Uinta National Forest
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Uinta National Forest
Address:88 W 100 North
PO Box 1428
Provo, UT 84601
Phone:801-342-5100
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r4/uinta
Size: Almost 1,000,000 acres.
Location:Central Utah. Accessible by US 40, 50, 89, and 189; UT 35. Nearby cities/towns include American Fork, Heber, Pleasant Grove, Nephi, Provo, and Spanish Fork.
Facilities:28 campgrounds, group camps, 7 picnic sites, trails, boat ramps, fishing piers (é).
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, berry picking, mountain biking, kayaking, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, snow shoeing.
Special Features:Ranges from high desert to the mountain summits of Mount Nebo (11,877 feet) and Mount Timpanogos (11,750 feet). Points of interest include Cascade Springs, large springs which cascade down in a series of limestone terraces and pools; Devil's Kitchen Geological Area, featuring eroded sandstone formations; Strawberry Reservoir, one of Utah's premier fishing reservoirs with 17,164 surface acres. Forest surrounds Timpanogos Cave National Monument (see entry in national parks section).
PO Box 1428
Provo, UT 84601
Phone:801-342-5100
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r4/uinta
Size: Almost 1,000,000 acres.
Location:Central Utah. Accessible by US 40, 50, 89, and 189; UT 35. Nearby cities/towns include American Fork, Heber, Pleasant Grove, Nephi, Provo, and Spanish Fork.
Facilities:28 campgrounds, group camps, 7 picnic sites, trails, boat ramps, fishing piers (é).
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, berry picking, mountain biking, kayaking, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, snow shoeing.
Special Features:Ranges from high desert to the mountain summits of Mount Nebo (11,877 feet) and Mount Timpanogos (11,750 feet). Points of interest include Cascade Springs, large springs which cascade down in a series of limestone terraces and pools; Devil's Kitchen Geological Area, featuring eroded sandstone formations; Strawberry Reservoir, one of Utah's premier fishing reservoirs with 17,164 surface acres. Forest surrounds Timpanogos Cave National Monument (see entry in national parks section).
See other parks in Utah.