Spruces Campground near Salt Lake City, Utah
UT-190, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA,Salt Lake City,Utah
40.64126316417669, -111.63874804973602
15.6 miles SE of Salt Lake City, Utah
Address: UT-190, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA
GPS: 40°38'28.5"N 111°38'19.5"W
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State: Utah

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Spruces Campground in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Salt Lake City Utah. See 12 traveler reviews, 51 photos and blog posts

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Directions

From Salt Lake City, Utah

  1. Head west on 400 S/University Blvd toward Main St (0.2 mi)
  2. Turn left at the 1st cross street onto W Temple (0.2 mi)
  3. Turn right onto 500 S/Cesar E. Chavez Blvd (0.6 mi)
  4. Take the I-80 E/I-80 W ramp on the left to Cheyenne/Reno/S.L. International Airport/Las Vegas (0.2 mi)
  5. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-15 S/I-80 E/Cheyenne/Las Vegas and merge onto I-15 S/I-80 E (2.5 mi)
  6. Keep left at the fork to continue on I-15 S (5.9 mi)
  7. Take exit 298 to merge onto I-215 E/Belt Route (5.5 mi)
  8. Take exit 6 for UT-190 E toward 3000 E (0.3 mi)
  9. Keep left, follow signs for 6200 South E (341 ft)
  10. Turn right onto UT-190 E/6200 S/Big Cottonwood Rd S
    Continue to follow UT-190 E
    (1.7 mi)
  11. Turn left onto UT-190 E/Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd
    Continue to follow UT-190 E
    (9.7 mi)
  12. Turn right onto FR021
    Restricted usage road
    (397 ft)
  13. Turn left to stay on FR021
    Restricted usage road
    (469 ft)
  14. Turn right to stay on FR021
    Destination will be on the right
    (82 ft)
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1/27/20 8:37 am
It offers a couple of decent hills for sledding or tubing. Spruces Campground is located in a beautiful area that is heavily forested with pine trees. It is a great place to enjoy the fresh aroma of the pines as you sled down the snow covered hills.
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