By:
Submission
Bridger Lake Campground is located next to its namesake on the northern slope of the Uinta Mountains at an elevation of 9,400 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring local trails.
Bridger Lake offers rainbow and cutthroat trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking and boating for other small watercraft. A small boat ramp is on-site.
Several ATV, hiking, biking and horseback riding trails crisscross the area. China Meadows Trailhead is nearby, giving hikers and horseback riders access to the High Uintas.
This campground contains several single and two double campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Two accessible sites are available, both with cement parking spurs and site pads. All other sites have gravel surfaces. Some sites have partial lake views.
Drinking water, vault toilets and trash collection are provided at the campground. A camp host is located on-site. A dump station is located about half a mile away, across the road from Stateline.
A thin forest of lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and aspen covers the area. Shade is minimal. Summer wildflowers and grasses dot the campground. A variety of wildlife makes its home around the lake, including moose and deer.
For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.
The Uinta Mountains are comprised of beautiful canyons, soaring peaks, pristine lakes, rivers and streams. Outdoor enthusiasts come to enjoy the natural beauty of this rugged region. The area is filled with hiking, biking and horseback and off-road vehicle riding trails. Numerous lakes provide fishing and canoeing opportunities.
**Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees**
* Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation.
* Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
* You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
**Late Cancellations**
* Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival.
* Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply.
* Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
* Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
* Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge.
**No-Shows**
* Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date.
* If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees.
**Refunds**
* Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure.
* Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location.
* Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card.
* Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy.
* Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure.
**Recreation.gov Billing Information**
* Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777."
**Changes to Policies and Procedures**
* Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July 2018.
From Mountain View, Wyoming, take Highway 410 south for 7 miles, then County Road 283 for 8.2 miles. Turn onto Forest Road 072 and travel 7.9 miles to Forest Road 126. Turn onto FR 126 for a short distance to the campground.
29 single sites - $22.00, capacity - 8 people
1 double site - $44.00, capacity - 16 people
Day Use - $10.00
Extra vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle
Trailhead overnight parking - $5.00 per vehicle
This wasn’t a bad campground but it’s not my style, I think this could be great for others though.
This seems like a good camp ground for campers and ATVs, many of the other guests had them and were having a blast!
The campsite parking seemed large on most of the spots, ours fit 2 vehicles (truck and wagon) with room to spare and there was plenty of space for multiple tents and many of the other sites looked to fit campers + trucks + ATVs etc comfortably.
The road to the camp ground is all dirt road, about a 15-20 minute drive.
The lake was okay and had a trail that loops around it, easy walk. There’s another…trail? But more like a wilderness walk, still enjoyable if you’re feeling adventurous. There’s not much else for hiking that we could find. Easy walk to the other lake and the dam but it’s along the dirt road.
Not very much privacy or trees, some spots are a little better but not great.
So, if you’re looking for an off-roading/ATV friendly place, this is a good option. If you’re after a quiet, private tent camping experience, look elsewhere.
Beautiful scenery like a post card. The camp hosts did a fantastic job keeping the bathrooms clean and stocked. One thing that is unpredictable about this area is the weather. It rained 3 of the four days we camped. But we still had a great time. This is our third time camping at Bridger lake and we will go back for sure.
Great place with not a lot of people there. The campground is a little more spread out than some of the other lakes that are close. There’s disperse camping right down the street if you have dogs or don’t want to deal with Karen’s. We had a Karen next to us that kept complaining about our dogs who weren’t on a leash but never once went to her campsite.
Beautiful scenery. A lot of the pines are dead by the lake but if you drive past the lakes, the pines are thriving a lot more, the more you drive back. We’ll definitely be going back.
Seems to be really well maintained and the bathrooms were the cleanest and best smelling campground bathrooms I’ve probably ever used!
The sites were flat enough for our trailer, and close proximity to garbages and there’s a water fill station and a dump station.
It’s a great place for four-wheeling and fishing, though my family does not have a four-wheeler. I prefer hiking, but there’s not really great hiking trails around, especially with kids (there’s backpacking trails.)
We had borrowed an inflatable boat and boated around the lake and watched the fish jumping out of the water which was really fun.
Place was secluded but busy. Nice little lake to get away. The lake isn't swimmable but you can take your kayak to enjoy the water. There also a nice trail that loops around the lake.
