Tanners Flat Campground, Sandy, UT

Tanners Flat Campground is located in the Salt Lake Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (just 17 min east of Sandy, UT) with an elevation of 7,214 feet. There are a total of 41 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid September. 32 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 9 and 80 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $27.60 to $202.99. Some amenities include flush toilets. Activities include biking, fishing, hiking trails.

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(385) 273-1100 (Information)
(435) 649-3805 (Reservations)
$27 - $202

Campsite Reviews (65)

4.2 out of 5

5 star		52%
4 star		25%
3 star		11%
2 star		6%
1 star		5%

@EricD4044ADBCE · Camped on Aug 30, 2024 at Campsite #23

Tent pad is about 15 yards from parking spot and fire pit is another 10 or so past that. Little Cottonwood Creek is close by drowning out most campground noise and a very small creek is just a few feet north of the tent pad. It was a great camp site!

@clintonp597C2E · Camped on Aug 25, 2024 at Campsite #34

I enjoyed my stay greatly. The bathrooms were clean during my stay, having potable water and a flush toilet may not seem like a luxury item, until you camp with none of the above. The on-site shower house and laundry facilities were managed well during my stay. My fellow campers were patient with each other during peak usage times. The $5.00 shower usage fee was fair to me and the hot water never ran out!

@JaimeG4173230 · Camped on Aug 20, 2024 at Campsite #21

The campground was lovely and the host, Lee, was really wonderful. I was at the end of 3 weeks of travelling and camping alone and he was really friendly, welcoming and helpful.

@IanW4277699 · Camped on Aug 12, 2024 at Campsite #21

The site is not suitable for trailers. This was not clear from website. Sites are small and hard to back into for anything but a micro trailer. Roads are narrow with tight curves and big rocks beside road. WE tried to cancel a 4-day stay after arriving but had no lock doing so

@RaheelAD76E490 · Camped on Aug 8, 2024 at Campsite #28

Toilets were broken.

@AnetECACA1CCD4 · Camped on Jul 31, 2024 at Campsite #29

It's in a great location, close to the city, and mostly shaded. There were some bugs, but not too many in August. We booked site #29, which shares river access with site #30 and is a bit of a walk from the parking area, so keep that in mind. Next time, we'll go with site #28.

@JaronB905B9EAA · Camped on Jul 25, 2024 at Campsite #31

Water is still not working. Toilets are honey buckets. It's been 3 years since the avalanche. Seems like a lot to pay for a picnic table and a fire pit.

@KentEFF0CB866C · Camped on Jul 4, 2024 at Campsite #30

Really enjoyed this campsite. The campsite (30) is large and very secluded from other sites. There are 2 separate places for tents and separate areas where a fire can be built and a picnic table also with a fire pit.

@BJB9442273 · Camped on Jun 26, 2024 at Campsite #GPD

No running water for drinking or for bathrooms. The portable toilets were basically filled to the brim with sewage. There were not any camp attendants. Aside from the above the site was great for a large group.

@KatelynM40B7CB · Camped on Jun 13, 2024 at Campsite #27

Beautiful site! Only issue is that the tent site isnt very big and our 16x8 ozark tent was too large but we made it work the best we could. This site connects to a small stream that meets up with the large river that runs through the canyon. This was a peaceful beautiful spot. No firewood in the area so bring plenty of your own.

@CraigH8329221 · Camped on Jun 10, 2024 at Campsite #27

I did not have a very good experience. Half of the campground was closed due to avalanche damage. I think it happened 2 winters ago (2022/2023). Damage still has not been fixed. Bathrooms were closed. Had porta-potties in their place. All the water was shut off so I had to bring my own.

@KittyM3820528 · Camped on May 31, 2024 at Campsite #27

Site was wonderful. Camp host was MIA for our entire trip- we tried to buy firewood from them but was unable to locate any firewood, we ended up driving back to the city to buy some. Plan to bring your own firewood.

@ChrisC9047590 · Camped on Aug 27, 2023 at Campsite #24

Very pretty camping near the city. An avalanche had caused damage so the bathrooms were closed. Porta-potties were OK. Overall, we had a great time.

@TylerK8010617 · Camped on Aug 10, 2023 at Campsite #23

Great camp site with access to the river. The location of the tent pad was ideal as it was a bit away from the water, so it wasn't too loud. The fire pit was a bit deep into the ground (about 18" in part of the pit), and that made keeping the fire going a bit tricky. We saw a raccoon in our camp as the sun was setting so we made sure to put all food and garbage into the car at night. Overall a great campsite.

@MarcellaMBDAA1 · Camped on Aug 2, 2023 at Campsite #21

Thank you for the E-mail reminder of my reservation, It rained almost the whole time I was there still fun ... I would like to see running water and the bathroom up and going next time I go .

@JONATHANF46559 · Camped on Jul 21, 2023 at Campsite #26

The was a water outage so portable toilets were set up. They smelled very bad by morning. The people in the campsite next to us were being unsafe with their campfire (too large, and they were holding branches over the fire until the branches lit up), and yelled and swore at each other all the way up until 1 or 2 AM. Also, in our site (26) there were no obvious places to put our tent. One open area was not flat, another open area was a bit too close to the campfire for our liking and was covered with lots of small branches (which we ended up removing), and then there was a third area down the trail between our site and another site which was not marked, making it unclear whether the pad belonged to us or the other campers. Those other campers (not the loud ones who I mentioned earlier) ended up walking over to our site to ask us that very question and we said it was okay with us if they just used it. Overall the experience definitely could have been better. It was beautiful though.

@ElyshaN7139676 · Camped on Sep 10, 2022 at Campsite #GPC

It was a good experience. Lots of room and bathrooms. Was not bothered by anyone.

@AcaciaD1661619 · Camped on Sep 1, 2022 at Campsite #29

Beautiful setting - campsites are tucked in and around the rushing creek. Signs caution against entering the water. Facilities seem like they have aged out and are in disrepair. Perhaps its a temporary measure, but portaloos are stacked in front of locked bathrooms. No drinking water access.

@DariaN3296070 · Camped on Aug 20, 2022 at Campsite #14

Tanners Flat is located in a fantastic area within a beautiful canyon (Little Cottonwood), but many / most of the campsites are situated in such dense trees that it's difficult to get much of a view of the surroundings. On the positive side, there's a fair amount of room between camp sites, so it's pretty quiet and private. On the not-so-positive side, it seems as though all the bathrooms have been out of commission for sometime, so campers currently only have access to portal potties without sinks. Overall, the primary campsite in Big Cottonwood (Spruces) is easily preferable, but this is still a nice place to stay.

@ChadW9135696 · Camped on Aug 8, 2022 at Campsite #9

Hey friends, did you know you can reserve really nice canvas tents at Tanners Flat Campground? Just go to https://www.recreation.gov/ to reserve. Tanners Flat is only about 4 miles up Little Cottonwood Canyon and it is beautiful! If you’re taking a trailer I recommend site #3,6 or 24. They’re located close to the river so it drowns out the road noise.

@ThayneW4825622 · Camped on Jul 19, 2022 at Campsite #13

I love this campsite! I only wish that the Water and toilets were working. But I understand somethings are out of your control. Thank you!

@KennethH931014 · Camped on Jul 14, 2022 at Campsite #GPC

We were told in advance that there would be no drinking water. We were surprised to find out that the restrooms were closed and replaced with Honey Buckets. I understand with the drought that there was no water for drinking and cleaning. However, we paid a very high price for this spot. We should get a prorated refund for an unimproved site. We’re at least should have been notified in advance of the restroom closure. We might have made other plans.

@JuliaE4720899 · Camped on Jul 12, 2022 at Campsite #30

Clean, private sites. Picnic table needed replacing. Portapotties were the only bathrooms available due to a water shortage.

@MIKEH4414321 · Camped on Jul 9, 2022 at Campsite #1

The campground and campsite were good overall and there was cell phone service and dumpsters for trash. The one big negative about our stay here was that there wasn't any water service, which is one of the amenities they list as having. It was temporarily shut down for some reason. I was notified about the problem just 3 days before our reservation date. The permanent restrooms in the campground were all locked. They brought in Honey Bucket portable restrooms that worked but they aren't ideal and they were always out of hand sanitizer. If the water service had been working, I would have given them 5 stars.

@RachealF912586 · Camped on Jun 10, 2022 at Campsite #17

Beautiful location. Never saw or heard from the camp host

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