About Lower Bowns
Lower Bowns Campground is located on the east side of Boulder Mountain on the shore of Lower Bowns Reservoir at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring local trails. [View Lower Bowns Campground Map](https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1203377.pdf) Popular activities in the area include hiking, biking, hunting and riding the Rosebud ATV Trail. Lower Bowns Reservoir offers boating, canoeing and fishing for rainbow, brook and cutthroat trout. This campground contains three accessible sites: one group site can accommodate up to 50 people, and two single sites can each accommodate up to 10 people. Vault toilets are provided, and roads and parking spurs throughout the site are gravel. The campground is sparsely forested with pinyon pines and juniper, which offer only limited shade. Boulder Mountain lies to the west of the site, and Capitol…
- Fees: Please Note: All campgrounds on the Fishlake National Forest are managed by High Country Recreation under the terms and conditions of a…
- Season: April – Until the snow closes the road.
- Managed by: Fishlake National Forest, FS
- Where: 15 mi northeast of Boulder, UT · 38.10637, -111.27684
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bowns Reservoir | ATV road | at camp | 1.0 mi |
| FR 33983 | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Rosebud ATV Trail | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.3 mi | 4.3 mi |
| Slickrock Trail | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 5.8 mi |
| Oak Creek Trail | Horse | 1.2 mi | 6.0 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: 4.8 mi
Water fill-up: 15.9 mi