About Red Canyon (Ashley National Forest)
Red Canyon Campground is located in a grassy meadow high above Flaming Gorge Reservoir in northeastern Utah along Red Canyon Road at an elevation of 7,400 feet. Visitors enjoy exploring the Red Canyon Rim Trail and canoeing and fishing at Greens Lake. ( THIS IS NOT THE RED CANYON IN SOUTHERN UTAH-_ THAT ONE IS NOT RESERVABLE.) Nearby Greens Lake offers great canoeing and fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Red Canyon Lodge sits on the shore. Canoe and bike rentals, horseback riding, a restaurant and gift shop are available. Red Canyon Rim Trail, for hiking and biking, begins at the nearby visitor center, which offers interpretive displays and area information. This small campground contains family campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. The campground lies close to beautiful cliffs overlooking Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Lodgepole…
- Fees: See www.recreation.gov for current rates. The single site fee covers the cost of 1 vehicle. Each single site's maximum capacity is 2…
- Season: May - Opening date may be adjusted due to weather – September
- Managed by: Ashley National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi west of Flaming Gorge, UT · 40.88944, -109.55917
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Rim | Hiking | at camp | 4.5 mi |
| Red Canyon Interpretive | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Red Canyon Interp Spur A | Hiking | 0.2 mi | |
| Red Canyon Interp Spur F | Hiking | 0.2 mi | |
| Red Canyon Interp Spur B | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Red Canyon Interp Spur C | Hiking | 0.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 5.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Canyon Rim 0.7 mi
- Greens Lake 1.7 mi
- Skull Creek 2.5 mi
- Meadow Park 4.3 mi
- Hideout Canyon Boat-In Campground 5 mi
- Jarvies Canyon Campground 5.1 mi