Fishing and swimming opportunities draw campers to Moon Lake Group Campground, positioned within Ashley National Forest in the high Uinta Mountains. The Forest Service manages this established campground with paved roads and flush toilets. Group site B accommodates multiple tents and RVs with a walking path providing direct lake access.
Campers exploring the area can find campsites near Ashley National Forest throughout the region. The campground requires reservations and prohibits pets. Nearby Moon Lake Campground offers additional camping options less than a mile away. Bring a camping canopy for the picnic tables to provide shade and weather protection during your stay.
Description
Overview
Moon Lake Group Campground is located on the shores of scenic Moon Lake on the southern slope of the Uinta Mountains. Visitors come to Moon Lake for its canoeing and fishing opportunities, abundant trails and scenic beauty.
Recreation
Moon Lake offers great canoeing and fishing opportunities. Anglers fish for rainbow and cutthroat trout, Kokanee salmon and splake. Lake Fork Trail and Brown Duck Mountain Loop begin at the site, offering excellent hiking and horseback riding into the High Uintas Wilderness, where numerous alpine lakes provide great backcountry fishing. Flying J Outfitters is nearby, offering guided horseback rides along area trails.
Facilities
This campground contains two group sites that can accommodate up to 75 people each, with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. A campground host is located at the nearby Moon Lake Campground, where firewood is available for purchase. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the lakeshore at an elevation of 8,100 feet, where lodgepole pines and aspens dot the landscape, offering partial shade. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant.
Nearby Attractions
Moon Lake Resort is adjacent, offering limited supplies, groceries and boat rentals.
RV Road Trip Guides
Location
Public CampgroundMoon Lake Group Campground is located in Utah
Directions
From Duchesne, Utah, take Highway 87 north to Mountain Home, then travel on county road to Forest Road 131. The campground is about 36 miles from Duchesne.
Coordinates
40.5669444 N
110.5008333 W
Connectivity
T-MobileNo Coverage- VerizonNo Coverage
- AT&TNo Coverage
Connectivity
- T-MobileNo Coverage
- VerizonNo Coverage
- AT&TNo Coverage
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
Features
For Campers
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Fires
Drive Time
- 2 hrs 51 min from Provo, UT
- 3 hrs 7 min from Salt Lake City, UT
- 3 hrs 34 min from Ogden, UT
- 4 hrs 18 min from Logan, UT
