East Canyon State Park - Big Rock in UT -- Campground & RV Camping in Utah
East Canyon State Park - Big Rock in UT
UT State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Campground in a scenic 5,700-foot canyon northeast of Salt Lake City on a 608-acre reservoir created by a 259-foot-high arch concrete dam built in the 1960s. Big Rock offers RV sites with full and partial hookups, primitive tent camping, and full facilities including showers, restrooms, and a fish-cleaning station. Boating, fishing, and water recreation. International Dark Sky certification for stargazing. Year-round access.
Grounded in stateparks.utah.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
The East Canyon Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Porcupine Peak stands 2,507 ft above the site, 3.0 miles east. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 21-site campground. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Coalville, is 9.0 mi off.
September normals 42–75°F, 1.5″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.