Blue Spruce Campground

State: Utah

Address 1: North of Escalante

Open: Seasonal

Number of Sites: 6

Elevation: 7871

County: Garfield

Free: No

Blue Spruce Campground is a small campground adjacent to Pine Creek in a blue spruce forest. It offers pleasant temperatures and shade throughout the summer. It is close to several trails open to hiking, horseback riding, and mountian biking. It is also close to the Box-Death Hollow Wilderness area in which only hiking is allowed

Fees: $8.00 per night, $4.00 per extra vehicle (as of May 2011) First come first served.

Usage: Light-Medium

Closest Towns: Escalante, Utah

Water: Water is available at the campground between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Restroom: Vault toilets are available at the campground.

Directions: From Escalante, turn north on the Hells Backbone Road. At 0.7 miles the road will fork, stay right. After 3.5 miles the road will turn to dirt and is now called Forest Road 153 (FR 153). At 13.6 miles the road will fork, turn right following the sign to “Hells Backbone Bridge” (FR 153). At 18 miles turn left on FR 145 to Blue Spruce Campground.