Diamond in UT -- Campground & RV Camping in Utah
Diamond in UT
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Diamond Campground sits at 5,200 feet along Diamond Fork Stream and Wanrhodes Creek. Shaded Loop A features cottonwood trees, while open Loop B offers grasses, sagebrush, and picnic shelters on select sites. The facility includes walk-to tent sites, single and double family sites, and separate group areas 2 to 3 miles down the road. Sites feature cement pads, picnic tables, fire rings, utility tables, vault toilets, and drinking water. An interpretive nature trail runs along the stream. Fifth Water Hot Springs is reached via a 2.5-mile hike starting nearby.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 6%.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 73-site campground. A river runs 0.1 mi off. Spanish Fork Peak stands 4,977 ft above the site, 5.3 miles west. 3 hike-in sites. Night skies measure Bortle 2 -- true dark-sky territory. The nearest town, Mapleton, is 8.3 mi off.
September normals 48–79°F, 1.5″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov