About
Go Camp Utah / Utah Recreation Company
Utah Recreation Company was established on September 8th, 2018 when we were awarded the new contract with The United States National Forest in Utah. Utah Recreation Company, with honor and commitment to providing exceptional service, proudly took over the new concession on January 1st, 2019. Although Utah Recreation Company is a newly established company, we are a division of Basecamp Hospitality which has been providing exceptional guest service in the great outdoors for over 40 years.
The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is one of the biggest National Forest Systems in the nation with over 10 million visitors every year. This scenic National Forest is located in northern Utah with areas extending into southeastern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming. The Utah Recreation Company manages 135 campgrounds, day-use facilities, boat launches, and trailheads throughout the National Forest’s seven Ranger Districts.
In 2007 the Wasatch-Cache National Forest combined with Uinta National Forest. The newly merged National Forest expands on 2,169,596 acres (USNF website). Cache National Forest was established in 1908 by the National Forest Service and expands on 701,435 acres. The word cache is based on the French language and means “ the cave where trappers would hide their fur”. Cache NF is located in parts of Cache, Bear Lake, Franklin, Weber, Rich, Box Elder, Caribou and Morgan counties. Wasatch National Forest was established in 1906 by the National Forest Service and expands on 905,724 acres. The word Wasatch is based on a Ute word, an eponymous Native American tribe in the region, the word means: “low place in high mountains”. The Wasatch National Forest is located in parts of Summit, Tooele, Salt Lake, Davis, Uinta, Duchesne, Wasatch, Morgan, Utah, Weber and Juab counties. The Uinta National Forest was established on February 2nd, 1897 by Grover Cleveland and expands on 880,719 acres. The word Uinta is based on Ute word Yoou-We-Teuh and it means “ pine forest”. The Uinta National Forest is located in parts of Utah, Wasatch, Juab and Sanpete counties.
About VISTA RECREATION:
The Outdoors. Done Right.
Our name is a tribute to the beautiful public lands on which we operate, and to the opportunities, we see for shaping new frontiers in public recreation in the 21st century.
Vista Recreation's roots are in the private operation of public recreation areas. Over several decades, our Company has evolved into a total solutions provider for recreation lands by partnering with multiple public agencies at the federal, state, and local levels under long-term concession agreements.
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