Monticello Recreation Region
The Monticello Recreation Area is home to the Dark Canyon Wilderness, Bears Ears National Monument and Abajo Mountains. With availability of a wide range of camping sites and hiking opportunities in the beautiful wilderness of southeast Utah . Places named "Deadman Point, " Babylon Pasture," or Chippean Rocks" which are all part of the early West of the white man, the imagination can go wild over pictographs, petroglyphs, cliff dwellings, arrowheads and pottery left by Puebloans and others who came before.
Recreation Sites
Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area
Site Open
The Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area is located in southeastern Utah west of Monticello, south of Canyonlands National Park and north of Blanding, Utah. The area extends from the east Forest…
Abajo Loop State Scenic Backway
Site Open
The Abajo Loop leads from the desert floor and red rock canyons to steep mountains over 11,000 feet high, with overlooks and panoramic views. The backway travels Forest Road 105 west from…
Big Notch Trailhead
Site Open
The Big Notch Trailhead marks the starting point for the Dark Canyon East Trail, a 4.8 mile trail that takes you through a rugged canyon on the east side of the Dark Canyon Wilderness and connects to…
Buckboard Campground
The campground offers several single-family sites, as well as two group sites than can each accommodate up to 50 guests. Firewood may be collected in and around the campground. Forest Road 105 to the…
Dalton Springs Campground
There are sixteen first come/ first serve campsites in an aspen and gambel oak grove at 8200 ft elevation. There are multiple trails and roads nearby offering recreation opportunities for biking,…
Dark Canyon Wilderness
The United States Congress designated the Dark Canyon Wilderness in 1984. Great stone arches, old-growth ponderosa pine, aspen groves, meadows, hanging gardens and high country deserts are found at…
Dark Canyon Wilderness Loop
Site Open
Dark Canyon Wilderness is noted for its diversity including beautiful forest and desert scenery and rich biological, geological and archeological resources. Dark Canyon Wilderness can be seen through…
Devils Canyon Campground
Devils Canyon Campground is located just 13 miles south of Monticello, Utah at an elevation of 7,400 feet. Ponderosa pines, pinyon pines, and junipers cover the area offering limited shade. Summer…
Foy Lake Fishing/Camping Site
Site Open
The Foy Lake Fishing and Camping Site is located next to Foy Lake, a 4.2 acre lake located about 1.0 miles off FH 49 Loop/Harts Draw down Spring Lake Road #100. The Department of Wildlife Resources…
Maverick Point Overlook
Site Open
For a description of this site, please contact the Monticello Ranger District: 435-636-3340.