Stansbury Island South

1 hr T

This is a great place to camp in September through April. There are No-see-ums (sand flies) in May and June that you want to stay away from. There are hundreds of acres of flat ground to camp on and a good place to play night games. This is mostly BLM land and there are no established camping areas, but there are a lot of rock fire rings scattered across the south end of the island. This is actually more of a peninsula than an island and there are few trees. Head west on I80 from SLC to the 2nd Grantsville exit #84. Take a left after you exit then go straight and the road curves to the right and heads to the island.

Once on the island you come to a road that curves off to the right by two small signs and is not to far from the lake. If you just want a quick, flat place to camp, don't turn, but go straight. After about a mile there are several turnoffs on the right where you can camp close to the main road. The roads are great to here and should be fine even in winter. You can keep going stright and for a couple miles and find a lot of flat places to camp. The best one that I saw was up a road on the right just before a sign that says "Interpretive Trail". The road goes up to a parking area bordered by large rocks. Don't go up to the parking area, but turn right again and you will see a large flat place with a rock ring.

The "Interprative Trail" is actually not any near here but is on the north end of the island. See "Stansbury North".

Or if you want some more interesting scenery and hiking you can turn to the right by the first signs as you get on the island and find anywhere to camp on the south end of the island. This road can be difficult if is has snowed or rained and four wheel drive may be needed. About a quarter of a mile in there is a new yellow gate. Go left just before the gate and then a right. There are various jeep trails going off with many places to camp. One that we like the best is a couple miles in past the first ridge, in a bowl like area with a rocky ridge on the east side. Scouts enjoy hiking in the rocks. See the top photo and then one below that shows the view from the rocky ridge.