Bridge Hollow Campground
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- Sites
- 11All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 1 notices
In the agency’s own words
This Campground is on a First Come - First Serve Basis, vistors are required to physically be at the campground to purchase and claim a site. You must also occupy the area the day you pay for it, no advance payments. We encourage our visitors to download the recreation.gov app to take advantage of the Scan & Pay Option. There is also an Iron Ranger on site that you can pay with cash or check. Whether your ideal trip is floating a raft to a remote campsite along the Green River or camping at a developed site, you'll find it in the high desert valley of Browns Park. Bridge Hollow campground is nestled along the the Green River across from the day-use area of the historic John Jarvie Ranch. If you're a fisherman, you won't want to miss the blue ribbon fishing along the Green River from the Flaming Gorge Dam down to the Colorado State line. Keep reading
Recreation
River Activities — The Green River can fluctuate daily from 830 to 4500 cubic feet per second or higher, depending on the time of year. Life jackets are required on the river. Permits are required for commercial float boating only. No permits are required for personal use from the Flaming Gorge Dam to the Dinosaur National Monument at Ladore Canyon in Colorado. State of Utah Boating Law requires all boaters to wear life vests. Current streamflow conditions are available on the U.S Geological Survey website. Fishing — Fishing is limited to artificial bait only. All fish between 13 and 20 inches must be released. You may keep two fish under 13 inches and one fish over 20 inches. Camping/Picnicking — Indian Crossing and Bridge Hollow developed (fee) campgrounds, adjacent to the Jarvie site, offer drinking water, restrooms, picnic tables and fire rings. Day-use facilities at the Jarvie site include picnic tables, fire rings, drinking water and rest rooms. Pets must be on a leash at the site. Tours — Call to schedule a guided tour of the Jarvie property. Contact — BLM Vernal Field Office 170 S. 500 E. Vernal, Utah 84078 (435) 781-4400 Facilities 9 individual sites and 1 group site are available. Sites include picnic tables and fire rings. Vault toilets are available within the campground community. This Campground is on a First Come - First Serve Basis. Vistors are required to physically be at the campground to purchase and claim a site.
Nearby Attractions
John Jarvie Historic Ranch Experience the 1880s when the west was wild and this historic site was settled by Scotsman John Jarvie. Amenities include flushing toilets, picnic tables, and interpreted historic buildings and artifacts. Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge is located along the Green River in northwest Colorado. Situated between the Cold Springs and Diamond Mountains, this remote river valley has long been an oasis to both wildlife and humans seeking shelter from the surrounding harsh, semi-arid environment. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area The Flaming Gorge NRA is located in the northeast corner of Utah and the southwest corner of Wyoming. It is South of I-80, between Green River and Rock Springs, Wyoming and extends into the Uintah Mountains towards Vernal, Utah. The area is a mixture of climate, topography, and recreation opportunities well suited to a variety of summer and winter interests.
What the agency tells you
This Campground is on a First Come - First Serve Basis, vistors are required to physically be at the campground to purchase and claim a site. You must also occupy the area the day you pay for it, no advance payments. There is an Iron Ranger on site that you can pay with cash or check. Visitor Information River Safety — The Green River can fluctuate daily from 830 to 4500 cubic feet per second or higher, depending on the time of year. Life jackets are required on the river. Camping/Picnicking — Indian Crossing and Bridge Hollow developed (fee) campgrounds, adjacent to the Jarvie site, offer drinking water, restrooms, picnic tables and fire rings. Day-use facilities at the Jarvie site include picnic tables, fire rings, drinking water and rest rooms. Pets must be on a leash at the site. Permits — Permits are required for commercial float boating only. No permits are required for personal use from the Flaming Gorge Dam to the Dinosaur National Monument at Ladore Canyon in Colorado. Fishing — Fishing is limited to artificial bait only. All fish between 13 and 20 inches must be released. You may keep two fish under 13 inches and one fish over 20 inches. Accommodations/Supplies — Gas, food, and lodging can be obtained in the towns of Green River and Rock Springs Wyoming; Maybell, Colorado; and Vernal, Manila, and Dutch John in Utah. Gasoline, food, and phone services are available at the Browns Park Store in Colorado. Extra gas should be carried. Other equipment, such as tire chains, food, water, and a shovel are recommended. Contact BLM Vernal Field Office: 170 S. 500 E. Vernal, Utah 84078 (435) 781 - 4400
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 11 · 1 group
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- VAULT TOILETS on 10 of 11 campsite records
- Drinking water
- Yes
- DRINKING WATER on 10 of 11 campsite records
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
- Birding
- Boating
- Fishing
- Guided Interpretive Walks
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Rafting
- River Trips
- Water access
- Wildlife viewing
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
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Every line of the receipt · 10
What you actually pay
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 4
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
11 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 11 mapped sitesAll 11 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 11 of the 11 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
| One | Site 1 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 272 ft | 189 ft |
| One | Site 10 | standard nonelectric | 99 ft | 190 ft | 76 ft |
| One | Site 11 | standard nonelectric | 96 ft | 236 ft | 111 ft |
| One | Site 2 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 248 ft | 191 ft |
| One | Site 3 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 202 ft | 231 ft |
| One | Site 4 | group standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 233 ft | 303 ft |
| One | Site 5 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 61 ft | 387 ft |
| One | Site 6 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 61 ft | 370 ft |
| One | Site 7 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 41 ft | 248 ft |
| One | Site 8 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 30 ft | 184 ft |
| One | Site 9 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 13 ft | 154 ft |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Indian Crossing CampgroundVernal Field Office · 0.7 miBig Pine II River CampFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 5.2 mi
Green River Float-in CampsitesFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 7.7 mi
Dripping Springs Campground (UT)Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 10 mi
Arch Dam CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 13 mi
Dutch John Draw Group CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 13 miAddress: Browns Park Rd, Dutch John, UT 84023
From Vernal, UT (via Clay Basin)
North 55 miles on Highway 191 (just over Wyoming border)
East 22 miles on gravel/paved road, including 2 miles at a 17% grade
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Dutch John, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 32°F, day 62°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 13°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Bridge Hollow Campground is in Utah’s 3rd congressional district. Its representative, Mike Kennedy (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →