About this campground
The Cricket Mountains provide approximately 129 miles of trails, ranging from easy to difficult. Trailheads are located at Johnson Pass, Little Sage Valley, Cedar Pass and Headlight Canyon.
Getting there
South on I-15 to Nephi, southwest on SR 132 to Lynndl, southwest on US 6 to Delta, west on US 50/6 for approximately 6 miles to the turnoff to SR 257 and 16 miles south to approximately milepost 53 (just south of the Clear Lake exit) The trail system can be accessed from four trailheads. A) Johnson Pass Trailhead: Exit SR 257 near milepost 53 and travel west and southwest approximately 9.7 miles to the trailhead. B) Little Sage Valley Trailhead: Exit SR 257 near milepost 39 and travel west approximately 6.6 miles to the trailhead. C) Cedar Pass Trailhead: Exit SR 257 near milepost 28 and travel west approximately 1.9 miles to the trailhead. D) Headlight Canyon Trailhead: Exit SR 257 near milepost 23 and travel west and northwest approximately 2.4 miles to the trailhead.
Activities
- CAMPING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
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