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Pull-thru
USFSManti-La Sal National Forest · Utah
Old Folks Flat
Overview Old Folks Flat Campground is nestled in beautiful Huntington Canyon along the Huntington Canyon National Scenic Byway on Utah Highway 31.
Sites169 reservable
Elev.8,058ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rig35 ft1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Salt Lake City2h42real 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 8,058 ft, Old Folks Flat has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 16 sites total: 9 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 35-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks.
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 · Apr
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
87%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 30
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 29.
54°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Salt Lake City
122 mi
2h42
02
Moab
151 mi
3h17
03
St. George
268 mi
5h06
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 16 SITES
Color byShow only
9 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
16
Sites
★ The standout
Site 006
OLD.
To neighbor
211 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
19
Peaks
2
Water & Access
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.