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Pull-thru
USFSUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah
Albion Basin
Overview Albion Basin Campground, just 15 miles from Sandy, Utah, is set among shady white pines and aspens in its beautiful namesake basin in Little Cottonwood Canyon at an elevation of 9,500 feet.
Sites3424 reservable
Elev.9,482ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig25 ft
Electricnonesites
From Salt Lake City0h58real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 9,482 ft, Albion Basin has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 34 sites total: 24 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 35 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on cool nights and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 16
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 17.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Salt Lake City
30 mi
0h58
02
Moab
237 mi
5h00
03
St. George
305 mi
5h28
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 34 SITES
Color byShow only
18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
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Prime
34
Sites
★ The standout
Site 002
ALBI.
To neighbor
184 ft
Max rig
25 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
576
Peaks
35
Viewpoints
7
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.