Best Tent Camping near Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah

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Best Tent Sites Near Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT (16)

    Camper-submitted photo from Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo
    Camper-submitted photo from Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo
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    2. Port Ramp Marina

    2 Reviews
    14 Photos
    12 Saves
    Huntsville, Utah

    Overview

    Port Ramp Marina is a boat slip rental facility located just 10 miles from Ogden, Utah, on the west side of Pineview Reservoir in scenic Ogden Valley. The marina is the most used launching facility at Pineview, which is the busiest reservoir in the state.

    Recreation

    Pineview Reservoir offers spectacular boating, windsurfing, swimming, fishing, and playing in the water and sand. There are three swim areas with sandy beaches- Cemetery Point west of Huntsville, Anderson Cove Campground and day-use area, and Middle Inlet Beach north of Huntsville.

    Facilities

    The marina rents boat slips for the entire season, from mid-May through September. The facility has a concrete boat ramp and a large paved parking lot with a designated area for slip holders. An adjacent gravel lot is used for overflow parking and dry storage.Dry storage can be purchased for the season. A public dock is on-site. A dump station and vault toilets are located in the paved parking lot.__

    Natural Features

    Pineview Reservoir lies on the backside of the Wasatch Front. Ogden Valley is comprised of patchwork farmland surrounded by beautiful peaks.

    contact_info

    For facility specific information, please call (385) 273-1100.

    Nearby Attractions

    Anderson Cove Campground is located 5 miles away on the south shore of Pineview Reservoir. It offers both family and group campsites and a swimming beach.

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    $650 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Ladyfinger Campground — Antelope Island State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Ladyfinger Campground — Antelope Island State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Ladyfinger Campground — Antelope Island State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Ladyfinger Campground — Antelope Island State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Ladyfinger Campground — Antelope Island State Park
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    3. Ladyfinger Campground — Antelope Island State Park

    7 Reviews
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    7 Saves
    Hooper, Utah

    Ladyfinger Campground is great for small groups of four or fewer people. Tent camping only (limit of one tent per site). Hike-in sites (approximately 230 feet from the parking area). No water or electricity available. Water is available at Bridger Bay Beach, the Dump Station, and the Visitor Center. Pit toilets only. Flush toilets and showers are located at Bridger Bay Beach, 1 mile away. Dogs on leash are welcome. Fires are not allowed in Ladyfinger Campground. Quiet hours are 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. $20.00 per night. Fee covers one vehicle. Maximum site capacity is four people and one vehicle.

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    $20 / night

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      Camper-submitted photo from Big Rock Campground — East Canyon State Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Big Rock Campground — East Canyon State Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Big Rock Campground — East Canyon State Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Big Rock Campground — East Canyon State Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Big Rock Campground — East Canyon State Park
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      5. Big Rock Campground — East Canyon State Park

      7 Reviews
      11 Photos
      8 Saves
      Wanship, Utah

      12x12 tent pad in site. Primitive campsite with Vault restroom.(NO DRINKING WATER IN AREA) 5 miles from the main park, and boat launch. Site has shelter, table, grill and firepit. Area has access to river for fishing.

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      • Reservable
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      • Picnic Table

      $25 - $40 / night

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        Camper-submitted photo from Wasatch National Forest Sunset Campground
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        Camper-submitted photo from Split Rock Bay Backcountry Campsites — Antelope Island State Park
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        8. Split Rock Bay Backcountry Campsites — Antelope Island State Park

        3 Reviews
        7 Photos
        1 Save
        Syracuse, Utah

        Reservations are required in advance. No walk-up reservations available. Please watch the Backcountry Camping Orientation Video. The Backcountry Campsites are primitive, hike-in only. Campsites are 5 miles from the nearest parking. Individual sites are designated with a tent pad and post. Tents must be within the tent pad. No water, shade or electricity available. Mulching, pit toilet available. Dogs on leash are welcome. Must clean up after your dog. Fires are not permitted. $20.00 per night. Fee covers one vehicle. Maximum site capacity is four people.

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        • Picnic Table
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        $20 / night

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          9. Cache National Forest Bridger Campground

          2 Reviews
          19 Saves
          North Logan, Utah

          This campground has firewood available to purchase.__

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          • Standard (Tent/RV)
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          • Firewood Available
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          10. Green Canyon Yurt

          1 Review
          8 Photos
          16 Saves
          Hyde Park, Utah

          Green Canyon yurt is a 24-foot diameter yurt that sleeps up to twelve people. It is located at the end of the Green Canyon groomed ski trail (i.e., the end of the summer road), so it offers a good introductory yurt experience for new skiers or snowshoers. For the adventurous, it is a great base camp for ascents of Bierdneau Peak and beyond. It includes sleeping pads, a wood stove for heat and melting snow for drinking water, a propane stove for cooking, LED lanterns, and a full array of kitchen utensils, dishes, and cookware for 12. The Green Canyon yurt is served by a permanent vault toilet.

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        Recent Tent Reviews in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

        551 Reviews of 16 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Campgrounds


        • Steve B.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Bridger Bay Campground — Antelope Island State Park
          Oct. 25, 2024

          Bridger Bay Campground — Antelope Island State Park

          Great way to the the Great Salt Lake

          Stayed at Bridger Bay Sept 18-19 in one of the sites nearest the water. Great timing as there were virtually no bugs and the water was warm enough to paddle board. Lots of Bison and a Great Horned Owl spend an hour in a tree by our Bean Trailer. Hiking the beach was otherworldly and we will definitely return.

        • UThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Dixie Creek Campground — East Canyon State Park
          Oct. 17, 2024

          Dixie Creek Campground — East Canyon State Park

          Good option for families and water activities (can be busy)

          Stayed in spot 28 which was good and had view of lake until neighbor pulled in with a giant 5th wheel. Spot 19 is in the middle and seems to have a good view regardless of who is parked in adjacent spots, and spot 32 also seems to have a good view and the advantage of being on the outer edge so no backdoor neighbors. Park has a general store but we did not go inside. Bathrooms/showers are decent with sufficient hot water, but are not as nice as those at Wasatch Mtn. 

          Food aside: Had freeze-dried coconut curry chicken with extra packet of ready-to-eat Wal Mart chicken added and it was good. Also had chicken teriyaki with chicken packet added. Spiced both up with garlic powder.

        • UThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Simpson Springs Campground
          Oct. 17, 2024

          Simpson Springs Campground

          Long drive on dirt roads, great for solitude high desert

          Spot#1 Good shade and privacy clean bathrooms. Sheep dogs came through with herd of sheep (make SURE you have your dogs secured so they're not attacked by herding dogs). Beautiful open views of Utah west desert

        • UThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Dixie Creek Campground — East Canyon State Park
          Oct. 17, 2024

          Dixie Creek Campground — East Canyon State Park

          Not bad, lake/water/fishing, busy

          Stayed in spot 28 which was good and had view of lake until neighbor pulled in with a giant 5th wheel. Spot 19 is in the middle and seems to have a good view regardless of who is parked in adjacent spots, and spot 32 also seems to have a good view and the advantage of being on the outer edge so no backdoor neighbors. Park has a general store but we did not go inside. 

          Bathrooms/showers are decent with sufficient hot water.

          Food aside: Had freeze-dried coconut curry chicken with extra Wal Mart packet of chicken added and it was good and low FQ (fart quotient). Also had chicken teriyaki with chicken packet added. Always add garlic powder, perhaps smoked paprika.

        • Shane T.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Holiday Hills RV Park
          Oct. 11, 2024

          Holiday Hills RV Park

          Great stop over spot

          We Spent one night while we were on our way to the west coast. Spot was nice with a big grassy area. Bathrooms were adequate and the staff was very friendly!

        • CThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Great Salt Lake State Park Campground
          Sep. 26, 2024

          Great Salt Lake State Park Campground

          Sunrise on the beach!!!

          We tent camped on the beach and loved it all from the oolitic sand to the absolutely insane sunrise view from the window of the tent! On the north side you see the lake and the south side you see the Rio Tinto smelter it’s a really cool dynamic. We have enjoyed our stay

        • Kerry C.
          Camper-submitted photo from Park City RV Resort
          Sep. 24, 2024

          Park City RV Resort

          Beware not a resort

          Beware the pretty pics don’t show how bad this place really is.. Ok they can’t help being situated right beside the freeway and the constant noise from it that makes it very unpleasant to sit outside and even the staff wear industrial earplugs at night. It’s the rest of it that’s really bad, from first meeting the arrogant manager he made it pretty clear that he wasn’t here to help or be nice. The laundry required quarters which they couldn’t provide, was told to download an app which he then told us rarely works on an iPhone. I’m not here to help too bad you don’t have quarters Ladies bathroom out of order Gardeners with industrial gas blowers and mowers started at 8am in the morning.. why couldn’t they schedule them for 11. But the rude manager said that’s just the way it is. Have stayed in many RV parks, usually with friendly people, this place is the worst. Also the other items that others have bought up, like parking right next to each other, the list goes on but our recommendation is don’t come here!!!

        • Melissa L.
          Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park
          Sep. 16, 2024

          Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

          Close to home, but noisy and buggy

          Campsite 148 We liked staying here because it's close to home and it is also close to gas stations and grocery stores. Our campsite had standing water right behind it so there were many, many mosquitoes! The traffic from the freeway was very loud and in the morning the trains would honk their horns waking everyone up. We will probably not stay again and just do day trips to the lake.

        • John Rushton A.
          Camper-submitted photo from Dock Flat Campground
          Sep. 12, 2024

          Dock Flat Campground

          Easy to find, Free spots, Verizon signal

          Plenty of spots for rv/campers and tent campers. Had my own quiet spot with a great view of the stars. Enough Verizon reception to FaceTime with the family.

        • Joseph C.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Sun Outdoors Garden City Utah
          Sep. 2, 2024

          Sun Outdoors Garden City Utah

          Has potential but past its prime ?

          We have been coming here for over 25 years. It was a membership campground until about 5 years ago when Sun Outdoors took over. While there have been some improvements, it has been sorely lacking in maintenance. In addition, management doesn’t appear to have much motivation to enforce rules that made this a beautiful and enjoyable place to stay.

        • J
          Camper-submitted photo from Redman Campground
          Aug. 28, 2024

          Redman Campground

          Excellent forested campsite for a mid-week stay

          Stopped on a Sunday evening during a westbound cross country journey. Our 20’ van had no issues circling the road to find an open First-come-first-served spot, but would advise not much longer of a rig. We had to figure out the rules for finding and paying for an open spot, but it was all fine. This is a popular campground with many sites reserved far in advance, so last-minute FCFS openings on weekends may be rare.

        • CThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Hyrum State Park Campground
          Aug. 10, 2024

          Hyrum State Park Campground

          Lovely lake

          Lots of families camping here. Close to town and lots of day use area. Campsites pretty close together but lots of grass and trees. Clean bathrooms and pretty neighborhood for walking

        • Kaden M.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping
          Aug. 4, 2024

          Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping

          Wasted time looking here

          Tons of land, tons of campsites.. but most are "occupied" by empty trailers with no other vehicles or people around. There's empty cars parked on top of fire pits, no tents or any sort of life nearby. Felt strange.

          This road is rough and very bumpy. Didn't feel comfortable "taking over" a campsite with things already parked there. Wouldn't recommend coming here.

        • CThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo
          Jul. 30, 2024

          Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo

          Absolutely Perfect

          We could not have asked for a more perfect spot. The views were immaculate, the sites were very spread out, it was the end of September and all the leaves were changing.

          No notes. Can’t recommend this spot enough.

        • Kimberley M.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park
          Jul. 24, 2024

          Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

          Good enough

          Got in around 945, nobody at the gate. Was and to have a choice of several spots for my campervan. Nothing with a killer view of the water, but I did have a nice view in the morning of the mountains. It was fine.

        • joey M.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Dixie Creek Campground — East Canyon State Park
          Jul. 21, 2024

          Dixie Creek Campground — East Canyon State Park

          Decent water destination!

          We went during the summer and had a great time. The views were perfect and the lake is active with choice of water fun rentals. The site is standard with a small lawn area and a pavilion. Bathrooms are onsite as well as showers. Pet friendly but need to be on a leash at all times. Great for RV’s as power and water is present on each site.

        • K
          Camper-submitted photo from Bridger Bay Campground — Antelope Island State Park
          Jul. 21, 2024

          Bridger Bay Campground — Antelope Island State Park

          Beautiful Views

          Beautiful views of the lake. Hook ups were really easy to use for the trailer. Bugs were minimal. Bathrooms were very clean. You’ll check in when you enter the park and if you don’t have a reservation, they’ll assign you a spot at the gate and have you pay there.

        • Kennedy F.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping
          Jul. 15, 2024

          Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping

          Big areas of solitude

          Ended up driving this road up to Idaho to find a bigger spot and some solitude. Took the dirt road for about 30 minutes and got the most perfect spot. Nobody was near us and the view was amazing. We went at the beginning of June, it was a bit chilly some mornings and at night, so come prepared.

        • Kimberley M.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park
          Jul. 13, 2024

          Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

          Plenty of spots, but lots of road noise

          Got in around 945, nobody at the gate. Was and to have a choice of several spots for my campervan. Nothing with a killer view of the water, but I did have a nice view in the morning of the mountains. It was fine.

        • Eric P.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from North Fork County Park
          Jul. 8, 2024

          North Fork County Park

          Beautiful, well maintained, one of our favs

          We found a FF site right by the creek, close to the cold canyon waterfall trail head. The water levels were high so the creek was running pretty fast which made it loud but honestly it drowned out any noise from neighbors a it was perfect. Love the hikes, love the shade, just an awesome camp site.

          Toilets flush! Just gotta bring a light

          Close enough to drive to town for anything you might have forgotten.

        • Erik J.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park
          Jul. 1, 2024

          Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

          Very busy but well maintained campground

          Follow the signs to the "new entrance" -- but it's well marked and well staffed.  The campgrounds are well marked, but we found that our site was actually accessible going the opposite direction from the signage. So we went around the loop but this would have put the utilities on the passenger side, not the driver side.  So we went back through the loop the opposite way (be careful of opposing traffic and there's limited space to maneuver, but this is the only way to properly access certain sites).  

          The picnic table had a gazebo over it, but it was occupied by wasps.  We weren't planning to use it anyway as this was only a stopover for us, but this is something to be aware of.  50amp service worked great which was important for both air conditioners to work on this 102 degree day!  

          Overall the camp ground was super quiet.  Keep in mind that there are no in/out privileges after 10pm.  If you leave, you may not be able to get back in and this is documented on the checkin documentation.  There is plenty of good grocery shopping for supplies located to the north and south (I went north).  Beautiful campground but the sun and heat are a little relentless so be prepared with good AC, shade/awnings and other cooling methods.

        • Steve M.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Dock Flat Campground
          Jun. 27, 2024

          Dock Flat Campground

          True, free dispersed camping!

          Not very far from Brigham City at all. Easy to find and some roads are a little rough in the campgrounds. At least 30 established campsites with fire pits and lots of shade. A lot of hiking and star gazing available. No Services whatsoever except I have T-Mobile and I have great reception with the JeXstream mobile hotspot extender. No Creeks or water but a beautiful place if you bring everything you need. Didn't hear any shots but shooting is allowed, and you might encounter people on ATVs or staying up late partying but you live with what you can find!

        • Bryce R.The Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo
          Jun. 23, 2024

          Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo

          Tons of free camping in the area.

          There are tons of free site all up and down the main road. The only problem is it is busy if you leave on Friday plan to get there by 3 at the latest. Spots fill quick.

        • mThe Dyrt PRO User
          Camper-submitted photo from Echo State Park Campground
          Jun. 12, 2024

          Echo State Park Campground

          Great access to bike path and small lake

          Clean quiet camp with 30A and water, showers and flush toilets! Next to historic union pacific rail trail for hiking and biking (many goatheads so plan accordingly- tubeless?) Runs from dam to park city about 28mi. Be sure and visit the coalville ledge and it's many mud swallows.



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        • Which is the most popular tent campsite near Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest?

          According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo with a 4.6-star rating from 5 reviews.

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