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Marsh 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.
Marsh Lake offers plenty of recreation opportunities. The lake is open to canoeing, kayaking and boating for other small watercraft. A boat ramp is located on the west side of the lake. Fishing docks extend from both sides of the boat ramp, allowing for rainbow and cutthroat trout fishing.
Several off-road vehicle, hiking, biking and horseback riding trails crisscross the area. China Meadows Trailhead is nearby, giving hikers and horseback riders access to the High Uintas.
The campground contains several single and double campsites, each equipped with a picnic table, utility table and campfire ring. Some sites have lake views. Drinking water, vault toilets and trash collection are provided, and a host is on-site.
A dump station is located about a mile and a half away across the road from Stateline.
A thin forest of lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and aspen covers the area, providing limited shade. 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 and pristine lakes, rivers and streams. Outdoor enthusiasts come to enjoy the natural beauty of this rugged region. Several lakes offer 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 to Forest Road 072. Take Forest Road 072 toward China Meadows for 8.7 miles to campground. Marsh Lake is between Stateline Dam and China Meadows. Forest Road 072 is gravel and frequently very rough, but passable for all vehicles.
40 single sites - $22.00, capacity - 8 people
6 double sites - $44.00, capacity - 16 people
1 triple site - $66.00, capacity - 24 people
1 Overnight Tent Only Group Site - $78.00
Day Use - $10.00
Extra Vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle
Marsh has changed over the years, but it's still a quiet, great place to camp. The fishing is good, too! We have the best luck trolling with flatfish or anchoring down in one of the holes and using powerbait. The pine beetle has ravaged the area, so it's not as densely wooded as when I was a kid. It's still a great place to escape the heat and enjoy the stars.
Matt was our campground host this year and he was amazing! He went above and beyond to help us get our trailer in place. He was attentive to details and brought our kids treats each day. He had lots of stories to tell and we enjoyed his company! He kept the bathrooms impeccably clean and smelling so great.
We came at the end of the season and the road getting up the mountain was awful and super washboardy, so know that going into it. We're talking 10-15mph. Once you get up there, there is plenty to see and do.
One HUGE complaint. We had to vacate the campground for nearly the whole day. The Forest Service decided on 5 minutes notice (we were cooking breakfast) that it was the day to spray for pine beetles. They said they'd cover our trailer and never did. We finally got to see what chemical they were spraying because the Camp Host hounded them for one. Bare minimum should have been providing each camp site with an MSDS sheet. It felt unsafe. I felt bad that Matt caught our frustration. It was extremely irritating to waste a day of vacation taking down, setting camp back up, and finding randoms stuff to do for a day for something that could have waited until the next week when the campground was closed for the season. Unfortunately, he was the messanger and had to catch everyone's frustration. Had we had adequate notice it would have been an easy thing to accommodate. This was no fault of the Camp Host, but 100% a Forest Service workflow issue.
One of my favorite places to camp! The campground surrounds the lake so you are able to see it from your campground and walk right down to it in a matter of minutes. The night sky is incredible here, so many stars! It's also a wonderful place to fish, everyone always scores here. There's a couple of docks and a boat launch. It's a great place to throw in some kayaks and race around. There's also usually a ton of wild flowers here. There's a few trails to explore as well. bathrooms are pit toilets but they are usually the cleanest ones I've ever seen. We love camping here every year!
Really nice campground. Remote without flushing toilets but the setting was beautiful.
This is a nice, quiet campground with clean toilets and drinking water. The forest has been ravaged by beetles and majority of the trees in the area are dying or dead, but the lake was nice. We went on the busy Labor Day weekend and there were still several walk -up sites available. Good fire pits and most sites have steel tables which were great for our dutch ovens. If you're looking to get away from some of the busy areas on the south face of the Uintas, try this area on the north side.
Been camping in the Uinta's for years now, but Marsh lake was a first for us. The camp host was great , bathrooms were extremely clean, and our spot had a great firepit, grill stand, ada accessible picnic table, and firewood laying around everywhere. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and will definitely be back.😎
