About this place
Big John Flat lies just south of the Tushar Mountain Peaks. The large meadows and the scenery are why people come.
Nothing is marked out.
In winter there is snowmobiling and cross-country skiing, which brings a different crowd altogether.
The trees are Engelmann spruce, aspen and fir, and they stand in stands around the big open meadows that give the place its character.
ATVs may use the marked roads and trails, and nothing else.
Stay on those roads and main driving trails. Driving on the meadows cuts ruts, water runs down them, the topsoil goes, and the scars last lifetimes.
Delicate meadow plants get damaged too. That leaves less forage for wildlife and bare soil behind.
Riding through the trees and circling round them compacts the soil. Roots then get no water and no air, and eventually the tree dies.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Roads around it
- Some need high clearance
- Drinking water
- No, bring your own
- Toilet
- Yes
- Type
- Open area. Nothing is marked out
- Managed by
- Fishlake National Forest
The roads around this place are not maintained for a regular car. That comes from the US Forest Service, who grade every road by the kind of vehicle it is looked after for. Those records cover the roads nearby. They do not cover the last stretch in to the campsite, and nobody has checked that part. Treat this as a warning. We are not promising what you will find when you get there. If you have driven it, tell us what it was like and we will say so here.
Rules and restrictions
Drive only on the marked routes. Going off them is not allowed, and that includes driving across meadows.
Getting there
Coordinates 38.344329, -112.399934
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Delano Peak Directions
- Little Creek Peak Directions
- Beaver Lake Mountains Directions
- Fish 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
- Marysvale, UT Directions
- Beaver, UT Directions
Beaver 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.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
Thank you, that is recorded. It helps the next person.
Add road notes for this site
The thing we cannot get from any government record is what the drive in is actually like. If you have done it, this is the most useful thing you can leave behind. We read everything before it appears, and we print a first name with it if you give one.
Thank you. A person will read it before it goes on the page.
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 Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.