About Hideout Canyon Boat-In Campground
Hideout Canyon Boat-In Campground is located on beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir, 2 miles from the nearest road. This popular campground, which gets its name from a hiding spot used by Butch Cassidy and his gang, is only accessible to visitors who boat or hike-in to the location. Boating, water skiing, canoeing, fishing and swimming are popular activities right out your front door. Most patrons boat to the campground, using the Sheep Creek Bay Boat Ramp. Hikers should use the Hideout/Carter Creek Trailhead on Dowd Mountain off Forest Road 094. The campground contains 18 single-family sites. Each site has a cabana, picnic table and campfire ring. Flush toilets and water hydrants are provided. A vault toilet is available for off-season use. The gravel trails from the docks to the campsites are steep and change each year depending on water fluctuations. Lucerne Valley Marina is a few…
- Fees: See www.recreation.gov for current rate.
- Season: May – September
- Managed by: Ashley National Forest, FS
- Where: 7 mi southeast of Manila, UT · 40.915, -109.64639
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideout-Carter Creek | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 10.6 mi |
| Hideout-Carter Creek Spur | Hiking | 1.3 mi | 0.7 mi |
| Dowd Exclosure | ATV road | 1.6 mi | 5.8 mi |
| Dowds Mountain | ATV road | 1.6 mi | 4.2 mi |
| Dowd Mountain | Hiking | 2.3 mi | 3.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 10 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Sheep Creek Bay Campground 1.6 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi SE of Washam 1.7 mi
- Kingfisher Island Boat-in Campground 1.8 mi
- Willows Campground 3.6 mi
- Manns Campground 3.7 mi
- Navajo Cliffs 4.3 mi