Photo: Silver Lake forest, Big Cottonwood Canyon via Wikimedia Commons — see the file page for the author and licence.
8,300 ftELEVATION
June-SeptSEASON
ReservableBOOKING
Conditions Right Now
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Nights run cold up here - pack warm layers even in July.
Why Camp Here
Redman is the highest of the Big Cottonwood campgrounds and the last one before the road ends at Brighton, so it works as a trailhead camp more than a base for driving around. Lake Mary, Martha, and Catherine start about a mile away, which makes an alpine lake chain something you walk to instead of drive to. At 8,300 feet the usable window is roughly June into September. Sites go through recreation.gov, not first come.
Tip: Walk to Silver Lake boardwalk for moose at dusk.
Around Camp
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Out the tent door: Silver Lake Boardwalk (Hike, 1 mi) · Lake Mary, Martha & Catherine (Hike, 1 mi) · Cecret Lake (Hike, 3 mi) · Donut Falls (Hike, 3 mi)
Quick Answers
- Do I need a reservation at Redman Campground?
- Reservable via recreation.gov.
- What elevation is Redman Campground?
- 8300 feet. Season: June-Sept. Nights run cold up here - pack warm layers even in July.
- Why camp at Redman Campground?
- Because the trailheads are the point. From Redman you walk to Brighton's lake basin without moving the car, and Donut Falls is a few minutes down the canyon for a short morning. The tradeoff is a season that does not open until the snow leaves, which at 8,300 feet takes a while.