Simpson Springs Campground
Open year-round. Potable water is available March through November. Sites 1-10 are reservable through Recreation.gov; sites 11-19 are first-come, first-served. Maximum two vehicles and eight persons per site.
Heat Advisory issued July 20 at 12:16PM MDT until July 21 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
* WHAT...Hazardous temperatures in excess of 100 degrees are forecast to develop this afternoon across valley locations in northwest Utah, particularly along the northern Wasatch Front and the Great Salt Lake Desert. * WHERE...Eastern Box Elder County, Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley, and Tooele and Rush Valleys. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
About
Simpson Springs Campground is a Bureau of Land Management facility located near the historic Simpson Springs station on the Pony Express National Historic Trail. At 5,100 feet elevation on the eastern edge of Utah's West Desert, the campground provides a launching point for exploring this remote and historically significant landscape. The site was home to a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The campground offers 20 sites, many with pull-through parking on compacted gravel suitable for RVs up to 30 feet. Amenities include three accessible unisex vault restrooms, five water hydrants dispersed throughout the campground (operational March through November), fire rings at each site, and cement picnic tables. The campground is designed with accessibility in mind, featuring wheelchair-accessible water hydrants and restrooms. Popular activities include OHV riding, mountain biking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, and hunting for geodes at nearby geode beds. Wild horses roam the surrounding desert. Sites 1-10 can be reserved through Recreation.gov, while sites 11-19 remain first-come, first-served at $15 per night.
Directions
From Interstate 80, take Exit 199 (Tooele) and travel south on Highway 36 for approximately 40 miles. Near Faust, turn west onto the Pony Express Road and drive 25 miles on maintained gravel road to the campground. Alternatively, from I-80 take Exit 77 (Dugway-Rowley), drive south on State Route 196 to Dugway, continue south 10 miles on maintained dirt road to Pony Express Road, then turn west for 10 miles to the campground.
Amenities
| Water | Yes |
| Fires Allowed | Yes |
| Toilets | Yes |
| Dump Station | No |
| Wifi | No |
| Pets Allowed | — |
| Showers | No |
| Electric Hookups | — |
| Water Hookups | — |
| Sewer Hookups | — |
| Camp Store | No |
| Price | $15 |
Vehicle
| Max RV Length | 30ft |
| Max Trailer Length | 30ft |
| Big Rig Friendly | No |
| Pull Through Sites | Yes |
Contact
| Phone | +1 (801) 977-4300 |
Cell Service
| AT&T | Yes |
| Verizon | None |
| T-Mobile | None |
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