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Pull-thru
USFSManti-La Sal National Forest · Utah
Flat Canyon
Overview Flat Canyon Campground is located high on the Wasatch Plateau, at an elevation of 8,800 feet.
Sites1511 reservable
Elev.8,894ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig35 ft1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Salt Lake City2h17real 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 8,894 ft, Flat Canyon has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 14°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 15 sites total: 11 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, and the longest takes a 35-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on cool nights and reservability. 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 · Sep
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
83%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 9
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 27.
54°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Salt Lake City
108 mi
2h17
02
Moab
153 mi
3h33
03
St. George
254 mi
4h41
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 15 SITES
Color byShow only
12 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
15
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
FLAT.
To neighbor
191 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
8
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.6 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.