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From the Henry Fork Trailhead (approx. 9400 feet elev.) the trail gains very little elevation during the first 5.5 miles with several lakes to camp by along the way. The first lake reached is Alligator Lake. At just under 3 miles from the trailhead, this beautiful lake is an excellent choice for those who are looking for a nice, easy introduction to the altitude and rigors of backpacking. After passing Alligator Lake the trail continues on the Henry's Fork Trail for another 3 miles. At this point, you'll reach a trail junction known as ElkHorn Crossing.
You can take the trail heading due south. This trail is the most direct route. After 2 miles, it will pass by the most popular lake in the area, Dollar Lake, which has a numbers of excellent established campsites near by.
We love this spot and have stayed here for several family reunions. We stayed from Wednesday to Saturday. Group size has ranged between 40 and 80 with tents and around 10 RV's (site B). It's close to the lake with a pathway down to the shore line. We've only caught small fish here, my 9 year old snagged a 13-14 inch Brown Trout on Friday night using a rainbow colored lure. You can rent small fishing boats for around $75 for 5 or 6 hours. There is a hiking trail on the west side that stays above the lake for part of the hike and goes at least as far as the inlet. Great place to get away from the heat. There are toilets and running water. The bathrooms are pit bathrooms and not flush toilets but they were just fine for us.
Moon Lake, “out of this world but still in Utah”.
Such a gorgeous hidden gem. Even after the fire, it still has so much beauty.
The campground area offers a variety of sites to camp with left or right side access and even pull through sites. As you can see my site’s fire pit and table were opposite of my door, no big deal here given how much space there was on either side of my trailer. There are fixed picnic tables and fire rings with movable grates.
There are flushable restrooms available with running water throughout the campground and random water spigots. No power sources available though.
Been going here since I was born. It’s mice to get away from the city every now and then. The people at the lodge are so nice and friendly. Thankfully they do have running water so no giant hole in the ground for a toilet. There are a couple of trails to follow which gives you something to do. The weather is always nice as well.
This is one of my favorite group sites of all time. The main reason is because each group site is fairly secluded and is not part of the main campground. It feels like you have an entire campground to yourself.
There are two group sites here, and I have stayed at both of them. Each group site is a loop with multiple trailer spots. There are also quite a few areas for tents as well. We could have easily fit 7-8 RVs in a single group site, and could likely fit more if you wanted to squeeze them in. Our group also had a class A motor home which fit easily.
Each group site has plenty of tables and a large fire pit. There are 5 rows of tablesin each suite. We had a group of 15 and we only used one row of the tables.
There is water available at each group site. There isn't a way to attach a hose, so filling the fresh water tank on the RV is slow but it still works. No electricity or dumping station is available.
There are pit toilets at each group site. These are cleaned daily.
The lower site (which I believe is group site B) is slightly better than the upper group site. This is because the lower site has less traffic. The upper site is next to the main road and you have to drive next to the upper site to get to the lower site. The lower site is also closer to the lake.
Beautiful camp ground worth the drive for the view alone. Fishing was slow going from the shore. A few inflatable boats were on the lake and even one fishing boat. From the look of the boat ramp who ever launched from it was a brave sole and would not recommend attempting. Bathrooms were clean with flushing toilets. It rained on us every day but stopped in the evenings allowing us to have a fire. Each camp site has a nice concrete table and nice fire ring higher than most to help prevent the little from falling in. Their is a beautiful trail with a bridge over and inlet to the lake that was a easy one for kids. Would recommend boots as the trail was muddy in parts.
