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24 campsites
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Price
$5/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
24 campsites
Season
Open Memorial Day th...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Uinta Canyon Campground, Duchesne/Roosevelt Ranger District, Utah
Anglers and wilderness hikers willing to go fully self-sufficient. The river-adjacent sites are the draw: brown, rainbow, brook, and cutthroat trout, deer wandering through at dusk, and nights in the 30s that keep crowds thin even on summer weekends.
Vault toilet cleanliness is a recurring complaint, and there's zero potable water on-site. Anyone who can't haul their own supply or stomach an under-maintained restroom will find the rustic reality harder than the $5 price tag suggests.
Reference information about Uinta Canyon Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>This campground is located along the Uinta River. Fishing in the Uinta River for brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout is a popular activity in this area. The High Uintas Wilderness trailhead is nearby. </p>
The elevation is 7,600 ft. The campground is a single loop in a stand of young Ponderosa pine beside the Uinta River. Some camp sites are adjacent to the river, which can be heard throughout the campground. Although there is minimal understory and middlestory, the spacing between camp sites is sufficient enough to provide good privacy. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day
The parking aprons are dirt and gravel. The interior road is dirt and rough. An RV waste station is available for no fee at the Phillips 66 gas station located at the west end of US Rt. 40 in Duchesne, UT.
In Neola, UT, at intersection of 2000 West and 9000 North, take 2000 West north 8.3 miles to Uinta Canyon sign. Turn right at sign and go 4.1 miles to another Uinta Canyon sign. Turn right and go 0.2 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear left onto Forest Rt. 118 and go 2.6 miles to campground sign. Turn left and go 0.2 miles to campground. NOTE: Last 0.7 miles are narrow, dirt and rocky.
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Summer brings daytime highs in the mid-60s to mid-70s°F, with nights dropping into the 30s and 40s. The campground operates Memorial Day through Labor Day when river fishing and wilderness access peak after spring runoff subsides. Winter temperatures can fall to 10°F, transforming the area into snow country. The region stays characteristically dry, meaning more sunny days than rain interruptions. Holiday weekends see moderate crowds, but most summer evenings remain quiet.
Open Memorial Day–Labor Day; summer temps mid-60s/70s days, ideal for camping and fishing.
Uinta Canyon Campground is a rustic camping facility set amidst the natural beauty of the Ashley National Forest, adjacent to the Uinta River. It is an open-loop campground with 24 designated campsites, each equipped with picnic tables and fire grilles. However, the campground lacks modern amenities such as potable water, flush toilets, or showers. Vault-style restrooms are provided, but there are no facilities for water supply, which necessitates campers to bring their own water. The spacing between sites offers sufficient privacy despite minimal understory vegetation.
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