About this Area of Pando
The Dr Creek Campground Section covers about 9.8 acres of Pando’s expanse. The section derives it name from a seasonal campground that straddles Pando’s northern extent. The “Dr Creek” name itself refers to a historic sanitorium that was once situated in Pando’s upper reach near a now dried-up waterwall. This area of Pando once hosted a leg of the Old Spanish Trail used by colonialists moving goods between New Mexico and California. Ancestral Paiute Triobe lands, more recent research indicates indigenous people summered in and around this area and used fire to promote crops like amaranth. In terms of the landscape, the section features a steep grade along Utah Highway 25 and is littered with volcanic boulders. The area flattens out toward the bottom as it approaches the edge of Coots Slough to the South and the shore of Fish Lake to the Northeast forming a a natural amphitheater. This section features a mix of mostly older branches of the tree with some new growth, especially in and around volcanic boulders.