Best Car Camping - Uintas

[jmerkley9]

Hello Friends,

I'm new to this site and I'm looking for a "quality spot" for some car camping. Originally from Utah, I am currently living in L.A and will be be back for vacation in a few weeks. I am trying to organize a kid friendly family/friends camp out...but want it as primitive as I can get away with.

I generally feel that car camping is cheating and highly prefer back packing, but there will be toddlers and babies to consider. Hence, I am at a loss of good areas away from crowds that have the magic and enchantment of backpacking.

I need to recharge my batteries and would like something out of the heat, with minimal/no crowds with access to fishing nearby. We plan to do some day hiking, so anything that would have some scenic day hiking nearby would be great.

I estimate approximately 5-7 tents spaces needed.

Any recommendations would be great!

Thanks!

 

[Jeff Hilton]

I would go north slope. Drive to mountain view wyoming then go south. It dosnt matter where its all awsome and if your in a car you can get away from people and still get there. Be awere the the archery hunt starts next weekend. But up there you won't have much of a problem.

 

[Melissa]

We liked the Spirit Lake campground when we were looking for something not too crowded but still easy to get to. The campground has some good views of Spirit Lake, and the hike to nearby Tamarack Lake wasn't too hard.

Here's the old thread where people recommended Spirit Lake to me:

http://backcountrypost.com/forum/threads/sawtooth-or-uintas-recommends-requested.2298/#post-26641