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| Spring Runoff through Shady Dell |
Let’s start with Shady Dell, which is where Paul and Cheri
are staying this year. The campground is situated on the Provo River in a pine
and aspen forest. It has twenty sites.
All are paved, and many are large enough to accommodate large trailers
and large family groups. They even have
five pull-through sites. Fees are $18 a
night with an $8 charge per night for extra vehicles.
Moving east – and up – to Cobblerest. Cobblerest is also on the Provo River. It has 18 paved sites. The sites in Cobblerest are smaller and
located closer together. There are two
pull-throughs. The campground is covered
in dense pine forest. Many of the sites
have great river access. I think
Cobblerest is the prettier of the two campgrounds. The downside of Cobblerest is that there is
no potable water available. Bring your
own – or you can fill your RV tanks at Soapstone, which is located about 2
miles west of Shady Dell. Shady Dell has
water, but the water system was built in the 1940s and just isn’t robust enough
to handle a hose connection without the risk of backflow contamination. Fees at Cobblerest are the same as at Shady
Dell.
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| Provo River at Cobblerest |
On the Mirror Lake Highway the rule is: the lower the
elevation, the lower the fees. Shady
Dell and Cobblerest are among the lower elevation campgrounds. The lower elevation campgrounds open earlier
in the season; in fact, Cobblerest was the highest elevation campground open
over Memorial Day weekend. The high
mountain lakes, Trial Lake, Moosehorn Lake, and Mirror Lake, still have several
feet of snow.
The snow is melting now – and you can see it coming through
in the height and rush of the river running through Cobblerest and Shady Dell. It’s beautiful this time of year. Come up and see us, and don’t forget to ask
for Frank.
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