About this place
Rugged ground and steep cliffs. Shrubs and grasses grow lower down, with pinyon-juniper woodland higher up.
This area is known across Utah and beyond for its beds of Cambrian trilobites. A trilobite is a small sea creature that died out long before the dinosaurs. Most of them here come from a layer of rock called the Wheeler Shale. The best-known beds are at Antelope Springs, and those lie just outside the boundary of the study area itself.
Council Cave sits near Antelope Peak. It has the largest entrance of any cave in Utah, and you can see it from 50 miles away.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
Northwestern Millard County, in the House Range, about 45 miles west of Delta.
Coordinates 39.311217, -113.365588
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What is near here
There are some well-known places within reach of this site.
- Swasey Mountain Directions
- Notch Peak Directions
- Conger Mountain Directions
- Sevier Lake Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Hinckley, UT Directions
- Delta, UT Directions
Delta is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Why the drive to town is usually twice what the map says — what we found measuring every campsite in this guide.
When it’s time to move on
On most public land you can camp for 14 days before you have to move on. Check this site’s own limit before you plan a long stay. When you move on, the Bureau of Land Management usually wants you at least 25 to 30 miles away. So the free campsites closest to you are the ones you cannot use.
Five in this guide sit inside that 25 miles. The nearest one you could move to is Topaz Mountain, Utah — 28 miles in a straight line, but a 40 mile drive.
This guide covers five states and does not list every free campsite, so there may be something closer that we do not hold. Check this site’s own rule before you rely on it.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.