4-Day Overnight Camping: Hayden Fork, Western Uintas (ride with Zoo)

Join Hogle Zoo and the DWR on a 4-day, 3-night camping trip in the Uinta Mountains. Meet at the Zoo at 9:30am.

Transportation: Depart from Utah's Hogle Zoo. Ride in Zoo vehicle. Leave your car in our secure employee lot. Drive is about 3 hours from the Zoo.

How to get to : As you head east on Sunnyside Avenue, the main entrance to the Zoo will be on your right. Take your first right immediately after the Zoo onto Crestview Drive and then, again, your first right onto Wasatch Drive. The gate to our staff lot will be on your right just after the bamboo covering ends on the chain link fence. Zoo staff will let you in.

Difficulty: Up to 5/10, variable hiking conditions. Each day will have varied hiking difficulty. We will survey as much continuous habitat along Hayden Fork River from Bear River Guard Station to Sulpher Creek Campground as possible. Hikes will not be too far or challenging but will be off-trail in sometimes dense vegetation and we will be on our feet most of the day each day. We will complete several survey sites per day. Lunch and rest breaks in scenic places!

What to pack/wear:

• Please bring a packed lunch for the first day (i.e. sandwich/Tupperware meal that will easily fit in your backpack and can eat mid-day when we take a break during survey)
• Comfortable hiking and camp clothes you don't mind getting wet/dirty. Rain jacket (rain pants if you have them), extra socks (keep 1-2 pairs in your daypack everyday), warm layers for night that you can shed during the way, and sun protection (hat, glasses). Light weight hiking pants/work pants recommended instead of shorts. We will be walking, crouching, & squatting in dense vegetation (willows). Some prefer to wear light weight long sleeves to protect them from getting scratched. Plan for cold nights and warm days.
• Close-toed hiking shoes/boots you don't mind getting wet/dirty.
• Water/rain boots or waders are recommended but not required (your feet are likely to get wet).
• A backpack big enough to hold 1-2 (32oz) water bottles, lunch, snacks, extra clothing layers.
• Tent (with rain fly and stakes), warm sleeping bag, sleeping pad, headlamp (fresh batteries)
• Any other camp comforts you prefer (games, books, pillow, ear plugs, eye mask, etc.)
• Review THIS general packing list for other suggestions.

The Zoo will provide:

• All cooked meals and snacks (mostly vegetarian) and associated cookware

• Bathroom supplies (no facilities so we will have: shovel, toilet paper, waste bags)

• Reach out if you are missing some camp supplies; we may have extra.

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Map of Zoo parking. Zoo staff will open the gate for you.

Info: You will be promptly notified for any major schedule changes

Info: Park in the secure employee parking lot on the south side of the zoo along S Wasatch Dr. To get here, head East on Sunnyside Avenue, the main entrance to the Zoo will be on your right. Take your first right immediately after the Zoo onto Crestview Drive and then, again, your first right onto Wasatch Drive. The gate to our staff lot will be on your right just after the bamboo covering ends on the chain link fence. Zoo staff will let you in.

Info: ~2hr drive from Zoo. Arrive at field site, eat lunch, meet up with DWR.

Info: Breakfast will be set up by Zoo from 7am- 7:45am. Please take care of yourself in the morning to have enough time to eat and get ready for the day.

Info: Survey for a few hours, lunch and rest breaks, continue surveys in afternoon.

Info: Back at camp in evening, dinner, rest

Info: Breakfast will be set up by Zoo from 7am- 7:45am. Please take care of yourself in the morning to have enough time to eat and get ready for the day.

Info: Survey for toads in morning, lunch, continue surveys in afternoon.

Info: Back at camp in evening, dinner, rest

Info: Breakfast will be set up by Zoo from 7am- 7:45am. Please take care of yourself in the morning to have enough time to eat and get ready for the day.

Info: Survey for toads in morning, lunch, finish surveys by 2.

Info: Wrap up surveys and leave around 2PM. Back to Zoo around 4.

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