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Escalante, Ut.

tuna_fisher
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Thinking of heading to Escalante area for fall color. Were going to Posy Lk. to start. Anyone with suggestions for that area?
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caver
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Been to Posy and Blue Spruce and liked Blue Spruce better but I think it was only four sites when I was there 12-15 years ago?

tuna_fisher
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UTCoyote, Sent you a PM.
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profdant139
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If the weather is cool, I'd recommend a hike to Calf Creek Falls:



Maybe folks swim in that pool during warmer weather -- I don't know, because we were there in April of 2006, when it was in the 40s. Great hiking weather.
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UTCoyote
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Second Calf Creek, very nice place to visit. If you like scenic drives and don't mind a little graded county dirt in your TC, the Burr Trail/Notom loop is fantastic. The Hells Backbone route from Posey to Boulder and the start of the Burr trail would be a nice route.

A visit to Capitol Reef is always nice too.

If you like wildlife viewing and less crowded boondocking, leave Posey and head up on Griffin Top for a night. This time of year is excellent for seeing mule deer and elk in the meadows off the road up there around evening time - and it's a thousand times less crowded than Posey.

No shortage of indian rock art to be seen not far off the main routes too, if you are in to that sort of thing.

Tons more to see and do in the area, especially fishing. And Posey is just about the most crowded spot on the mountain, and not nearly the nicest either, if you don't mind a little dirt road, there are many, many nicer places to camp around there.

- Coyote

Eurocamper
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Calf Creek Falls Recreation Area

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tuna_fisher
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Been to Posy before, know all about it. Drive a TC, size no problem,we like remote.We like gravel roads, keeps the crowds down,we go to get away from people!!! Thanks to all.
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ed6713
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Here is a nice site listing different public campgrounds in the area.
Just click on UT, or any other state, and they will appear.


public campgrounds

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pnichols
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Note that the maximum RV length for Posey Lake is 24 feet:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dixie/recreation/climbing/recarea/?recid=24984&actid=70
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2gypsies1
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Posey Lake requires about 15 miles of gravel road with some steep sections...just so you're aware. The campground has approx. 20 sites and some are reservable. It closes the first week of Sept. Hope it works for you!
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trailertraveler
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Lots of places to dry camp and boondock in the Dixie and Fishlake National Forests. You can download the Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) at these links: Fishlake NF MVUM, Dixie NF MVUM and probably pickup printed copies at the multi-agency visitor center in Escalante. If you are not familiar with it, checkout the Fishlake Scenic Byway.
Safe travels!
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