Marsh Lake Campground
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $25.96–$50.13Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 4945 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Marsh Lake Campground is located next to its namesake on the northern slope of the Uinta Mountains at an elevation of 9,400 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring local trails. Keep reading
Recreation
Marsh Lake offers plenty of recreation opportunities. The lake is open to canoeing, kayaking and boating for other small watercraft. A boat ramp is located on the west side of the lake. Fishing docks extend from both sides of the boat ramp, allowing for rainbow and cutthroat trout fishing. Several off-road vehicle, hiking, biking and horseback riding trails crisscross the area. China Meadows Trailhead is nearby, giving hikers and horseback riders access to the High Uintas.
Facilities
The campground contains several single and double campsites, each equipped with a picnic table, utility table and campfire ring. Some sites have lake views. Drinking water, vault toilets and trash collection are provided, and a host is on-site. A dump station is located about a mile and a half away across the road from Stateline.
Natural Features
A thin forest of lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and aspen covers the area, providing limited shade. Summer wildflowers and grasses dot the campground. A variety of wildlife makes its home around the lake, including moose and deer.
Nearby Attractions
The Uinta Mountains are comprised of beautiful canyons, soaring peaks and pristine lakes, rivers and streams. Outdoor enthusiasts come to enjoy the natural beauty of this rugged region. Several lakes offer fishing and canoeing opportunities. 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
This Campground is in Bear Country Always store food and trash securely to avoid attracting wildlife -Failure to comply may result in fines up to $5,000, removal from your campsite and/or imprisonment Remember, a fed bear is a dead bear; your actions can save lives
This is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility; please bring garbage bags
Dogs or Domestic Pets Owners must -Control the dog by a leash not to exceed six feet (6’) at all times -Clean up dog feces immediately -Limit two dogs per campsite Do not allow dogs to -Rush, threaten, or attack people/animals -Obstruct or interfere with people, vehicles, or property -Cause damage to vegetation, habitat, or harass wildlife
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Campground Etiquette and Rules Gates open at 7am, Gates close at 10pm Quiet Hours are 10pm to 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 campsites will be held until 12pm on the day following your scheduled arrival date Horses/Off-road vehicles are prohibited in the campground Leave No Trace -Put all garbage in dumpsters, when provided, or properly stored in your vehicle or bear box -Remove all personal property and trash when leaving -Unclean campsites will be reported to the District Ranger LEO -Leaving food/trash in an unoccupied campsite may result in a $5,000 fine Cleaning fish, animals, 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 fighting or boisterous behavior. Be courteous to your fellow visitor. Keep noise at a reasonable level No amplified music is allowed in USDA Forest Service campgrounds and facilities. People come to the campgrounds for peace and quiet Max Vehicle Length includes tow vehicle
There is a 2-night minimum stay on weekends; 3-night minimum stay on holiday weekends
Trailers/Campers and RVs: Come with water tank filled. 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 typically fill more quickly To claim an FF site, you must be physically present, occupy the site, and pay at that time There is no waiting list for FF sites
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 and a $10 cancellation 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 be charged a $20 service fee and forfeit the first-night use fee
For more information on visiting Bear Country visit wildawareutah.org wildlife.utah.gov For campground Rules and Regulations visit gocamputah.com/rules
Click here for more info about the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest For more info, please call Evanston/Mtn View Ranger District at 307-789-3194 or Utah Recreation at 385-273-1100 Visit our website gocamputah.com or Facebook facebook.com/letsgocamputah To reserve a campsite 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 information 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
- 49 · 3 tent-only, 2 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 75 ft
- Accessible sites
- 24
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…sites have lake views. Drinking water, vault toilets and trash collection are provided, and a host is…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…ring. Some sites have lake views. Drinking water, vault toilets and trash collection are provided,…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Meadow
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Scenic drives
- Swimming
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 175th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 2
- Fall color · reported 13 days ago, 39 km away
- Peak color
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 45 of the 49 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.
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.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 16
What you actually pay
“Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 38 single sites - $29.00 , capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle 5 double sites - $56.00 , capacity - 16 people + 2 vehicles 1 triple site - $86.00 , capacity - 24 people…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $25.96–$50.13 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
50 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 45 mapped sitesAll 50 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 46 of the 50 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. 49 of the 50 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.
| EAST | E01 HOST | host pad | 30 ft | yes | 439 ft | 135 ft | $25.96–$82.35 | |
| EAST | E02 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | yes | 102 ft | 347 ft | 145 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E03 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | yes | 98 ft | 461 ft | 215 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E04 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | yes | 98 ft | 360 ft | 246 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E05 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | yes | 93 ft | 457 ft | 308 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E06 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 79 ft | 463 ft | 216 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E07 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | yes | 79 ft | 351 ft | 243 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E08 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 95 ft | 400 ft | 124 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E09 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | yes | 116 ft | 288 ft | 93 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E10 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 56 ft | 263 ft | 181 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E11 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | yes | 56 ft | 205 ft | 206 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E12 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | yes | 70 ft | 170 ft | 170 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E13 | tent only nonelectric | 19 ft | 67 ft | 199 ft | 108 ft | $25.96 | |
| EAST | E14 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 67 ft | 184 ft | 70 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E15 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 68 ft | 173 ft | 81 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E16 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 143 ft | 290 ft | 89 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E17 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 97 ft | 272 ft | 182 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E18 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 97 ft | 329 ft | 160 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E19 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 93 ft | 291 ft | 193 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E20 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | yes | 93 ft | 319 ft | 116 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E21 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 129 ft | 430 ft | 81 ft | $25.96 | |
| EAST | E22 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 61 ft | 568 ft | 148 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E23 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 61 ft | 585 ft | 167 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E24 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 69 ft | 475 ft | 110 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E25 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | yes | 69 ft | 553 ft | 176 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E26 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | yes | 81 ft | 464 ft | 153 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E27 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 93 ft | 519 ft | 234 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| EAST | E28 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 90 ft | 433 ft | 216 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| EAST | E29 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | yes | 90 ft | 495 ft | 182 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| S&P | Double S&P | type not stated | 30 ft | $25.96–$82.35 | ||||
| S&P | Group S&P | type not stated | 70 ft | $25.96–$82.35 | ||||
| S&P | Single S&P | type not stated | 30 ft | yes | $25.96–$82.35 | |||
| S&P | Triple S&P | type not stated | 30 ft | $25.96–$82.35 | ||||
| WEST | W01 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 52 ft | 358 ft | 412 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| WEST | W02 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | yes | 75 ft | 321 ft | 371 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| WEST | W03 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 52 ft | 277 ft | 362 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W04 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 75 ft | 213 ft | 364 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W05 | standard nonelectric | 75 ft | 87 ft | 236 ft | 275 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W06 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 103 ft | 165 ft | 221 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W07 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 146 ft | 170 ft | 80 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W08 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | yes | 125 ft | 146 ft | 78 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| WEST | W09 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | yes | 79 ft | 61 ft | 200 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| WEST | W10 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 79 ft | 137 ft | 237 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W11 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 110 ft | 39 ft | 310 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W12 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 120 ft | 143 ft | 297 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W13 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | yes | 128 ft | 86 ft | 225 ft | $25.96–$50.13 |
| WEST | W14 | group tent only area nonelectric | 70 ft | 128 ft | 159 ft | 202 ft | $82.35 | |
| WEST | W15 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 152 ft | 206 ft | 101 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W16 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 169 ft | 261 ft | 269 ft | $25.96–$50.13 | |
| WEST | W17 | group standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 204 ft | 398 ft | 352 ft | $76.98 |
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.
25 of 50 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Bridger Lake CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 1.2 mi
China Meadows CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 1.4 mi
China Meadows Trailhead CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 1.9 mi
Stateline CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 2.2 mi
StatelineWasatch National Forest · 2.9 mi
Stateline Campground Long TermWasatch National Forest · 2.9 miFrom Mountain View, Wyoming, take Highway 410 south for 7 miles, then County Road 283 for 8.2 miles to Forest Road 072. Take Forest Road 072 toward China Meadows for 8.7 miles to campground. Marsh Lake is between Stateline Dam and China Meadows. Forest Road 072 is gravel and frequently very rough, but passable for all vehicles.
The weather
the next four days
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Lonetree, WY
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
Marsh Lake 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 →