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Deer Run Campground is located in the beautiful Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest at an elevation of 6,200 feet. Flaming Gorge Reservoir is less than a mile below the campground. Exciting recreational activities abound, including boating, water skiing and fishing.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is known not only for its beautiful red cliffs, but also 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 on the reservoir. Cedar Springs Marina is adjacent.
Bear Canyon Trail, an easy 3-mile round-trip trail for hiking and mountain biking, begins nearby and leads to views of Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge.
This small campground contains family campsites equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings. Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided. A dump station and marina are located in the immediate area at Cedar Springs.
For larger groups, the nearby Arch Dam, Greendale, Dripping Springs, Antelope Flat and Dutch John Draw Campgrounds have several group sites available.
Deer Run is situated among juniper, pinyon pine and sagebrush above Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Shade is limited and the reservoir is not visible from the campground. A resident deer herd gives this site its name.
Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam, and the adjacent visitor center contains area history exhibits.
The Green River below the dam provides spectacular rafting opportunities. A trip down the river offers unique geology, outlaw history and Native American rock art.
From Vernal, Utah, take U.S. 191 north 42 miles. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to the campground, adjacent to Cedar Springs Marina.
From Manila, Utah, take Highway 44 for 28 miles. Turn left on U.S. 191 and go north for about 4 miles. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to the campground, adjacent to Cedar Springs Marina.
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 67 miles, passing through Dutch John. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to the campground, adjacent to Cedar Springs Marina.
We've been coming to this campground for years because of the grounds staff and the amenities at Deer Run. I've been very happy over the past several years with this site. This year I'm not that happy. The camp host (new this year), is not cleaning the out houses like there being paid to do, there was pee on the floor for 5 days in the out house till it dryer up. They just making sure there is paper to use. They decided to close the showers and the restrooms because of Covid 19 so the staff don't have to clean ( it would have been nice to get there decisions through an email so we could have made changes to our reservations). The staff can use the showers, but all who made reservations can not. I'll be calling to get a parcel refund do to the amenities I paid for we could not use.
We have been coming here for many years. Sadly this is the worst time we have had at Deer run campground. We really miss the camp hosts from many yrs ago. BUT... this yrs hosts are not worth a s#!t!!! They have ALL of the back restrooms and showers closed so they don't have to clean them! The first day when we arrived the toilet paper was very low in the 3 bathrooms that were open & the next morning at 7:30am they were all empty even the non flushable ones between17-18!!! Urine stains an the floors for days! We should've received an email stating that the facility was not going to be open as usual! We returned from a long HOT day on the river to find the 2 showers open for use to have the CAMP HOSTS in both of them taking their showers!!! UNBELIEVABLE & UNACCEPTABLE!! Please get new camp hosts.
I want to reiterate what others have said - this campground isn't being run well at this time. The camp hosts are limiting access to the showers and not policing the people coming in from other camp grounds to use the facilities. They have also limited the hours for showers from 10-8 which is a major hassle. Hosts cited that it was too much cleaning to keep them open all the time. In my opinion: that's tough, that's the job you signed up for. They also don't unlock the back showers until there's a long line. Tired of literal truck loads of families swarming the bathhouse and not paying for showers. Parents, if you have a teenage girl that's been on the lake all day: SHE DOESN'T NEED A 40 MINUTE SHOWER! She's been in the cleanest water on the planet all day. Just say no.
Loved this campground! It is a ways from the highway so car noise is minimal, but highway is a steep hill so the occasional truck is noisy. Sites are VERY private because of the 10-15 foot tall, beautiful juniper trees, and the sites are spaced well apart. Some of the sites had enough slope that getting a motorhome level would have been impossible. The campground did not have any street lights, so star gazing was great! This campground is a 1-2 minute up the hill from the marina that is on the reservoir. The marina operator rents boats (in season), so we plan to come back someday to rent a boat and explorer the lake. Pix is from RV roof after sunset.
The best campground, clean with nice views. There are showers with hot water. I loved my stay here. Really nice firepits
