Feds to build new campground near Capitol Reef National Park

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The Bureau of Land Management plans a new campground near Capitol Reef National Park.

The Beas Lewis Flat Campground will have 45 campsites in its first phase.

Construction begins next year with funding from Utah's outdoor recreation initiative and other sources.

TORREY, Wayne County — Federal land managers say a new campground near Capitol Reef National Park should help to alleviate the impacts of growing visitation to Utah's outdoor gems.

Bureau of Land Management officials announced Tuesday that they've signed a decision that will create the Beas Lewis Flat Campground , flipping an unmanaged dispersed camping area into a managed facility. The site, located less than a half-mile from state Route 24 between Torrey and Capitol Reef, will feature 45 campsites in its fir