The Long Way
Heber City
A two-story log building with a covered porch and ramp stands next to trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Plate I. Exterior of Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin. From gocamputah.com
A large wooden cabin surrounded by trees with parked trucks and a pop-up camper trailer.
Plate II. Exterior view, Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin. From recreation.gov
A two-story log cabin with a pop-up camper and pickup trucks parked outside.
Plate III. Exterior of Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin. From recreation.gov
A two-story log cabin with a pop-up camper and pickup trucks parked outside.
Plate IV. Exterior of Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin. From recreation.gov
A landscape view showing a grassy field and trees under a blue sky with clouds.
Plate V. Distant view of Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin. From recreation.gov

Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin

Heber City, Utah. Large vacation cabin.

Details

Where
Heber City, UT. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there
To the Soldier Creek Campground check-in: take highway 40 eastbound from Heber City, Utah for 27 miles to Soldier Creek exit, then 2 miles south to Soldier Creek Campground.
Access
Guests check in and out with the Camp Host at the nearby Soldier Creek Campground; rules of use reviewed and lock combination provided during check in.
Walk-in or reserve
There is a 2-night minimum stay and a maximum 7-day stay limit.
Phone
385-273-1100
Website
gocamputah.com
Managed by
Go Camp Utah (Utah Recreation), authorized concessionaire of the US Forest Service.

Vacation house sleeps 16; one queen bedroom, one with two singles, four bunk rooms; ADA bathroom on main floor, community-style bathroom and shower on top floor; gathering area with sofas and chairs, TV and DVD player.

Notable Events

  1. 1888Over 900 soldiers from the Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery branches of the United States Army descended on Strawberry Valley in August of 1888 for the first large-scale joint training exercises west of the Mississippi River. history.utah.gov
  2. 1905In December of 1905, the Department of the Interior authorized the Strawberry Valley Project. historytogo.utah.gov
  3. 1911The reservoir began to fill when dam construction began in 1911; nearly 300,000 acre-feet of water were eventually impounded by a 71-foot high rock structure with a concrete core wall. historytogo.utah.gov
  4. 1922The project was declared complete on June 30, 1922. historytogo.utah.gov
  5. 1971Work began in July 1971 on Soldier Creek Dam, located several miles downstream from the Strawberry Dam. historytogo.utah.gov
  6. 1972The reservoir was enlarged in 1972 from 273,000 acre feet to 1,106,500 acre feet with the construction of Soldier Creek Dam on the Strawberry River. doi.gov

People

  • Charmaine Thompson, Forest Service archaeologist who led the investigation of the encampment site (1990s).
  • Henry Gardner, state senator of Spanish Fork who suggested a reservoir in the Strawberry Valley.

Sources

  1. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10116524
  2. gocamputah.com/guard-stations-4/heber
  3. fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/soldier-creek-campground
  4. doi.gov/cupcao/strawberry-aqueduct-and-collection-system
  5. historytogo.utah.gov/post/strawberry-valley
  6. historytogo.utah.gov/post/central-utah-project
  7. history.utah.gov/blog/saber-rattling-in-strawberry-valley-the-1888-encampment-of-the-us-army-in-utah