Lodgepole at Heber
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $30.43–$59.08Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 3228 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
Lodgepole Campground is located in scenic Daniels Canyon just a short drive from Heber, Utah, and Strawberry Reservoir at an elevation of 7,800 feet. Campers enjoy fishing and hiking in the canyon and day-tripping to Strawberry. Keep reading
Recreation
Daniels Creek is stocked with rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout. Foreman Hollow Trail begins in the campground, offering easy to moderate hiking on a 4-mile loop with excellent views of Strawberry Reservoir, Strawberry Peak and Twin Peaks.
Facilities
The campground offers flushable toilets, as well as group picnic shelters. Loop A contains individual sites, while Loop B contains two group camping sites, one for up to 50 people, and the other for up to 130 people.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a beautiful mountain setting along Daniels Creek. A forest of pine, fir and aspen covers the area, and willows line the creek bank. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape.
Nearby Attractions
Strawberry Reservoir is 12 miles away, with plentiful fishing, boating and canoeing opportunities. The Strawberry OHV Trail System offers 75 miles of trails. Hikers and mountain bikers enjoy the extensive trail system as well. Strawberry Visitor Center has interpretive displays, a working fish trap and egg collection station and a nature trail. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.
Charges & Cancellations
Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation. Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Late Cancellations Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival. Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply. Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge. No-Shows Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date. If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees. Refunds Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure. Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location. Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy. Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure. Recreation.gov Billing Information Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777." Changes to Policies and Procedures Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July 2018.
What the agency tells you
Camping fees include use of the dump station
This Campground is in Bear Country Store food and trash securely to avoid attracting wildlife -Failure to comply may result in fines up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment Remember, a fed bear is a dead bear
Please bring your own drinking water. Water is available at the dump station, not in campground This is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility; bring trash bags
Everything else this campground posts · 12
Dogs or Domestic Pets Owners must -Control dogs by a leash not to exceed six feet (6’) at all times -Clean up dog feces -Limit two dogs per site Do not allow dogs to -Threaten or attack people/animals -Interfere with people, vehicles, or property -Cause damage to vegetation or harass wildlife
Campground Etiquette and Rules Gates open at 7am, close at 10pm Quiet Hours are 10pm-6am No generators after 10pm Camping is allowed only within the designated space provided. Do not go beyond the boundaries of your site Max occupancy is 8 people per single site Reserved sites will be held until 12pm on the day after your scheduled arrival date Horses/Off-road vehicles are prohibited in the campground Leave No Trace -Put all trash in dumpsters, if provided, or properly stored in your vehicle or bear box -Remove all personal property and trash when leaving -Unclean sites will be reported to the District Ranger LEO -Leaving food/trash in an unoccupied site may result in a $5,000 fine Cleaning fish or bathing where drinking water is supplied is strictly prohibited Fireworks or other explosives are prohibited. Discharging of a firearm in the campground is not allowed No boisterous behavior. Be courteous. Keep noise at a reasonable level No amplified music is allowed in USDA Forest Service campgrounds and facilities Max Vehicle Length includes tow vehicle Highway 40 runs near the campground and campers may hear traffic noise
There is a 2-night minimum stay on weekends; 3-night minimum stay on holiday weekends
Trailers/Campers and RVs: Water tank can be filled at the dump station. Hooking up to spigots or the power in the restrooms, even for medical devices is strictly prohibited
First Come First Served (FF) sites For reservable sites, reservations must be made at least 5 days in advance You must claim a FF site in person on the day you wish to check-in A site listed as FF does not guarantee availability, Recreation.gov does not update FF occupancy The only way to know if an FF site is available is to arrive at the campground on the day you plan to check-in Availability cannot be predicted Many sites are in remote locations, we cannot contact camp hosts about availability Recommended arrival times vary by day. Weekends and holidays fill more quickly To claim an FF site, you must be physically present, occupy the site, and pay at that time
Extra Vehicle -$10 per vehicle, per day (paid on-site cash/check) Firewood -$9
If you booked at a discount without a Senior or Access pass, you'll need to pay the difference in cash/check upon arrival. Only Senior or Access passes qualify for discounts and proof of ownership upon arrival is required
Please understand that camping is an outdoor experience; we do not give refunds for weather or natural conditions Cancellations within 24 hours prior to arrival date will forfeit the entire use fee. Group Site Cancellations within 14 days will forfeit entire use fee No-shows, early departures, or cancellations after the arrival date are not entitled to a refund Failure to arrive at the campsite by 12pm the day after scheduled arrival and does not cancel the reservation, will forfeit site and first-night use fee
For more info on Bear Country wildawareutah.org wildlife.utah.gov For Rules and Regulations visit gocamputah.com/rules
Click herefor more info about the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest For more info, call Heber Ranger District at 435-755-3620 or Utah Recreation at 385-273-1100 Visit our website gocamputah.comor Facebook facebook.com/letsgocamputah To reserve a site call Recreation.gov reservation line 1-877-444-6777
Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood within 10 miles of your destination and burning it on-site. For more info click here
Please note: Utah Recreation is not responsible for accident or injury to any person or property resulting from the use of this facility and is not responsible for the loss of money or valuables of any kind. The user of this permit assumes full and complete responsibility for the conduct and actions of all members in their party
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 32 · 2 group, 2 cabin
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 70 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 4
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Reservoir, Creek
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Picnicking
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 412th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 10 days ago, 21 km away
- Past peak
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 28 of the 32 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 15
What you actually pay
“Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay 21 single sites - $34.00 , capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle 4 double sites - $66.00 , capacity - 16 people + 2 vehicles 1 group site - $241.00 , capacity - 50 people + 10 vehicles 1 group sit…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $30.43–$59.08 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.
“Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees - Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation. - Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservat…” · this campground’s own no-show terms
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 · 7
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
53 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 28 mapped sitesAll 53 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 30 of the 53 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 32 of the 53 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| Loop A | 001 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 154 ft | 352 ft | 210 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 002 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 163 ft | 246 ft | 359 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 003 HOST | host pad | 47 ft | 491 ft | 116 ft | $30.43–$215.72 | ||
| Loop A | 004 | standard nonelectric | 64 ft | 101 ft | 427 ftDaniels Creek | 87 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 005 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 124 ft | 553 ftDaniels Creek | 166 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 006 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 101 ft | 414 ftDaniels Creek | 137 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 007 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 130 ft | 489 ftDaniels Creek | 293 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 008 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 106 ft | 429 ftDaniels Creek | 204 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 009 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 110 ft | 461 ftDaniels Creek | 238 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 010 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 145 ft | 335 ftDaniels Creek | 383 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 011 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 110 ft | 464 ftDaniels Creek | 215 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 012 | standard nonelectric | 63 ft | 117 ft | 347 ftDaniels Creek | 223 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 013 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 158 ft | 344 ftDaniels Creek | 89 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 014 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 152 ft | 280 ftDaniels Creek | 208 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 015 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 128 ft | 427 ftDaniels Creek | 131 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 016 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 128 ft | 403 ftDaniels Creek | 255 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 017 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 144 ft | 544 ftDaniels Creek | 312 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 018 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 146 ft | 652 ftDaniels Creek | 305 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 019 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 194 ft | 685 ftDaniels Creek | 81 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 020 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 101 ft | 742 ftDaniels Creek | 121 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 021 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 77 ft | 656 ftDaniels Creek | 187 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 022 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 77 ft | 732 ftDaniels Creek | 207 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop A | 023 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 118 ft | 685 ftDaniels Creek | 274 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop B | 031 HOST | host pad | 278 ft | 132 ft | $30.43–$215.72 | |||
| Loop B | 032 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 92 ft | 278 ft | 182 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop B | 033 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 81 ft | 225 ft | 232 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop B | 034 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 81 ft | 156 ft | 197 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop B | 035 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 105 ft | 150 ft | 92 ft | $30.43–$59.08 | |
| Loop B | B1 | group shelter nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 290 ft | 131 ft | 132 ft | $215.72 |
| Loop B | B2 | group shelter nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 290 ft | 198 ft | 182 ft | $215.72 |
| Loop B | xxx | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX | unnamed record | 45 ft | $30.43–$215.72 | ||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX12 | unnamed record | 99 ft | $30.43–$215.72 | ||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX121 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX1210 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX1211 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX1212 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX122 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX123 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX124 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX125 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX126 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX127 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX128 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| MANAGEMENT SITES | XXX129 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| S&P | Double, S&P | type not stated | 67 ft | $30.43–$215.72 | ||||
| S&P | Group Large, S&P | type not stated | 40 ft | yes | $30.43–$215.72 | |||
| S&P | Group Small, S&P | type not stated | 30 ft | yes | $30.43–$215.72 | |||
| S&P | Single, S&P | type not stated | 70 ft | $30.43–$215.72 | ||||
| xxx | xxx43 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| xxx | xxx44 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| xxx | xxx46 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 | |||||
| xxx | xxx50 | unnamed record | $30.43–$215.72 |
The agency files 21 more records here that aren’t sites for the night: 2 it names a host pad and 19 it types MANAGEMENT rather than a campsite. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 53 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Currant Creek Guard Station (UT)Uinta National Forest · 10 mi
Strawberry BayUinta National Forest · 10 mi
Strawberry Bay Long TermUinta National Forest · 10 mi
Currant CreekUinta National Forest · 10 miFrom Heber City, Utah, take Highway 40 east for 15 miles. Campground is on the right side of the highway.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Independence, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 31°F, day 50°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 15°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
Lodgepole at Heber 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 →