Highway 279 / Shafer Basin / Long Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern

4 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

4Campgrounds

2With first-come sites

$20A night at all 2 priced

4Sites, from 1

3,960–3,980 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 4 of these 4 campgrounds

Where they are

4 of 4 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 4

4 campgrounds

Reservable

Gold Bar Group Sites

Highway 279 / Shafer Basin / Long Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern · UT

4 sites2 pull-through sites4 group sitesrigs to 50 ft3,970 fttoilets

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

J.C. Park Recreation SiteHighway 279 / Shafer Basin / Long Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern · UT3,960 ft Jaycee Park CampgroundHighway 279 / Shafer Basin / Long Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern · UTfrom $20 · 3,960 ftFirst-come William's Bottom CampgroundHighway 279 / Shafer Basin / Long Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern · UTfrom $20 · 3,980 ftFirst-come

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Highway 279 / Shafer Basin / Long Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Mike Kennedy (R)UT 3rd · 4 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly