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Recreation

Trails webpages and information will not be available until May 2025. Thank you for your patience while we work through getting the most updated, accurate information for you during this time.

Do you love the outdoors?  You can always find something fun to do on the Manti-La Sal National Forest! Search by regions of our forest, or recreation opportunities of interest!

Know before you go by reading some of the Rules for Camping and Traveling on the Manti-La Sal National Forest. 

Dispersed Camping

For many people dispersed camping is a way to enjoy the solitude and primitive experience of camping away from developed campgrounds and other campers. Dispersed camping is the term used for camping anywhere in the National Forest away from a designated campground. Dispersed camping means no services; such as trash removal, and no facilities; such as tables and fire pits, are provided.

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Black Dragon Trailhead
Site Open
Hiking
The Black Dragon Trailhead marks the entrance to the Black Dragon Trail which is 1.8 miles long.  This trail provides a connection between the Ferron Canyon Picnic Area, which is adjacent to Forest…

Blue Lake - Ferron
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Small 7.7 acre Lake located 1.9 miles off Skyline Drive.  The Department of Wildlife Resources of Utah (DWR) stocks this lake with Tiger Trout.

Blue Lake - La Sals
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Small 2 acre lake located on the Forest Boundary 62 yards off Blue Lake Road #242.  The Department of Wildlife Resources of Utah (DWR) stocks this reservoir with Rainbow Trout.

Boulger Reservoir Fishing Site
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Boulger Reservoir Fishing Site is next to a 5.2 acre reservoir located by Flat Canyon Campground. The Department of Wildlife Resources of Utah (DWR) stocks this reservoir with Rainbow Trout.

Bridges Campground
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
This is located in beautiful Huntington Canyon, along the Huntington Canyon National Scenic Byway on Utah Highway 31. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 8,700 feet. Many recreational…

Buckboard Campground
Hiking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Outdoor Science and Learning Picnicking
The campground offers several single-family sites, as well as two group sites than can each accommodate up to 50 guests. Firewood may be collected in and around the campground. Forest Road 105 to the…

Buckeye Recreation Area
Picnicking
Buckeye Recreation Area sits at an elevation of 7600 ft on the east side of the La Sal Mountains surrounded by ponderosa pine trees. It is most easily accessible from the town of Paradox, CO and is…

Buckeye Reservoir
Site Open
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Picnicking
Buckeye Reservoir is a 109 acre reservoir located on the east side of the La Sal Mountains in Colorado and is situated in a valley of mature Ponderosa Pines at 7,600 feet. It is a favorite…

Bull Canyon Overlook Interpretive Site
Site Open
Outdoor Science and Learning
Bull Canyon is a dinosaur track site and scenic overlook of beautiful Bull Canyon and Fisher Mesa. There is a short gravel trail to therapod dinosaur tracks that are dated to the Jurassic period…
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