Maple Bench Campground

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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Campground · USDA Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Fees: Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 10 single sites - $29.00 , capacity 8 people + 1 vehicle Day Use in a campground site - $15.00 Extra vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle (paid on-site cash/check) Firewood - $9.00 Status: closed Reservations: For information, regulations, and current conditions click here to go to www.recreation.gov. Overview Maple Bench is a small, quiet and peaceful campground. It is perched on a dramatic camp overlooking the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, at an elevation of 5,800 feet. Tents and very small campers work best at this campground. Recreation Rainbow and brook trout fishing are popular in the creek below the campground. Canoeing, floating and kayaking are enjoyed on the calm waters of Maple Lake only a half mile from the campground. Red Lake trail leaves from the upper camping areas by the lake. Facilities 10 rustic camp sites are available with picnic and serving tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault restroom facilities are available. Natural Features White fir, Pinyon Pine and Gambel Oak grow in an open forest that provides shade and shelter for sites. The campgrounds unusual position isn't apparent when you first drive in to place. However an abrupt edge drops-off into the… Getting there: From I-15 take the Payson exit 250. Go South on Main Street to 100 North (1st traffic light) take a left at this light. Continue East to 600 East then take a right in front of Peteetneet Academy. Go South on 600 East for 3.5 miles to the mouth of Payson Canyon. Maple Bench Campground is approximately 1.5 miles from the mouth of the canyon on the right hand side of the road. Rules: Powerboats are prohibited. Phone: 385-273-1100 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10048006 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: Utah Recreation Company, Alexa Anderson