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Summit Springs Guard Station

US Forest Service · Utah

Summit Springs Guard Station in Utah. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 544 public campsites we map in Utah.

Summit Springs Guard Station is located a couple of miles off the Sheep Creek Geological Loop southwest of Flaming Gorge in the high Uinta Mountain Range. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the complex in 1931 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. It was one of 11 guard stations built in the area to serve as homes for rangers who patrolled the forest on horseback prior to the modern age of vehicles.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
801-226-3564
Coordinates
40.87882, -109.74551

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-06-17, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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