Events and Camps
2023 Events
April 2023
April 7
Campfire Program
Have you ever wondered what Camp Floyd looks like at night? Camp Floyd State Park staff invites you to enjoy some smores and come and hear stories of Camp Floyd around the campfire at 6:00 PM behind the commissary. This program will be limited to 40 people and requires reservations.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
April 29
Artisan’s Day THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED
Join us for Camp Floyd State Park’s Artisan Day and learn from the artisans as they demonstrate their skills from 10:00 – 4:00 PM. Learn about the history of the sheep industry in Fairfield and the importance of the wool industry to Utah’s economy. Museum entrance fees of $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only) apply. Food will be available to purchase at the event. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
May 2023
May 13
Star Party BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED
As you look into the night sky do you wonder what is out in space? Is there life on the planets and stars you are seeing? Join Camp Floyd State park at 9:00 PM at the Camp Floyd Cemetery located just south of Fairfield Utah (Not the Stagecoach Inn) in partnership with the Utah Valley Astronomy Club as we watch the night sky and celebrate the vastness of space. This program will begin at 9:00 PM. For more information please visit campfloyd.utah.gov, email campfloyd@utah.gov or call (801) 768-8932.
May 12
Lantern Tours
Have you ever wondered what Camp Floyd looks like at night? Be sure to bring your flashlight so you can learn the history of Camp Floyd behind the flickering light of a lantern with park staff at 9:00 PM as they stroll through the Commissary, the Schoolhouse and the Stagecoach Inn after hours. This program will be limited to 40 people and requires reservations.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required.
Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
May 27 & 29
JOHNSTON’S ARMY ENCAMPMENT
Camp Floyd State Park is hosting a Johnston’s Army Encampment on Memorial Day Weekend. The event will allow visitors to experience camp life and participate in several activities performed by soldiers of Johnston’s Army. See re-enactors drill and fire period muskets. Visit the graves of soldiers who died in the service of our country. Have your children learn military drills with a toy musket and wear a period uniform. Visit the camps of civilian and military re-enactors and play period games. See artifacts from Camp Floyd from the time it was occupied (1858-1861) in our museum and tour the historic Stagecoach Inn which was in operation from 1858 to 1947. Come on out and join us for this family-friendly event. The events will be conducted 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Museum entrance fees of $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only) apply. Food will be available to purchase at the event. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
June 2023
June 10
Fairfield School Birthday Celebration
Come and join Camp Floyd State Park from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in celebration of the Fairfield School’s 125 anniversary of being built. Tour the school and learn what it was like to attend school in Fairfield. Play the same games that the Fairfield children played during recess. Museum entrance fees of $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only) apply. Food will be available to purchase at the event. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
July 2023
July 8
Star Party
Come and Join Camp Floyd State Park in partnership with the Utah Valley Astronomy Club at 9:00 PM at the Camp Floyd Cemetery 378 South Allen’s Ranch Road Fairfield, Utah 84013. Telescopes will be available for the public to view the heavenly sites above. Admission is Free. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
July 22
Day of the Cowboy Singer Songwriter Festival
Bring a chair or picnic blanket and come and join Camp Floyd State Park for a day celebrating the cowboy way of life on the National Day of the Cowboy from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM There will be activities for the kids, food and of course great cowboy poetry and cowboy music. Food will be available for purchase. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only). Wagon rides available for $5 per person. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
August 2023
August 11
Campfire Program
Have you ever wondered what Camp Floyd looks like at night? Camp Floyd State Park staff invites you to enjoy some smores and come and hear stories of Camp Floyd around the campfire at 6:00 PM behind the commissary. This program will be limited to 40 people and requires reservations.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
August 12
Military Appreciation Day
Join us from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM for Utah State Parks Military Appreciation Day as we honor those who have and are still serving. Veterans and active military and their families in the same vehicle receive free admission to Camp Floyd State Park. Stroll through our military displays honoring those who have served. At 2:00 PM join us at the stage for a concert from Company B. Company B is a close harmony vocal trio that uplifts audiences with golden era American classics reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters. With sets packed with classic boogie-woogie hits, swing and jazz standards, and their take on more contemporary songs, Company B keeps guests anxious to hear what is next. Food will be available for purchase. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only). Active military and Veterans and their families in the same vehicle are free. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
September 2023
September 9
Camp Floyd Days
Camp Floyd State Park is hosting Camp Floyd Days on the anniversary weekend of Camp Floyd being established in Fairfield. The event will allow visitors to experience camp life through exhibits and demonstrations. Visit the graves of soldiers who died in the service of our country. Have your children learn military drills with a toy musket and wear a period uniform. Visit the camps of civilian and military re-enactors and play period games. See artifacts from Camp Floyd from the time it was occupied (1858-1861) in our museum and tour the historic Stagecoach Inn which was in operation from 1858 to 1947. Come on out and join us for this family-friendly event. The events will be conducted 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Museum entrance fees of $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only) apply. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
September 9
Star Party
Come and Join Camp Floyd State Park in partnership with the Utah Valley Astronomy Club at 9:00 PM at the Camp Floyd Cemetery 378 South Allen’s Ranch Road Fairfield, Utah 84013. Telescopes will be available for the public to view the heavenly sites above. Admission is free. For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
October 2023
October 7
Ghosts of Camp Floyd
Is Camp Floyd haunted? The public is invited to participate in a paranormal investigation of Camp Floyd. Because of the popularity of this program, four sessions will be conducted this year with each date limited to 40 participants. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required.
Participants are encouraged to view the museums at Camp Floyd during daylight beginning at 6 pm, with the event starting at 7:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlights, recorders, cameras, digital and infrared cameras where park staff will assist participants in the use of their equipment in finding paranormal orbs, mists and sounds.
A brief presentation will be conducted to familiarize participants with paranormal investigating techniques and findings as the investigation starts. All participants will be invited to present their findings at the conclusion of the investigation and will have the opportunity of viewing photographs along with other paranormal evidence gathered at this historic site. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
40 spots left
October 13
Ghosts of Camp Floyd
Is Camp Floyd haunted? The public is invited to participate in a paranormal investigation of Camp Floyd. Because of the popularity of this program, four sessions will be conducted this year with each date limited to 40 participants. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
Participants are encouraged to view the museums at Camp Floyd during daylight beginning at 6 pm, with the event starting at 7:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlights, recorders, cameras, digital and infrared cameras where park staff will assist participants in the use of their equipment in finding paranormal orbs, mists and sounds.
A brief presentation will be conducted to familiarize participants with paranormal investigating techniques and findings as the investigation starts. All participants will be invited to present their findings at the conclusion of the investigation and will have the opportunity of viewing photographs along with other paranormal evidence gathered at this historic site. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
40 spots left
October 14
Ghosts of Camp Floyd
Is Camp Floyd haunted? The public is invited to participate in a paranormal investigation of Camp Floyd. Because of the popularity of this program, four sessions will be conducted this year with each date limited to 40 participants. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required.
Participants are encouraged to view the museums at Camp Floyd during daylight beginning at 6 pm, with the event starting at 7:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlights, recorders, cameras, digital and infrared cameras where park staff will assist participants in the use of their equipment in finding paranormal orbs, mists and sounds.
A brief presentation will be conducted to familiarize participants with paranormal investigating techniques and findings as the investigation starts. All participants will be invited to present their findings at the conclusion of the investigation and will have the opportunity of viewing photographs along with other paranormal evidence gathered at this historic site. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
40 spots left
October 20
Ghosts of Camp Floyd
Is Camp Floyd haunted? The public is invited to participate in a paranormal investigation of Camp Floyd. Because of the popularity of this program, four sessions will be conducted this year with each date limited to 40 participants. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required.
Participants are encouraged to view the museums at Camp Floyd during daylight beginning at 6 pm, with the event starting at 7:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlights, recorders, cameras, digital and infrared cameras where park staff will assist participants in the use of their equipment in finding paranormal orbs, mists and sounds.
A brief presentation will be conducted to familiarize participants with paranormal investigating techniques and findings as the investigation starts. All participants will be invited to present their findings at the conclusion of the investigation and will have the opportunity of viewing photographs along with other paranormal evidence gathered at this historic site. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
40 spots left
October 21
Ghosts of Camp Floyd
Is Camp Floyd haunted? The public is invited to participate in a paranormal investigation of Camp Floyd. Because of the popularity of this program, four sessions will be conducted this year with each date limited to 40 participants. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required.
Participants are encouraged to view the museums at Camp Floyd during daylight beginning at 6 pm, with the event starting at 7:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlights, recorders, cameras, digital and infrared cameras where park staff will assist participants in the use of their equipment in finding paranormal orbs, mists and sounds.
A brief presentation will be conducted to familiarize participants with paranormal investigating techniques and findings as the investigation starts. All participants will be invited to present their findings at the conclusion of the investigation and will have the opportunity of viewing photographs along with other paranormal evidence gathered at this historic site. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
40 spots left
October 27
Campfire Program
Camp Floyd State Park invites you to its Camp Floyd Campfire Program at 5:30 PM. While you eat a smore learn the tales of those that called the Camp Floyd area home. This program is limited to 40 people and reservations are required. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
October 28
Ghosts of Camp Floyd
Is Camp Floyd haunted? The public is invited to participate in a paranormal investigation of Camp Floyd. Because of the popularity of this program, four sessions will be conducted this year with each date limited to 40 participants. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required.
Participants are encouraged to view the museums at Camp Floyd during daylight beginning at 6 pm, with the event starting at 7:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlights, recorders, cameras, digital and infrared cameras where park staff will assist participants in the use of their equipment in finding paranormal orbs, mists and sounds.
A brief presentation will be conducted to familiarize participants with paranormal investigating techniques and findings as the investigation starts. All participants will be invited to present their findings at the conclusion of the investigation and will have the opportunity of viewing photographs along with other paranormal evidence gathered at this historic site. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
40 spots left
October 28
Cemetery Tour
Camp Floyd State Park invites you to its Camp Floyd Cemetery Tour at 5:00 PM. Learn about the soldiers that died while serving at Camp Floyd. This program is limited to 40 people and reservations are required. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov. Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
October 30
Campfire Program
Camp Floyd State Park invites you to its Camp Floyd Campfire Program at 5:30 PM. While you eat a smore learn the tales of those that called the Camp Floyd area home. This program is limited to 40 people and reservations are required. For information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
Admission fees are $10 per person and reservations are required. Reservations can be made at https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
December 2023
December 2
Camp Floyd Christmas
Join us from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Camp Floyd State Park to see how the soldiers of Camp Floyd celebrated Christmas with soldiers throughout the park. Tour the Commissary and the Inn while you are here seeing the park’s Christmas decorations. Don’t forget to visit with Santa Clause and his reindeer between 2:00 and 4:00 PM but be wary that the Grinch may steal what you have. Stay after this event to see the light parade and Fireworks with Fairfield Town at 5:00 PM. After dark you can see all of the Christmas lights throughout the park and town. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family (immediate family only). For more information please call (801) 768-8932 or email campfloyd@utah.gov.
PARK CAMPS:
HISTORY CAMP for KIDS
Camp Floyd History Camps for kids are a fun-filled educational experience about how soldiers lived at Camp Floyd between 1858 – 1861, and how the Utah War served pre-Civil War objectives. Campers meet costumed interpreters, play 19th-century games, drill, march and set up a soldier’s camp, fire an 1860s period firearm, make and take home soldier craft activities. Other activities include conducting a full-scale military exercise, and observing muskets and a cannon fired.
Participants will receive a History Camp t-shirt, replica kepi, replica rifle, canteen, haversack, wooden yo-yo, and more. Campers return home each day with furlough papers. The park may be able to provide carpooling information with others in your area. These programs are for both boys and girls, 8 to 12 years of age. Each camp is limited to 26 participants and runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday the camp is from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM with the reenactment at 2:00 PM for the families. Reservations and a $150 camp fee are required.
Please provide a lunch each day for your child.
Please provide a letter for your child. We will need YOU, as the parent, to write your child a short letter. You should bring this to the commissary on the first day of camp. This letter will be delivered to your child by a Pony Express rider on the second day of the camp.
Camp Floyd State Park is looking for previous camp attendees to help as camp counselors during the camps as volunteers. If you are interested please email campfloyd@utah.gov.
2023
June 6-8, 2023 camp https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
June 20-22, 2023 camp https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
July 11-13, 2023 camp https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
July 25-27, 2023 camp https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
August 1-3, 2023 camp https://campfloydstatepark.eventbrite.com
YOUTH GROUP / SCOUT JOHNSTON’S ARMY ADVENTURE CAMP
Johnston’s Army Adventure Camp is designed for Boy Scouts ages 11 and up but open to all youth groups and families and offers an authentic and unique hands-on adventure! Scouts travel back in time to 1858 – 1861 and enter the world of a soldier with Johnston’s Army at Camp Floyd in the Utah Territory. New recruits are processed, mustered into the army and issued uniforms. As a new enlisted private, scouts will shoulder their musket, and march off to a new adventure! Leaving modern possessions behind, the call of bugles and officers’ commands will replace the daily routine of 21st-century life. The camp curriculum is based on the history of Johnston’s Army at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, and is designed to complete the requirements for the Boy Scout American Heritage Merit Badge and the National Historic Trails Award. The camp size is limited to 30 youth and leaders. Camp fees are $30 per child/adult (nonrefundable), which includes all camp material, breakfast, and a Camp Floyd State Park patch. This two-day program includes a stay overnight with sleeping accommodations in period military tents. participants will need to provide their own sleeping gear. Each camp requires a minimum of 10 participants and will be cancelled if minimum is not met.
Please call (801) 768-8932 for available times.
Johnston’s Army Adventure Camp Form
YOUTH GROUP / CUB SCOUT JOHNSTON’S ARMY ADVENTURE CAMP
Johnston’s Army Cub Scout Adventure Camp is designed for Cub Scouts ages (ages 8-11) but open to all youth groups. Come and experience an authentic and unique hands-on adventure! Travel back in time to 1858 – 1861 and enter the world of a soldier with Johnston’s Army at Camp Floyd in the Utah Territory. New recruits are processed, mustered into the army and issued uniforms. As a new enlisted private, participants will shoulder their musket, and march off to a new adventure! Leaving modern possessions behind, the call of bugles and officers’ commands will replace the daily routine of 21st-century life. The camp curriculum is based on the history of Johnston’s Army at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory. The Past Is Exciting and Important. Tour the museum, march and drill like a soldier at Camp Floyd, play with period toys and games, and receive a Camp Floyd patch. Cost is $10 per person. The program is three hours beginning at 10:00 AM. Advance registration is required. Please bring a sack lunch.
Please call (801) 768-8932 for available times.
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