Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months
About Ponderosa Group Campground
This group campground is located off the Mirror Lake Scenic Highway (Highway 150) This campground has no water.
- Managed by: USFS - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
- Where: 3 mi east of Samak, UT · 40.63109, -111.19462
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
33°16°Jan
36°16°Feb
43°22°Mar
49°27°Apr
59°35°May
69°43°Jun
78°51°Jul
76°50°Aug
67°42°Sep
54°32°Oct
41°22°Nov
32°15°Dec
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.
See Ponderosa Group Campground from above
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Byway | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 9.1 mi |
| Yellow Pine | Horse | 0.5 mi | 4.6 mi |
| Cedar ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 4.9 mi |
| Red Pine ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Failure Canyon ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Wide Hollow 1 | ATV road | 2.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Cell signal
Verizon 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Rural edge
The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Jordanelle State Park (Dark Sky Park), 14 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 8.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Yellow Pine Campground 1.1 mi
- Taylors Fork Campground 3.2 mi
- Shingle Creek ATV Campground 3.7 mi
- Taylor Fork ATV Trailhead 3.7 mi
- Aspen Meadows Camp 4 mi
- Camp Aerie 4.1 mi