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Box Elder Campground

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USDA Forest Service
29Supported overnight records
4Published site categories
29Sites with a reported party limit
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A closer look at the campground

Overview Box Elder Campground is situated next to the town of Mantua and Mantua Reservoir in a pretty mountain valley just 5 miles from Brigham City, Utah. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring area trails.  Please click here for a corrected map of Box Elder Campground. Recreation Mantua Reservoir is just one mile away, offering fishing, boating, canoeing and swimming. Horseback riding and hiking on local trails are also popular activities.Facilities Box Elder contains four group sites and several single-family sites. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. A first-come, first-served picnic area is located within the campground. Natural Features A dense forest of bottomland hardwoods covers the campground, offering plentiful shade in most sites. Box Elder Creek flows gently through the campground. Nearby Attractions Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge contains nearly 80,000 acres of marsh, open water, uplands, and alkali mudflats. The marshes and open water are managed using a complex system of dikes and water control structures to provide a variety of water depths suitable for the needs of different waterbird species. The Refuge is an excellent place to observe wildlife along a 12-mile auto tour route, as well as enjoying hunting, fishing and wildlife photography.  Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.Charges & Cancellations Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation. Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Late Cancellations Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival. Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply. Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will forfeit the entire use fee. Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge. No-Shows Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date. If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees. Refunds Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure. Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location. Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy. Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure. Recreation.gov Billing Information Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777." Changes to Policies and Procedures Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July 2018.

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How much is documented?

Reported fields across the 29 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.

Party limit
29
Vehicle limit
29
Vehicle length
25
Driveway entry
29
Shade
29

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The campsite mix

Tent Only Nonelectric
14
Standard Nonelectric
11
Group Standard Area Nonelectric
3
Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
1

Operator directions

From Highway 89/91, travel 4.5 miles east of Brigham City, Utah. Look for highway signing at the town of Mantua.

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THE ACTUAL SITES

29 published campsite records

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SITE / LOOPTYPEEQUIPMENT LIMITSPEOPLE / VEHICLESDRIVEWAYELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 001
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: 35 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
48 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 002
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: 35 ft
Trailer: 35 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
45 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 003
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
56 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 004
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
38 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 005
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 28 ft
Trailer: 28 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 006
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Tent: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
49 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 007
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
22 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 008
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 40 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: 40 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 009
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
29 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 010
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
41 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 011
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
32 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 012
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 013
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
37 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 014
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
50 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 016
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
50 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 017
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
18 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 018
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Tent: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
41 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 019
BOX1
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 020
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
30 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 021
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
26 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 022
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
29 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 023
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Tent: 22 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
34 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 024
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Pull-through
32 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 025
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Standard Nonelectric
Tent: 22 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
46 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 026
BOX2
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
36 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site GRP-A
GRP
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
50 people
9 vehicles
Pull-through
86 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site GRP-B
GRP
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Group Standard Area Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
50 people
9 vehicles
Pull-through
67 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site GRP-C
GRP
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Group Standard Area Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
125 people
25 vehicles
Pull-through
65 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site GRP-D
GRP
Source updated: 2026-09-14
Group Standard Area Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
64 people
13 vehicles
Pull-through
130 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes

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