American Fork Canyon is a canyon located in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

. The canyon is famous for the Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a cave system in the Wasatch mountains in American Fork Canyon near American Fork, Utah, in the United States. The 1.5 mile trail to the cave is steep at several points, but paved and wide, so the cave opening is accessible to most...

, which resides on its south side. It is named after the American Fork River which runs through the bottom of the canyon.

The area is accessed by State Route 92

Utah State Route 92

State Route 92, or the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, is a scenic state highway in Utah County, Utah that runs from I-15/US-89 near Highland to US-189 in Provo Canyon...

, which is officially called the "Alpine Loop Scenic Backway." Visitors entering American Fork Canyon from the west can follow SR-92 up the canyon to the summit of the Alpine Loop, down the east side of Mount Timpanogos

Mount Timpanogos

Mount Timpanogos, sometimes informally referred to as Timp, is the second highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,749 feet above sea level in the Uinta National Forest...

, past Sundance Ski Resort and then out into Provo Canyon

Provo Canyon

Provo Canyon is a canyon located in unincorporated Utah County, Utah, USA and Wasatch County, Utah. Provo Canyon splits between Mount Timpanogos on the north and Mount Cascade on the south. The canyon extends from Orem on the west end to Heber City on the east. The canyon's main thoroughfare is...

to the south. Spurs off SR-92 take visitors to Tibble Fork Reservoir and Cascade Springs.

This area is home to many hiking, biking and equestrian trails with several established campgrounds. Tibble Fork Reservoir and Silver Lake Flats Reservoir are popular camping and fishing spots in the summer as well as offering excellent snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and backcountry skiing during the winter months.

Recreation Fee Demonstration Project

American Fork Canyon is part of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Project. The fees collected at the entrance stations remain in the area to improve visitor services, maintain recreation facilities, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect natural resources . Current fees are:

• $6.00 per vehicle for 3 days
• $12.00 per vehicle for 7 days
• $45.00 per vehicle for an annual pass

American Fork Canyon Camping sites

• Altamont
• Granite Flat
• Holman Flat
• Little Mill
• Mount Timpanogos
• North Mill
• Salamander Flat
• Theatre-in-the-Pines
• Timpooneke