Price Canyon Recreation Area
Price Canyon Recreation Area offers visitors a chance to enjoy cooler temperatures and the shade of large ponderosa pine trees during the summer. The recreation area is located on a ridge high above Price Canyon.
The north campground loop access two group sites and the south loop has twelve individual sites. Both loops have vault toilets, and all campsites have picnic tables, fire rings, and flat areas for tents. Many are shaded by ponderosa pines.
Need to Know
With narrow and steep roads, tight turns, and switchbacks, long vehicle lengths are not recommended. Total vehicle length should generally not exceed 40 feet (truck with a short trailer).
Due to the high elevation, the road up to Price Canyon Recreation Area is inaccessible in winter and early spring and gated. Recreationists are welcome to hike, ski, or snowshoe up from Highway 6.
Natural Features
Situated at an elevation of 7,500 feet, the recreation area is forested with ponderosa pines and shrubs. The 2021 Bear Fire burned most of the bristlecone pines in the forest, but the ridge still offers scenic views and some portions of the forest are intact.
Recreation
The Bristlecone Ridge trail (3.1 miles starting in the north campground loop) allows visitors to hike through the burned bristlecone forest. Post-fire, these open grasslands fill with wildflowers in the summer months. There are two bouldering areas on the way up to the campground, and day use areas at each campground.
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
Price Canyon Recreation Area is located 15 miles north of Price and 43 miles south of Spanish Fork via US-6. The turnoff is on the west side of the road at mile 224.4.
Available Campsites
- Site Site 11, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 7, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 10, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 2, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 8, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group site 2, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 3, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 12, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 1, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 9, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 4, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 5, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group site 1, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site Site 6, Loop Price Canyon Recreation Area, Type Standard Nonelectric
