Washington Lake
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $27.75–$55.50Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 4644 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Washington Lake Campground is located just off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway on the shores of Washington Lake at an elevation of 10,000 feet. The byway cuts through the Uinta Mountains, which are known for their abundant recreational opportunities and scenic beauty. Keep reading
Recreation
Washington Lake offers canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow, brook, cutthroat, tiger and albino trout. The popular Crystal Lake Trail begins within the site. Numerous additional hiking, biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding trails crisscross this beautiful region.
Facilities
This campground contains five accessible group sites, four of which accommodate up to 50 people each; the fifth accommodates up to 100 people. Sites are equipped with picnic and serving tables, campfire circles, grills, concrete site pads, limited tent pads and limited parking. Several single and double-family sites are available, all with picnic and utility tables, campfire rings and concrete site pads. Some have tent pads. The lake is not visible from the group sites, but most single and double sites have nice lake views. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are paved.
Natural Features
A forest of pines covers the shores of the lake, providing limited shade in the campground. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape. Summer temperatures range from 50-85 degrees.
Nearby Attractions
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway parallels the Lower Provo River as it snakes across a portion of the Uinta Mountains, leading to numerous high alpine lakes and streams, countless trails, breathtaking scenic viewpoints and various campgrounds. The High Uintas Wilderness can be accessed from several trails along the byway. 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 Store food and trash securely to avoid attracting wildlife -Failure to comply may result in fines up to $5,000, removal from your site and/or imprisonment A fed bear is a dead bear
Dogs or Domestic Pets Owners must -Control dogs by a leash not to exceed six feet (6’) at all times -Clean up dog feces immediately -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, habitat, or harass wildlife
Campground Etiquette and Rules Gates open at 7am, Gates 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 site Max occupancy is 8 people per single site Reserved sites will be held until 12pm on the day following your scheduled arrival date Horses/Off-road vehicles/motorized boats are prohibited 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 This is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility; bring trash bags Cleaning fish, animals, or bathing where drinking water is supplied is strictly prohibited Fireworks/discharging of firearms or other explosives are prohibited in the campground is not allowed No boisterous behavior. Keep noise at a reasonable level No amplified music is allowed in USDA Forest Service campgrounds and facilities Max Vehicle Length includes tow vehicle
Everything else this campground posts · 11
There is a 2-night minimum stay on weekends; 3-night minimum stay on holiday weekends
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
There is no water available on site; bring all water needed for your stay including drinking water
Trailers/Campers and RVs: Come with your RV/trailer 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 Opening date depends on snow conditions 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 present, occupy the site, and pay at that time
Extra Vehicle -$10 per vehicle, per day (paid on-site cash/check), parking is very limited, extra vehicles are not recommended Firewood -$9
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 by 12pm the day after your scheduled arrival and don't cancel, you'll be charged a $20 service fee and forfeit the first-night fee
For more info on visiting Bear Country visit wildawareutah.org wildlife.utah.gov For campground Rules and Regulations visit gocamputah.com/rules
Click herefor more info about the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest For more info, call Kamas Ranger District at 435-783-4338 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 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
- 46 · 5 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 105 ft
- Paved pads
- 20 of 46
- Accessible sites
- 5
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…and double sites have nice lake views. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided. Firewood is…”
- Firewood
- Sold here
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek
- Backpacking
- Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 335th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 3
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 44 of the 46 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 · 15
What you actually pay
“Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay (with recreation.gov app) 35 single sites - $31.00 , capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle 4 double sites - $62.00 , capacity - 16 people + 2 vehicle 3 small group sites - $178.00 , capacity - 30/…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $27.75–$55.50 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
47 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 44 mapped sitesAll 47 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 45 of the 47 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. 46 of the 47 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.
| S&P | Double S&P | type not stated | 57 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | ||||
| S&P | Single S&P | type not stated | 21 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | ||||
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 01 HOST | host pad | 41 ft | 184 ft | 280 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | ||
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 02 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 60 ft | 242 ft | 301 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 03 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 86 ft | 116 ft | 179 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 04 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 60 ft | 226 ft | 250 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 05 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 77 ft | 122 ft | 94 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 06 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 109 ft | 230 ft | 96 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 07 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 77 ft | 88 ft | 98 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 08 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 88 ft | 164 ft | 73 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 09 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 69 ft | 36 ft | 232 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 10 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 69 ft | 71 ft | 300 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 11 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 84 ft | 125 ft | 235 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 12 | standard nonelectric | 82 ft | 93 ft | 140 ft | 210 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 13 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 84 ft | 137 ft | 319 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 14 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 96 ft | 137 ft | 245 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 15 | standard nonelectric | 94 ft | 97 ft | 167 ft | 155 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 16 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 104 ft | 258 ft | 69 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 17 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 81 ft | 186 ft | 95 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 18 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 86 ft | 330 ft | 69 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 19 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 81 ft | 202 ft | 116 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 20 | standard nonelectric | 105 ft | 78 ft | 370 ft | 151 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 21 | standard nonelectric | 99 ft | 70 ft | 310 ft | 218 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 22 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 78 ft | 419 ft | 228 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 23 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 70 ft | 365 ft | 282 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 24 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 81 ft | 440 ft | 354 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 25 | standard nonelectric | 95 ft | 85 ft | 504 ft | 287 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 26 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 86 ft | 518 ft | 391 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 27 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 88 ft | 569 ft | 393 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 28 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 89 ft | 611 ft | 385 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 29 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 62 ft | 509 ft | 287 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 30 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 89 ft | 603 ft | 338 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 31 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 466 ft | 260 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 32 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 128 ft | 531 ft | 199 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 33 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 102 ft | 315 ft | 117 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 34 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 91 ft | 410 ft | 52 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 35 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 84 ft | 252 ft | 210 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 36 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 79 ft | 377 ft | 142 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 37 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 84 ft | 189 ft | 294 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 38 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 79 ft | 327 ft | 216 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 39 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 91 ft | 163 ft | 327 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | 40 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 98 ft | 263 ft | 325 ft | $27.75–$55.50 | |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | JEFF | group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 130 ft | 355 ft | 63 ft | $159.33–$232.72 |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | KENN | group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 198 ft | 351 ft | 274 ft | $159.33–$232.72 |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | LINC | group rv area nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 224 ft | 531 ft | 82 ft | $159.33 |
| WASHINGTON LAKE | ROOS | group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 198 ft | 230 ft | 141 ft | $159.33–$232.72 |
| HOOV | group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 130 ft | 290 ft | 72 ft | $159.33–$232.72 |
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 47 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Trial Lake CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 1.4 mi
Lilly Lake CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 1.8 mi
Lost Creek CampgroundWasatch National Forest · 2.0 mi
MoosehornWasatch National Forest · 4.6 mi
Mirror Lake Guard StationWasatch National Forest · 4.8 mi- From Kamas, Utah, go east for 23.6 miles on UT-150 E to Forest Road 041. Watch for "Wash Lake" sign on the north side of the road. Go north on FR041 approximately a half-mile to the campground.
The weather
the next four days
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Samak, UT
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
Washington Lake 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 →