Indian Crossing Campground
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $10From, per site
- Sites
- 21All 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. Keep reading
Indian Crossing campground is nestled along the the Green River adjacent to 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. Several launch points for floating the Green River are also available. 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.
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 20 individual campsites and one group campsite include picnic tables, fire rings, parking areas, and toilets. Campsites are first-come first-served.
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. We encourage our visitors to download the recreation.gov app to take advantage of the Scan & Pay Option. There is also a 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: (435) 781 - 4400 170 S. 500 E. Vernal, Utah 84078
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 21 · 1 group, 7 cabin
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- VAULT TOILETS on 2 of 22 campsite records
- Drinking water
- Yes
- DRINKING WATER (PEAK SEASON) on 2 of 22 campsite records
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
- Birding
- Guided Interpretive Walks
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Hunting
- Picnicking
- Rafting
- River Trips
Nothing on the booking system for the next 30 nightsread 15:59 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
Every one of the next thirty nights is in recreation.gov’s record and not one site is being offered on any of them. That’s a campground closed or not yet released for booking, not a sold-out one.
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Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $10 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
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 · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 15:59 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
22 records
All 22 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 7 of the 22 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Host | Host | host pad | 100 amp | |
| One | 1 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 10 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 11 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 12 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 13 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 | |
| One | 14 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 15 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 16 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 17 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 18 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 | |
| One | 19 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 | |
| One | 2 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 | |
| One | 20 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 21 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 3 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 | |
| One | 4 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 5 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 | |
| One | 6 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 7 | standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 8, Group Site | group standard nonelectric | ||
| One | 9 | shelter nonelectric | $10–$35 |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It names it a host pad. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Bridge Hollow CampgroundVernal Field Office · 0.7 miBig Pine II River CampFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 4.4 mi
Green River Float-in CampsitesFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 7.0 mi
Dripping Springs Campground (UT)Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 9.2 mi
Arch Dam CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 12 mi
Dutch John Draw Group CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 12 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
Indian Crossing 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 →