U.S. Forest Service · Dixie National Forest · UT

Posey Lake Campground

Fishing Dock on Posey LakePhoto · USFS
Not publishedStatus
ReservableAccess
23Sites
35 ftMax rig

The place

Posey Lake Campground is located next to its beautiful namesake lake high on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 8,800 feet. Visitors enjoy canoeing, fishing and exploring local trails. Recreation Posey Lake offers rainbow and brook trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking and non-motorized boating. Two hiking trails begin at the campground. The Posey Overlook Trail is a mile long and leads to a beautiful overlook. The Posey Spur Trail connects the campground to the Great Western Trail, which provides excellent hiking and mountain biking. Keep reading

Facilities The campground contains 21 single-family sites and one group site for up to 35 people. Drinking water is provided from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Facilities at this campground include accessible vault toilets, a fish cleaning station and two fishing docks. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. Natural Features The campground is situated on a hillside above Posey Lake. A scenic forest of towering ponderosa pines covers the area. Clusters of aspens dot the landscape and summer wildflowers are abundant. Nearby Attractions Posey Lake offers a cool escape from the surrounding desert landscape and is often used as a base to explore the surrounding region. The Escalante area of southern Utah offers breathtaking scenery nearly everywhere you look. Sightseeing along Forest Road 153 (Hell's Backbone) and Utah Highway 12, a National All American Highway, is very popular. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Anasazi State Park, and the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park are all located in the area. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.

The sites · 23

LoopSiteTypeMax rigElectricADA
FAM002standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM003standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM004standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM005standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM006standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM007standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM008standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM009standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM010standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM011standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM012standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM013group standard nonelectric35 ft
FAM014standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM015standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM016standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM017standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM018standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM019standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM020standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM021standard nonelectric25 ft
FAM022standard nonelectric25 ft
MANAGEMENT SITES001management
MANAGEMENT SITESXXXmanagement25 ft

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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Who runs it

Operated by American Land & Leisure, a private concessionaire, under permit from the agency.

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Your representative

This campground sits in UT-02. This member’s public-lands record →

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