Mt. Timpanogos

Overview

Mt. Timpanogos Campground is located along the beautiful Alpine Loop Scenic Byway in the Wasatch Mountains. The Mount Timpanogos Wilderness Area is adjacent. Visitors enjoy hiking the Aspen Grove Trail to the summit of Mount Timpanogos.

Recreation

Hiking is very popular in the area and several trails begin nearby, including the 14-mile roundtrip Aspen Grove Trail, which begins across the road from the campground and climbs to the summit of rugged Mount Timpanogos.

The campground sits along the 20-mile paved Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. It passes through alpine canyons, mountain meadows, aspen groves and pine forests, offering breathtaking views of the Wasatch Range.

Facilities

The campground contains several family campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings. Flush toilets are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved. 

Natural Features

The campground is situated in a dense, shady forest of aspen, maple, and pine trees at an elevation of 7,600 feet. Through the trees, visitors are awarded gorgeous views of the surrounding peaks. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant and autumn leaves put on quite a show.

Nearby Attractions

Cascade Springs, Deer Creek Reservoir, Tibble Fork Reservoir and the Timpanogos Cave National Monument are just a few of the surrounding attractions.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.

Charges & Cancellations

Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees

  • Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation.
  • Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
  • You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.

Late Cancellations

  • Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival.
  • Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply.
  • Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
  • Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
  • Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge.

No-Shows

  • Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date.
  • If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees.

Refunds

  • Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure.
  • Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location.
  • Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card.
  • Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy.
  • Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure.

Recreation.gov Billing Information

  • Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777."

Changes to Policies and Procedures

  • Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July 2018.

Camp site features

Across 27 camp sites:

  • Fire pit: all 27 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 27 sites
  • Longest RV: 20 ft
  • Largest party: 8 people
  • Equipment: RV, Tent, Trailer

Fees

27 single sites -$31.00, capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle Picnicking (Day Use) in a campground site - $15.00 Extra vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle, per day

Directions

From I-15, take exit 272 for 800 north toward Orem and proceed east on Highway 52 to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Go east on Highway 189 for 7 miles to the Sundance Resort turnoff. Take Highway 92 for 6 miles. Campground will be on your right, past Sundance Resort and Aspen Grove Recreation Area.

Stay Limit

Check in from 3 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

104 reviews
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Emily F
Loop:Timp
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
This is a very pretty and convenient location, and I do want to share a few notes. * We learned the port-a-potties are there at least in part due to the low water table causing low-pressure flushing issues. * The potable water spigots are typically off during the week and turned on for the weekend. * There are not bear lockers for your food, you just keep your food/coolers in your vehicle. * We had multiple sites: Even though site 24 is a pull-through RV, you do need to be careful because the trees are low and the roads are narrow. It is on a hill and feels smaller than the pictures look. *Site 23 says it fits up to two small tents. That is the TRUTH! There is a small tent pad between trees UP a hill. There's another small tent pad near the picnic table, up and ON a small incline. Maybe a 2-man tent would be ok here, but our 4-man tent started rolling down the incline in the night! This site is on a hill and feels smaller than the pictures look. *Site 21 has two decent sized tent pads. We had two 6-man tents on it. This is a pretty site and feels more spacious than 23 and 24. *Site 8 was fantastic with a creek close by, and if we were to stay here again we'd choose this site/loop over the others. There was plenty of pace, it was less busy, and it was more flat. We had two 6-man tents here. The camp host was great and the campground was well cared for. We didn't love that we had to pay for Saturday night when we weren't staying that night, yet we were stayed Thursday and Friday nights. We also didn't love that we had to pay for extra cars, especially when we already had to pay that extra night. Plus, the cars fit in our driveways and weren't inconveniencing anyone.
Margaret G
Loop:Timp
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
Camp hosts are excellent! Site is excellent. I’ve never seen cleaner outdoor toilets. The only downside was lots of people driving through who weren’t camping & lots of professional photographers & their clients coming to the meadow around sunset & doing their thing. Just when one wants to settle in Quietly, it’s not very quiet. Also, the noisy dirt bikes and trucks were going nearby well past 10pm, on dirt road outside of camp.
Andrew P
Loop:Timp
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
The campgrounds need some TLC and maintenance is happening, there are signs of freshly repaired amenities. I would appreciate if the description were a bit more clear that the water is not working, I only discovered that after reading recent reviews. The site is beautiful. The sites we stayed in were 24 and 26. Barely room for a tent, and at 24 only a small tent will fit and it's really slanted. Sites are close together. Trees make it feel private. It's close to many nice things. Firewood is nine bucks for five logs so bring your own if you can. Camp host Sarah was wonderful and attentive. Even on hot days the altitude and shade made it very comfortable in camp. The porta potties are cleaned before every weekend so they were in good shape. It was very dark at night which meant we need our own lanterns but it helped with sleeping.
Mary G
Loop:Timp
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
Sara , the Campground Host , is over the top professional, personable, conscientious, and a hard worker. She made the stay enjoyable, even notwithstanding the second year of no water and potatoes!
Kevin M
Loop:Timp
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
Camp host was very nice.
Jason L
Loop:Timp
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
We stayed for about four nights and it was great. Plenty of room for two people depending on your site you might have to bring your own type of grill to go over the fire pit if you like to cook over the fire. For those wondering there is service and I had full bars and pretty fast internet from my cellular data. You do have a couple of places to hang out, we went up to the Stewart Falls hiking trail, we drove up the mountain to tibble fork reservoir which was very busy so get there early, and even spend some time down in the resort. You can't beat a nice thunderstorm nap. Overall had an amazing time and the host was truly wonderful to us. She was very informative as well as caring. We will definitely camp there again. One more thing, this was a amazing surprise to me but there is a restaurant at the top of the mountain that you have to take a ski lift from Sundance resort or you can even hike up to it. 100% worth going. Bring sunscreen.
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May 30, 2027 – Jun 5, 2027

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