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Located within the majestic Tushar Mountain Range, Tushar Lakeside Campground is nestled in a forest of aspen and mixed conifer. This is a popular destination for large youth groups. The lake and small meadow offer ample recreation opportunities to visitors.
This campground is managed by Beaver County, Utah. To check site availability and make reservations, visitors should visit Beaver County’s facility rental website at https://secure.rec1.com/UT/beaver-county-ut/catalog.
Recreation opportunities include fishing, hiking, canoeing, sand volleyball and wildlife viewing.
Facilities include three large group sites and several individual sites equipped with tables and fire pits. Water and flush toilets are available inside the campground.
Situated at 8,560 feet, Tushar Lakeside Campground offers visitors a chance to escape the heat of the summer and enjoy various outdoor experiences.
Skyline National Recreation Trail for hiking is a short drive away along with the Piute ATV Trail. There is no ATV access from the campground; riders must trailer to the trailhead.
Travel east of Beaver approximately 10 miles on SR 153, and then turn right on to Forest Road 137 for about 5 miles.
Our family has been going to Tushar Campground for eleven years. We love this paradise spot! We have just returned from our 2022 reunion today. We always reserve the pavilion with adjacent camping sites. It is the perfect spot with a variety of activities for young and old. We love the lake (our family brings up kayaks) to be added to the available canoes on site. Grandchildren and children enjoy the fishing (in the lake and on the streams). The grass area--a fun area for throwing the football, frisbee, and water balloons. Cornhole is a favorite game under the pavilion before/after and during the rain showers. We love the available long tables for board games and distribution of food. The clean flushable toilets are a hit! Fun walks and hikes are taken often by family members. Best of all we enjoy the large space around the campfire for family visiting and laughter. As before stated: we love this paradise spot!
This year we want to add an extra thank you for Sue and Craig, the campground supervisors. They made sure the camp restrooms were clean and fully stocked. The campground was ready for use when we arrived. They greeted us at the entrance upon arrival and bid us farewell on our departure. Craig made sure other campers did not walk through our campsite going to and from the lake. We had our privacy and that was much appreciated.
We already have our reunion reservations for next year--2023!
Grant and Fran Roylance
Loved camping here! Clean bathrooms and nice large camp sites. Had fun canoeing on the lake and playing volleyball
One of the best campgrounds I’ve ever stayed. Clean, quite, serene, and beautiful. The lake is beautiful and has free access to canoes. You can easily hike up to the upper lake where the fishing is better. The campground hosts are incredibly nice and accommodating. They do a phenomenal job. Can’t say enough positive things about this place. We’ll definitely be back!
Beautiful area. Lots of pine trees and aspens. Great escape from the summer heat. Bathrooms were spotless and smelled nice, flushing toilets was a great perk. There are water spigots spread throughout camp but not at every site. Camp host made his rounds and was available if we needed him. Some of the sites are just on the shoulder of the road that winds through the campground. So your tent would be right next to the road, but there isn’t much traffic so don’t let that deter you. Metal tables with benches are at every site. The campground is at Lower Kent’s Lake. Lower Kent’s Lake is definitely not the size of a lake, but a good size pond. The free metal canoes and life jackets and paddles were such a great bonus. We had lots of fun paddling around the lake. Lots of ducks. There was a lot of green algae and moss in the lake. No one wanted to step foot in it. We didn’t try to fish there either. We did go middle of August so maybe there isn’t as much earlier in the season. We fished at Kent’s lake (right next door) and Anderson lake. Caught two fish at each. Anderson lake was clearer and definitely more fish jumping. The stars at night were breathtaking. No cell service for Verizon or T-Mobile. Just what we needed. Closest stores for ice and supplies is in beaver. You have to pack out your garbage. Can’t wait to come back again!
Three campground were immaculate! Flush toilets were a very welcome change from the norm for USFS sites. The camp hosts were exceptionally friendly and treated the entire campground like it was their backyard. As we drove through St George it was 115, but our campsite was 76 during the day! There were definitely some bugs, but using bug spray completely solved the problem. The lake and the meadow and the trees and mountains and the views were all gorgeous! Our kids LOVED the canoes (my wife and I had a lot of fun with them too)! We will definitely be back.
