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Line Camp Steak House
7980 Route 191
Monticello, Utah, 84535
Phone: (435) 587-2351
Website: http://www.canyonlandsbestkeptsecret.com/
Hidden on Peter's Hill, nine miles north from the town of Monticello, is the entrance to Roughlock RV Park which includes the Line Camp Steak House and Runnin' Iron Inn. The entrance is found simply by catching sight of the large white sign, and huge wooden fence post gate. As you travel the unpaved road upward, the scenery around you is of high rock walls and trees of pinon, cedar and oak. At the parking lot, a road goes off to the left for the RV, camping and cabin area; the restaurant and inn are directly in front of you.
The owners of this hidden location are Bob…
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