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Dispersed Camping
Kolob Resevoir
About
Fish and Wildlife Service
Kolob Reservoir is a 250-acre impoundment of Kolob Creek in southwestern Utah. This mountain reservoir is a popular place for the desert dwellers of St. George, as well as southern Nevada. The reservoir and most of the shoreline are owned by the Washington County Water Conservancy District. Dispersed camping is allowed and a few vault toilets are provided, along with a boat ramp and dock. Private land restricts access around the southwest bay. Seasonal access from the south is by paved county road from Virgin (Utah Highway 9); and from the north, by gravel road from the Right Hand Fork of Cedar Canyon (Utah Highway 14). Winter access is limited to snowmobile.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
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Site Types
- Dispersed
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Pull-Through Sites
GuideIt’s freezing
We stayed in our RV camper And it was absolutely freezing thank God we had that our friends stayed in tents in the dispersed camping area because all the reservations were booked and they came and crashed in our RV it was so cold!! fishing is really good! I really need to place those super pretty mother nature at its finest we must treasure what God has created in this beautiful world of ours. Our campsite was pretty big I took a few pictures of smaller ones on our way down to the lake that were the most decent ones in this entire place.
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Traveler25$/night for residents. No verizon service. Idk other networks
We stayed here Sept 4-5th. They charge 25$/night for WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH residents plus others (military etc). 50$/night for non-residents
We booked our sites online at bookyoursite.com . Put your zipcode and the discount will automatically show up. The site you book under bookyoursite.com would be your regular along the shore sites which can be pretty big with no neighbor campers.
There’s a private camp in the reservoir but not by SHORE through private owner hipcamp. When we went there himcamp area looks really crowded which we didn’t like. The sites are way close together.
The leaves hasn’t changed yet. The night sky is still just as amazing. We caught trout & crawdads. We spotted a bald eagle on the way out. There’s a porta potty for each camp site. There’s 3 regular restrooms, one by the entrance. There’s also access to clean water by the entrance.
The place is best for kayaking, fishing, stargazing (you can see the milky way). You will be entering Zion National Park road otw if coming from Virgin.
The camp host is Jeff and lives by the entrance on a 5th wheeler. He has the American Flag up. He also went around the reservoir to make sure there are no non-paying-campers. He encouraged everyone to pay to camp and that area is free for day use.
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ScoutExpensive
My daughter and I went all over Southern Utah last weekend, thought Kolob reservoir was beautiful. I got home and was going to book a reservation but the fee came up to be $178 for three days that is not what I consider a nominal fee.
Location
Kolob Resevoir is located in Utah
Directions
To get there from the town of Virgin, follow SR-9 to the turnoff at Kolob Terrace Road and continue north for 23 miles. From Cedar City head five miles up Cedar Canyon on highway 14, turn right onto Right Hand Canyon Road and continue for eight miles as the road changes to Kolob Road. Follow Kolob Road for another 11 miles to reach the reservoir.
Coordinates
37.45413509000003 N
113.04900892385706 W