Upper Narrows

Overview

Upper Narrows Campground is located southwest of Grantsville, Utah, in South Willow Canyon at an elevation of 6,400 feet. Visitors enjoy exploring local trails.

Recreation

The multi-use Stansbury Front and Medina Flat Trails begin nearby, offering access to the rugged Deseret Peak Wilderness. Willow Creek offers rainbow and brown trout fishing.

Facilities

This primitive campground is dispersed over a mile-long stretch of road. One walk-to group site, ideal for family reunions or church groups, is available for up to 50 people. A footbridge must be crossed to access the site from the parking area. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets. Roads and parking spurs are dirt. 

Natural Features

The remote desert canyon is forested with oak, maple, and juniper trees, which offer partial shade. Willow Creek runs alongside the site.

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 1 camp site:

  • Fire pit: all 1 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 1 sites
  • Group sites: all 1 sites
  • Largest party: 50 people
  • Equipment: Tent

Fees

Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 1 Group Site - $125.00, capacity - 50 people + 5 vehicles 6 Single Sites (FCFS) - $22.00, capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle Extra Vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle (paid on-site cash/check) Firewood - $9.00 (located at Boy Scout Campground - paid on-site cash/check)

Directions

From Salt Lake City, head west on I-80 for 36 miles. Take the Stansbury-Tooele/Route 35 exit and travel south 3 miles to Route 138 West. Continue for 10 miles to Grantsville. Go through Grantsville to Cooley Street and turn south; go 5 miles to the South Willow Canyon turnoff. Boy Scout Campground is located 3 miles from the forest boundary.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Maria H
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Reviewed 2 months ago
The campsite was clean, spacious, and well-maintained. It featured four large picnic tables and several benches surrounding the fire pit, making it perfect for larger groups. One of the benches around the fire pit was broken, but that was not an issue since we brought our own camping chairs. The site was beautiful, peaceful, and surrounded by plenty of trees, creating a relaxing atmosphere. The camp host was very friendly and stopped by every day to clean the restroom and restock the toilet paper, which was greatly appreciated. Overall, this is an excellent campsite for a large group, and I will definitely be coming back.
Matthew S
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Reviewed 4 months ago
The location for the campsite is lovely right on the stream with several nice tables and firepit. However, there are a number of issues, first of which is to get to the other campsites you need to walk through the main group site. Second and most importantly, the outhouse was absolutely disgusting beyond belief. It looked like it has never been cleaned ever and smelled like it had never been pumped out (emptied). I have stayed in at least 25 other campsites with pit toilets and never had an issue before. The site in general did not look terribly well maintained as it was fairly overgrown in general and what had been part of the site had logs placed there reducing the amount of tent space we could actually use.
Jessica A
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Reviewed a year ago
The campsite itself is a beautiful spot! There’s a fun swing that goes over the little river for the kids and a bunch of logs for them to play on. Only three car spots to park, which can get taken by other people who are climbing/playing by the river, so be prepared to ask them to move if you need all three. Please remember to pack out your own trash at the site as there are no trash bins and the site was littered in trash when we got there. Only leaving three stars due to the state of the campsite (private feedback to the local manager), otherwise this would be a 5-star campsite.
Curtis P
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Reviewed 3 years ago
Great campsite! This is perfect for smaller church activities or family reunions.
Cheree L
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Reviewed 4 years ago
This campground is a hidden gem. It’s HUGE! There is a great big group area with many picnic tables, two fire pits, and about four tent spots. Then, you walk down the path, and there are about eight more tent spots, two with their own tables and fire pits. It looked like the fire pits were brand-new! The campground is in a protected canyon, so we didn’t have any issues with wind. It’s nice and shady and the creek is running right along the side, which also helps to keep it cool. There is a fun rope swing that our kids enjoyed. There are two pit toilets, labeled one for men and one for women. You have to bring all your own water, but you are not very far from Grantsville if you need to go get something. The directions on this website were not great. Go through Grantsville and turn south on West Street. Take that street all the way up to South Willow Canyon. (There is a North Willow Canyon that you will pass on your way. Don’t turn there! ) Turn west and drive 15 minutes up the canyon. You will pass the Boy Scout campground , the ranger house, the lower Narrows, and then the upper Narrows campground will be on your left. There is a natural climbing wall right after the camp, with at least 10 different routes up the face. This would be a really fun place for a group of climbers to camp. We took families with many children and had a great time. It’s only an hour drive from Salt Lake.
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May 8, 2027 – Sep 27, 2027

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