Photo: Bigtooth maple autumn color, Little Cottonwood Canyon via Wikimedia Commons — see the file page for the author and licence.
7,200 ftELEVATION
May-OctSEASON
ReservableBOOKING
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Why Camp Here
Tanners Flat is where Little Cottonwood does group camping, with seven accessible group sites laid out with grills and serving tables alongside the regular single and double family sites. Roads and parking spurs are paved, a host lives on site and sells firewood, and there is potable water, but no electric or water hookups anywhere. Sitting at 7,200 feet in the Salt Lake City watershed, it carries the strict pet ban: no dogs, cats, or horses, even inside a closed vehicle.
Tip: Climbers' base camp. Watch for moose in the willows.
Around Camp
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Out the tent door: Lake Blanche (Hike, 4 mi) · Cecret Lake (Hike, 5 mi) · Donut Falls (Hike, 5 mi) · Bells Canyon Waterfall (Hike, 6 mi)
Quick Answers
- Do I need a reservation at Tanners Flat Campground?
- Reservable via recreation.gov.
- What elevation is Tanners Flat Campground?
- 7200 feet. Season: May-Oct.
- Why camp at Tanners Flat Campground?
- Because it puts you at the base of the granite. The canyon's climbing crags line the road below camp, and the Bells Canyon and Lake Blanche approaches are a short drive away. Vault toilets and no hookups keep it simple, and off-road vehicle use is not allowed anywhere in the campground.