USDA Forest Service · Utah
Little Rock Campground
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 8,068 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SOUTH TWO-BRIDGES (NFSR 53520) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Manti-La Sal National Forest
- Nearest town
- Ferron
- Address
- 115 W. Canyon Road, Ferron, UT, 84523
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding
About
Overview
Little Rock Campground is nestled in beautiful Huntington Canyon along the Huntington Canyon National Scenic Byway on Utah Highway 31. The canyon area has numerous lakes and streams, vibrant summer wildflowers, colorful fall foliage, and abundant wildlife. Trailheads are about a mile away in either direction and a trail passes behind the campground that can take you north towards Engineer Canyon or south to Stuart Guard Station.
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you can pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app. Download the free Recreation.gov mobile app on Android or iOS prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Recreation
Popular activities include fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, horseback ridding, rock climbing, and scenic driving. Nearby Huntington Creek is a Blue Ribbon fishery, offering high-quality fishing for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout. The 6-mile Left Fork of Huntington National Recreation Trail is nearby and open to hikers and horseback riders.
Huntington Pipeline Trail: 3.5 Miles
Left Fork of Huntington National Recreational Trail: 6 Miles
Tie Fork/Wild Cattle/Pole Canyon Trails: 7+ Miles
Horse Canyon Trails: 8+ Miles
Facilities
This campsite is a primitive campsite nestled in a shaded spruce stand that provides a graveled parking spur, picnic table, and fire ring. There is no water or vault toilet on site but potable water and flush restroom can be accessed 1/2 mile south of Little Rock Campground at Old Folks Flat Campground.
Natural Features
Little Rock Campground is nestled in beautiful Huntington Canyon along the Huntington Canyon National Scenic Byway on Utah Highway 31. The canyon area has numerous lakes and streams, vibrant summer wildflowers, colorful fall foliage, and abundant wildlife.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 14° | -4° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 15° | -8° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | 3° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 26° | 3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 36° | 17° | 73° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 48° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 56° | 44° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 54° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 47° | 30° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 33° | 16° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 29° | 4° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 15° | -5° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bridges Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 14 sites
- Old Folks Flat · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 16 sites
- Chute Group · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 2 sites
- Big Rock Group · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 2 sites
- Bear Creek Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 2 mi · 29 sites
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