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Arch Dam Campground is a popular location for family reunions, church outings and other large gatherings. It is located on the Ashley National Forest within the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Flaming Gorge Dam and the Green River Spillway are less than a mile away. This campground is situated in rolling, high desert terrain dotted with sagebrush and pinyon pines. Shade is limited. Grasses and summer wildflowers dot the meadows throughout the campground.
Beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir can be accessed just 3 miles from the campground. The reservoir is known for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout. Boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities. Cedar Springs Marina is just 3 miles away.
Public showers are available 3 miles away at Deer Run Campground or at Mustang Ridge. Campers must provide proof of camping registration. Dump stations are located at Antelope Flat, Deer Run, Firefighters, and Lodgepole. A fee is charged.
Drinking water is only available mid-late May through mid-September. No hookups available.
From Vernal, Utah, take U.S. 191 north for about 46 miles.
From Manila, Utah, take Highway 44 for 28 miles. Turn left on U.S. 191 and go about 6 miles north.
From Rock Springs, Wyoming, take I-80 west toward Green River about 6 miles to the junction with U.S. 191/Flaming Gorge Road. Take U.S. 191 south for 60 miles, pass through Dutch John, and continue south 3 miles to the campground.
$100/night for a group unit. 75 people in sites 1 and 2 and 60 people in site 3. Potable water is available. A fee of $1/person will be collected on-site for each person over the campsite maximum.
Two of the group sites can accommodate up to 75 people in each site an a smaller site can accommodate up to 60 people. Each site contains picnic tables and a campfire circle.
Perfect campground for those large groups. New picnic tables and fire rings installed this spring. A little costlier than say campground in Dutch John that's only 4 miles away.
Great campground... Disclaimer Wasps were unlike anything I've ever witnessed before. Lots of stings and impossible to eat food or drink outside.
Great campground for a large group! Proximity to the dam boat launch and Dutch John was nice! Short drive to walk down to fish the river below the dam. There was no water at our specific spot but they appear to be working on getting it there with electricity. There was potable water in the middle of all the group sites. Also nice to have bathrooms even if they are non flushing. Plenty of trees and bushes, no squirrels or chipmunks, plenty of lizards and a few snakes. No real concern for bear with the proximity to the road, cliff, dam and City.
This place was exactly what I hoped it would be! We just held a huge camp event for a ton of young men in our area. We reserved both sites 1 and 3 to fit everyone and they worked out great. There was only 1 water spigot that both sites shared which was a ways for some camps to carry, but it's better than nothing. Lots of small camp fire rings with one big one for each site. Only one of the sites had a pavilion
Water spiket close by, clean bathrooms, good shade, big fire pit, just a few hundred feet from the paved road. Has frequent visitors (reservation only) and so not much dead wood around. Lots of loose dirt and dust that can blow around.
