About Orange Olsen
Orange Olsen is located at 7,000 feet with a panoramic view of Joes Valley. The dwelling and cabin offer amenities including solar powered lighting, LP range and heated shower. The dwelling can accommodate six visitors while the cabin sleeps four. These cabins do not have electricity. Joes Valley Reservoir offers boating and fishing opportunities just minutes away. A boat ramp is available on the east and west shorelines. Joes Valley Campground is located immediately south of Orange Olsen, with Joes Valley Group Pavilion only a mile away. The Orange Olsen Dwelling and Cabin come equipped with flush restrooms, showers, and solar powered lights. The kitchens are equipped with sinks, stove and simple cookware (pots/pans, silverware, utensils). These facilities are not equipped with refrigerators so visitors will need to plan on cooling their perishables in other ways. The Orange Olsen…
- Season: May 1 – Mid-October
- Managed by: Manti-La Sal National Forest, FS
- Where: 14 mi west of Orangeville, UT · 39.30149, -111.29724
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Olsen Admin Site | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Orange Olsen Trail | Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Joes Valley Res Campground | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Ccc Trail - Trail Mtn | Horse | 1.3 mi | 6.5 mi |
| Josephite Pt. Trail | Horse | 1.8 mi | 6.3 mi |
| Littles - Reeder Overlook | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.9 mi | 2.1 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 shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.