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Reviews (264)
What Guests Are Saying
Ponderosa Uinta is a beautiful and well-maintained campground, known for its clean facilities, friendly hosts, and scenic surroundings, especially the majestic ponderosa pines. Many campers appreciate the tranquil atmosphere, ample shade, and proximity to nature, making it a favorite spot for relaxation. However, some guests have experienced issues with water availability and reservation mix-ups, which can detract from the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Ponderosa Uinta is a beautiful and well-maintained campground, known for its clean facilities, friendly hosts, and scenic surroundings, especially the majestic ponderosa pines. Many campers appreciate the tranquil atmosphere, ample shade, and proximity to nature, making it a favorite spot for relaxation. However, some guests have experienced issues with water availability and reservation mix-ups, which can detract from the overall experience.
Review Summary
Brent L
VerifiedOctober 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: POND
Everything was just fine. Great weather too.
John P
VerifiedOctober 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: POND
Very confusing signage! Never found a campground labeled as it was in the reservation. The rules at the only campground listed it as a first come first serve only campground. No one was on site to check with. I cancelled the reservation and moved on.
Only bad experience I've ever had in my many years of using Rec.gov.
Vincent S
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: POND
Nice creek, and facilities were clean.
Beth M
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: POND
Very clean, beautiful campground. Campers respectful of each other. Enough space in between campsites to have some privacy. Only problem are the flies produced by the excessive amounts of cow dung surrounding the campsite. The cows are kept out of the campsite by fencing.
Maurie J
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2026 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: POND
Great campground! We love camping here every year! The camp host is great and very accommodating!
Artimesia S
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2026 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: POND
Beautiful campgrounds and very clean. Had a great time here and can’t wait to come again
Kevin K
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: POND
This campground was clean and pretty, but the sites were extremely small. The spot for the tent was right next to the neighbors camper with a generator. Also, the smell was awful. It may have been the toilet which was just across from the site, but it smelled more like dead fish. We ended up leaving. We just could not stay there. I don't recommend this place.
James M
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: POND
It's beautiful. Nice site. National Park latrines were as expected. There is fresh running spring water at various places throughout.
We loved walking around the campground on the paved roads. If you have someone in your group whose mobility is impaired, a nature walk on these roads would be great for wheelchairs, etc...
Just a little way up the road is the Bear Canyon Right Fork Trail, which has some of the most breathtaking views in Utah, in my opinion.
Stay at this campground and see everything Bear Canyon has to offer.
Daniel S
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: POND
Great campground with lots of shade. Our campsite (017) was spacious and easily fit our large tent, which made for a very comfortable stay. The bathrooms were clean, and having water available was very convenient. Overall, we had a great experience and would definitely stay here again!
Natalie W
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: POND
This campground was gorgeous. I pretty much had the whole campground to myself as I went in the middle of the week. I recommend sites 18 and 19, 20 and 21, and also 12 and 13 are beautiful and secluded. There was no toilet paper in the bathrooms near 20 and 21 the 3 days I was there and ranger wasn’t around (only saw her on the last day) but that’s okay. Everything else about the place was simply magical.
Location & Directions for Ponderosa Uinta
Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Nephi, UT 84648 United States
Elevation: 1,923 ft
Getting There
From I-15, take Nephi exit 225. Travel about 6 mi east on Highway 132/Nephi Canyon to the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway. Turn left onto the byway and travel 3.5 mi to Bear Canyon turnoff. Turn left and drive 0.5 mi to the campground.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via I-15, with the Nephi exit 225 providing access to Highway 132, which leads to the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway.
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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