Jarvies Family Boat In
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- Sites
- 8All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Jarvies Family Boat-In Campground is located on beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Jarvies Canyon at an elevation of 6,040 feet. Campers must boat-in to the facility, and the nearest boat ramps are located at Cedar Springs and Mustang Ridge Marinas, both 20 minutes across the water. Keep reading
Recreation
Boating, water skiing, fishing and swimming are popular activities, all located steps from the campsites. A hiking trail passes through the site as well.
Facilities
Jarvies offers eight single-family sites, all of which are reservable. Each site has a picnic shelter, table, tent pad and campfire ring with grill. One vault toilet is provided. A private dock is down a short hill on the shoreline.
Natural Features
The campground is situated among dense stands of juniper and pinyon pine on a hillside overlooking the reservoir. The vegetation offers good privacy between campsites but limited shade. Most sites have partial views of the reservoir and its surrounding red cliffs. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.
Nearby Attractions
Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam, and the adjacent visitor center contains area history exhibits. The Green River below the dam provides spectacular rafting opportunities. A trip down the river offers unique geology, outlaw history and Native American rock art.
What the agency tells you
Campground is accessed by boat only.
CHECK IN: Begins at 2 PM. CHECK OUT: By 11 AM.
Reservations are strongly recommended.
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Boats must not exceed 30 feet in length.
The path from the boat dock to the campground does not support accessibility standards; some visitors may require assistance.
No drinking water is provided; campers must bring their own supply.
First-come, first-served campsites only available when sites are not reserved.
No trash service. Campers are to carry out all garbage.
Firewood available at Cedar Springs or Deer Run. No hookups available.
Showers are located at Deer Run and Mustang Ridge for campers with proof of camping registration.
Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Any accepted senior passes must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only.
Click here for more info about the Ashley National Forest.This facility is operated by American Land & Leisure. We appreciate hearing from you. Comment cards are available from campground hosts or online at americanll.com.
Customer Service Please Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.Ashley.DutchJohn@AmericanLL.com
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 8 · 8 boat-in
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 36 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…pad and campfire ring with grill. One vault toilet is provided. A private dock is down a short hill on…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- Reservoir, River, Beach
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Water sports
- Night sky · 130th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 2
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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 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
8 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 8 mapped sitesAll 8 sites
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 1 | boat in | 36 ft | 87 ft | 53 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 2 | boat in | 36 ft | 82 ft | 123 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 3 | boat in | 36 ft | 84 ft | 40 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 4 | boat in | 36 ft | 65 ft | 66 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 5 | boat in | 36 ft | 65 ft | 68 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 6 | boat in | 36 ft | 46 ft | 101 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 7 | boat in | 36 ft | 46 ft | 63 ft |
| JARVIES FAMILY BOAT IN | 8 | boat in | 36 ft | 78 ft | 46 ft |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Jarvies Boat In GroupFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 0.2 mi
Mustang Ridge CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 2.0 mi
Cedar Springs CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 2.0 mi
Deer Run CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 2.4 mi
Firefighters CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 2.8 mi
Dutch John Draw CampgroundFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area · 2.8 miCedar Springs Marina is the closest boat ramp that you may launch from to get to Jarvies. Jarvies Canyon is the first canyon west and a little north of the marina and is only accessed by boat.
From Vernal, Utah, take U.S. 191 north 42 miles. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to Cedar Springs Marina.
From Manila, Utah, take Highway 44 for 28 miles. Turn left on U.S. 191 and go north for about 4 miles. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to Cedar Springs Marina.
From Rock Springs, Wyoming, take I-80 west toward Green River about 6 miles to the junction with U.S. 191/Flaming Gorge Road. Take U.S. 191 south for 67 miles, passing through Dutch John. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to Cedar Springs Marina.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Flaming Gorge, 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
Jarvies Family Boat In 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 →