Summer Programs
Looking for an amazing, affordable, and engaging place to host your summer camp, conference, or training? USU Eastern offers many options that just can’t be found on other campuses! Equidistant from Moab and its fantastic National Parks, and Utah County’s intriguing shopping and dining options, USU Eastern is the ideal place to host your Summer Program.
Housing
For those traveling from outside the immediate area, we offer a variety of on-campus housing options to best suit your needs.
Aaron Jones Hall
This apartment-style hall can house 214 people. Each apartment is fully furnished with a kitchen (stove/oven and sink), multiple bathrooms and 3 bedrooms to each suite. There are 6 beds total in each suite.
Burtenshaw Hall
This hall is suite-style with one community kitchen in the building (with stove/oven/microwave). Each suite has 2 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms for up to 8 people. The hall can house 128 in total.
Tucker Hall
This apartment-style hall is a smaller building that can house 66 people. Each of the 11 apartments can house 6 people and has a kitchen (with stove/oven and sink) and a shared bathroom with shower and tub.
Sessions Hall
Sessions Hall is a traditional dormitory-style hall which offers the fewest amenities. There are two communal bathrooms and a lounge on each floor. There are 51 rooms which can house 1–2 people, each.
Meal Plans
To best fit your needs as an organization, our dining options have been geared to be both the best value, and the best quality for the volume and price.
$30/day
Cost-effective, simple meals to satiate guests, from burgers, sandwiches, and wraps to pasta and salad bars.
Things to Do
There is no end to the things available for your participants to do in the area! Below is a list of just some things locals here love to occupy their time with.
USU Eastern Campus
- Netflix, Disney+, ESPN, or Hulu
Large Smart TVs in the lounge in each residence hall. - On-Campus Library
Audiobooks and more to help provide entertainment. - Biking
Road bikes, mountain bikes, and trail maps are available from Campus Recreation. - Hiking
Trail maps available from Campus Recreation. - Racquet Ball
Racquet ball courts available at the BDAC. Bring your own equipment. - Pickle Ball*
Pickle ball courts are available at the tennis courts across the street from Tucker Hall. - Basketball*
Basketball courts available for use in the BDAC (inside) or behind the Wave Pool (outside). - Spike Ball*
- Slip and Slide Water Kickball*
- Corn Hole*
- Horse Shoes*
- Camp Fire and Marshmallow Roast*
- Frisbee Golf*
Nine hole Frisbee Golf course located on campus and continued with 9 holes at WIB/Pioneer Park across from campus. - Flag Football*
Play on the Fountain Field in the center of campus. - Steal the Flag*
- Soccer*
- Tennis*
- Float the Price River*
- Bubble Ball Soccer*
- Glow Stick Night Games*
Price City and Surrounding Area
- Desert Wave Pool
Located across the street from Burtenshaw Hall. Free entry with USU Eastern student ID.
pricecityutah.com/desert-wave-pool.html - Price Theatres
Watch current movies in town at the King Koal or Price Theatre.
pricetheatre.com - Bowling
Play at one of the newly renovated bowling alleys close to town.
Counrty Lanes, Carbonville
Gateway Lanes, Helper - USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum
Free for USU Eastern Students with student ID.
eastern.usu.edu/museum - Carbon and Emery County Events
During the summer many local fairs and events are held.
www.castlecountryevents.com/events - Helper Parkway
Scenic path winding along the Price River through a covering of natural trees that grow along the river.
castlecountry.com/Attraction-Helper-Parkway - Helper Art Galleries and Western Mining and Railroad Museum
Visit the beautifully restored Helper town.
visitutah.com/places-to-go/cities-and-towns/helper - Carbon County Golf Course and Driving Range
carboncountryclub.com/ - Motocross Track and Racing
Price Motocross Track
Outdoor Adventures
- Nine Mile Canyon
View Indian writings and remnants of early settlers.
utah.com/nine-mile-canyon - The Swell Utah
A natural playground in the heart of Utah.
theswellutah.com - Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
Take a nature walk and see where real dinosaur bones were recovered.
www.blm.gov/visit/cleveland-lloyd-dinosaur-quarry - Moab and Aches National Park
Take a day trip to see this iconic Utah site.
utah.com/moab - The Wedge Overlook
Also, known as "Little Grand Canyon" is a site to behold on the nearby San Rafael Swell.
utah.com/scenic-drive/wedge-overlook - Huntington State Park
Have a picnic and play in the warm-water reservoir.
stateparks.utah.gov/parks/huntington/ - Gordon Creek Falls
A hiking, biking, and ATV trail with two waterfalls and an abandoned cabin.
blm.gov/visit/gordon-creek-trailhead - Fishing
There are many places in the area to throw out a line.
castlecountry.com/Fishing - Bouldering
Joe's Valley is quickly becoming one of the world's foremost bouldering sites.
utah.com/joes-valley-bouldering-guide