Environment

Delayed opening dates for Uintas camping locations

Kevin Cody
Apr 5, 2023

Wolf Creek campground bathroom. Photo: Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service.

PARK CITY, Utah — According to a study by Adventures on the Rock, Utah is the seventh most popular state for camping. From the multiple national parks to many areas of open land, there is a lot to choose from. While that remains true, many of those areas are likely to see opening dates for this year’s camping season delayed.

The U.S. Forest Service announced yesterday that multiple campsites and day-use areas in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest east of Kamas could have delayed openings by at least two weeks. This doesn’t come as a surprise as the record snowpack continues to climb. Multiple areas simply have too much snow that will make access impossible.

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By: Kevin Cody

Contact: kevin@townlift.com

Like many transplants to Utah, Kevin started his journey to Park City as a ski instructor in 2014 and fell in love with the mountains enough to stay. A skier since the age of 2 and a half, he still gets excited about carving turns down the slopes and hopping into the powder on snow days. Kevin's passion for storytelling and photography led him to a second bachelor's degree focused on communications and fine art photography from the University of Utah. Paired with his first undergrad in ecology from Oklahoma State University, Kevin particularly enjoys writing environmental and nature stories. In his spare time, you can usually find him in his jeep looking for wildlife and landscapes to photograph.

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