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Lodgepole Campground is settled near beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir just 26 miles north of Vernal, UTAH, at an elevation of 8,000 feet. Visitors enjoy exploring local trails and day-tripping to the reservoir, only 10 miles away. Recreation Many campers make the short trip to beautiful Flaming Gorge campgrounds 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 less than 10 miles from the campground. Facilities The campground contains several family sites each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are paved. Natural Features A scenic aspen forest dotted with pines covers the campground, offering pleasant shade and pretty fall color. Summer wildflowers are abundant in this shady, secluded campground. Nearby Attractions 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, travel north on U.S. Highway 191 for 26 miles.
From Manila, Utah, travel south on Utah Highway 44 for 28 miles to U.S. Highway 191 and travel 9 miles to the campground.
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 about 83 miles, passing through Dutch John.
Very comfortable and nice campground. The hosts were great and made the rounds, selling wood and other things you might need for the stay. It was a very pleasant overnight as we passed through. My only problem was the highway noise. Of course that isn’t exactly the campground’s fault, but it was a bit tough to sleep with the noise. The bathrooms by the site I booked were out of order, but there was a porta potty out front which was clean and maintained. I’m not sure I would choose it for an extended camping trip, unless I booked a site further from the highway that was quieter. But overall, it was a good spot and a nice stay for what I needed.
Great campground south of Heber City. Developed lots with water and restroom access. Areas with tables and fire pits.
Nicely taken care of and we’ll set up for single or group campers.
Hikes available in the immediate area
The campsite scenery is beautiful, and well taken care of! However water was not available during our stay so no flushing toilets or available water to put our campfire out, an outhouse was provided, huge downside is this campsite is right off the freeway so you will hear traffic all night, we were in a tent but maybe different experience if we were in a camper?
Camp host is very unfriendly, just parked at the foreman loop trailhead and was ambushed by the host on the way back, scolded for not having dog on leash even with hardly anyone there, slapped with a $15 fee just to do the hike, not staying the night. Definitely won’t be back and don’t think it’s worth the $31 a night camping fee with very little to do. Trail is very poorly maintained.
Nice campsite that is well taken care of. Bathrooms near the campsite didn't work but it was a short drive/ walk to get water and flushing toilets. I do wish the fire pit designs were different as it seems to force you to build a bigger fire in order to feel any heat as all the heat goes up rather than out. Decent dark skies as well but not quite dark enough to see the Milky Way. Definitely lots of traffic noise but it wasn't an issue for me.
