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Red Banks Campground, located 23 miles northeast of Logan, Utah, sits on the banks of Logan River. The aspen and willows on the campground offer partial shade to some campsites, and the heavy grasses and shrubs offer privacy from fellow campers.
Hiking opportunities include Trail 051 south of here, and in the Tony Grove area, also south of here. Fishing in the river or creeks. Scenic drive the canyon byway.
Red Banks is a small 12 single site campground right on the banks of the Logan River. Each camp site offers a picnic table and fire ring. Vault restrooms are available.
The Logan River laps gently along the borders of this campground. Directly across the river lies a steep red bank of sandstone and conglomerate that give the area its colorful name.
Bear Lake, often called the Caribbean of the Rockies for its intense turquoise-blue water. As visitors catch their first glimpse of the lake, they marvel at its color and wonder what makes the lake so blue. The unique color is due to the reflection of the limestone deposits suspended in the lake. The state park offers a developed marina with paved boat ramps and boat slips. In addition, there are boat ramps at several other places around the lake. Each season lends its own characteristic to the lake. Year-round, visitors enjoy a number of recreational and cultural activities. Experience the rush of snowmobiling in the nearby mountains. Navigate your personal watercraft across the turquoise water. Feel the rod-bending excitement of a Bear Lake cutthroat on the end of your fishing line. Sail off into the sunset. Leave the crowds, congestion, and traffic behind to create outdoor memories for your family reunion or vacation while enjoying clean air and a safe environment. Take some time during your own favorite season and enjoy yourself at Bear Lake!
**Reservation Cancellations & Changes**
Cancelling a Reservation: Customers may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. Depending on when you cancel in relation to your arrival day, it may be considered a late cancellation (see below).
**Changing an Existing Reservation: When changes are made prior to the cut-off window:**
If a customer wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee.
There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation, as long as the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit the recreation fee for the day of departure.
There is no change fee if the customer wants to switch sites that are the same price with the same reservation dates in the same facility.
If a reservation is made that includes dates beyond the maximum booking window, that reservation cannot be changed until 18 days have passed from the original booking date.
**Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window**
Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
Cabins / Lookouts: Customers who cancel a cabin or lookout reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee.
Group Facility (including Cabins and Lookouts): Customers who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee.
Group Day Use Area: Customers who cancel a group day-use facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will forfeit the total day-use fee.
Changes or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window: Once a reservation date has begun, customers cannot change a reservation using the online system or through the Call Center (see below for early departures). If the location is staffed, on-site personnel may or may not be able to assist with changes or cancellations (check with local staff).
**No-Shows**
Overnight and Day-Use Facilities: A 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 (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date and will hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.
No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night’s recreation fee for a campsite or forfeit the entire day-use fee for a day-use facility.
**Early Departures**
If a customer departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund.
Please notify staff at the facility if you depart early to allow others to use the site.
Customers may notify the call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a customer requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time has passed, the customer will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used.
**Interagency Pass Discounts**
The following are the only Interagency Passes that provide a discount on camping reservations and some tickets:
Senior Annual Pass
Senior Lifetime Pass
Access Pass
Golden Age Pass
Golden Access Pass
Eligible pass discounts only apply to individual campsites and may apply to a ticket for the pass holder. Interagency Pass discounts do not apply to group reservations, cabins, shelters, and multi-use sites (doubles, triples, etc.).
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
The holder of the pass must occupy the site for which the discount is applied.
The pass can only be used for one site during a time period.
**Refunds**
Customers may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Customers may also initiate a refund request through the call center at any time after their reservation has ended.
Fees: Applicable fees, such as reservation fees, service/cancellation fees, lottery application fees, and change fees, are non-refundable.
Debit or Credit Card Purchases: Refunds for debit or credit card payments made after October 1, 2018 will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. In the event that a customer has cancelled this card, they will need to contact their card company to have the funds released. We cannot issue refunds to any card other than the one used to pay. If a customer paid with a debit or credit card prior to October 1, 2018 their refund will be issued in the form of a Treasury check.
Check or Cash Purchases: Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. You may update the address at the time you request the refund. It may take up to 6-8 weeks for the Treasury check to arrive. Please make sure your address is up to date in your customer profile.
Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within your Recreation.gov customer profile.
Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure.
**Recreation.gov Billing Information**
Reservation transactions will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777 NM"
**Changes to Policies and Procedures**
Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated September 2019.
In Garden City, UT, at the intersection of State Rt. 30 and US Rt. 89, take Rt. 89 south 17.4 miles to the campground sign. Turn right at the sign into the campground.
13 single sites - $22.00, Capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle per single site
Day use - $10.00
Extra Vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle, per day
The campground was clean and comfortable. We enjoyed camping just feet away from Bear River. Rusty and Tina were amazing, friendly camp host that offered great advice and guidance on local sites and activities. We plan to revisit next year.
The place was next to the river. Great to fish. Outdoor bathroom was clean. Clean camping area. Beautiful mountain scenery. However, next to major traffic highway. Heard traffic most of the night. Alot of bugs, birds, ants, and a mouse.
LOVED this campground! It's first come, first serve, so make sure to come early to ensure you have a spot. It's right next to a river, so you can fish. I love sleeping next to the river because of the white noise. It's well maintained, clean, has bathrooms, dog-friendly and has room for RVs and tent campers. Highly recommend!
Mid-to-late summer this location is awesome. There are a number of Riverside locations and it's very peaceful. If you're looking for fishing you can't fish this part of the river until after the second weekend in July. Currently it is $8 to come in for day use and $20 to stay overnight.
Our experience at Red Banks Campground was delightful. We arrived on the second week of September, The last weekend before it closed for the season. The camp ground was beautiful as the autumn leaves were turning. From camp, we traveled to Bear Lake for dinner and to Logan to the Farmers Market. Closer to camp was the road to Tony's Grove, just one mile South and the road to Franklin Basin was just a few miles to the North. Both were breath taking.
The camp hosts, Rusty and Tina really made the experience for us. They showed us to their favorite campsite, right on the Logan River. They were so friendly and accommodating. They helped us set up and fill out the registration fee card. Over the two days we had several pleasant conversations with them. I was really impressed with how well they maintained the campground. The pit toilets were clean and freshly painted. There was not a speck of litter in the whole campground. They couldn't have been better "Host" and again, they really made the experience a delight for us.
The first photo was the view from our camp trailer, camp site. The second photo was from Franklin Basin. The Quaken Aspen and fall colors were splendid.
