehicle Length includes tow vehicle
There is a 2-night minimum stay on weekends; 3-night minimum stay on holiday weekends
Trailers/Campers/RVs: Come with water tank filled. Hooking up to spigots or the power in the restrooms, even for medical devices is strictly prohibited
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 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
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
Extra Vehicle -$10 per vehicle, per day (paid on-site cash/check) Firewood -$9
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
For more info on 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 Spanish Fork Ranger District at 801-798-3571 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: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood within 10 miles of 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
- 32 · 2 group, 3 equestrian
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 45 ft
- Paved pads
- 19 of 32
- Accessible sites
- 4
- Pets
- Allowed at 30 of 32 sites
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…sites also have hitching racks. Vault toilets are provided. Natural Features A dense, shady grove…”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Creek
- Biking
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Picnicking
- Scenic drives
- Night sky · 441st darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 10 days ago, 11 km away
- Past peak
Something open on 5 of the next 5 bookable nightsread 15:52 UTC
recreation.gov lists 27 of the 32 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
OpenBookedNot reservable
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
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We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
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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) 17 single sites - $31.00 , capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle 6 double sites - $62.00 , capacity - 16 people + 2 vehicle 2 glamping sites - $119.00 , capacity - 8 peop…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $27.45–$54.91 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
recreation.gov availability, read 15:52 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
52 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 27 mapped sitesAll 52 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 27 of the 52 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. 32 of the 52 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX | unnamed record | 40 ft | $27.45–$270.10 | ||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX N | type not stated | 35 ft | $27.45–$270.10 | ||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX1 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX10 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX11 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX12 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX13 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX14 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX15 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX16 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX17 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX19 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX20 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX21 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX3 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX4 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX5 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX6 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX7 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX8 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX9 | unnamed record | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| S&P | Double | type not stated | 20 ft | $27.45–$270.10 | ||||
| S&P | Group Standard 100 | type not stated | 30 ft | yes | $27.45–$270.10 | |||
| S&P | Large Group | type not stated | 45 ft | yes | $27.45–$270.10 | |||
| S&P | Single | type not stated | $27.45–$270.10 | |||||
| WHITING | 001 | standard nonelectric | 255 ft | 34 ft | 247 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 002 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 70 ft | 24 ft | 197 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 003 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 55 ft | 29 ft | 169 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 004 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 21 ft | 172 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 005 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 24 ft | 46 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 006 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 52 ft | 66 ft | 49 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 007 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 15 ft | 77 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 008 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 56 ft | 150 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 009 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 57 ft | under 10 ft | 133 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 010 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 116 ft | 44 ft | 148 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 011 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 108 ft | 66 ft | 44 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 012 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 125 ft | 70 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 013 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 71 ft | 138 ft | 141 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 014 | standard nonelectric | 121 ft | 125 ft | 215 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 015 | standard nonelectric | 107 ft | 159 ft | 119 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 016 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 107 ft | 53 ft | 141 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 017 | standard nonelectric | 83 ft | 23 ft | 263 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 018 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 82 ft | 94 ft | 300 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 019 | standard nonelectric | 82 ft | 18 ft | 343 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 020 | standard nonelectric | 89 ft | 125 ft | 425 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 021 | standard nonelectric | 89 ft | 40 ft | 459 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | ||
| WHITING | 022 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 98 ft | 113 ft | 419 ft | $27.45–$54.91 | |
| WHITING | 023 | equestrian nonelectric | 25 ft | 98 ft | 118 ft | 322 ft | $27.45 | |
| WHITING | 024 | equestrian nonelectric | 35 ft | 103 ft | 114 ft | 189 ft | $27.45 | |
| WHITING | 025 | equestrian nonelectric | 25 ft | 103 ft | 93 ft | 86 ft | $27.45 | |
| WHITING | A | group standard nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 214 ft | 143 ft | 166 ft | $270.10 |
| WHITING | B | group standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 214 ft | 130 ft | 158 ft | $270.10 |
The agency files 20 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 52 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
CherryUinta National Forest · 3.8 mi
DiamondUinta National Forest · 6.6 miBalsam CampgroundUinta National Forest · 8.1 mi
Balsam (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT)Uinta National Forest · 8.1 mi
Rock CanyonUinta National Forest · 9.8 mi
HopeUinta National Forest · 13 miFrom I-15, take Springville exit 260. Head east 2 miles to the intersection of Main Street and 400 South. Turn right on Main Street, staying in the right lane toward Highway 89/Price. Continue 2.3 miles to Maple Street. Turn left on Maple Street/State Highway 147 for .9 miles to Main Street in Mapleton. Turn left on Main Street, then right on 400 North. Drive east on 400 North for 2.7 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 Mapleton, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 41°F, day 67°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 22°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
Whiting 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 →