Best Glamping near Whiterocks, UT

Steinaker State Park Campground houses upscale glamping accommodations with luxury yurts and canvas tents positioned along the picturesque shoreline five miles north of Vernal. This glamping destination offers a premium experience with comfortable beds, electricity, and climate control systems in select units, plus convenient access to the lake for water activities. One guest shared, "Wow! We spent 3 nights at Dippy Cabin and what a fantastic place! Amazing views, private drive, mini fridge, and microwave." The glamping sites feature private picnic areas with fire pits, grills, and scenic views of the surrounding landscape. Beyond the standard amenities, Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA provides additional glamping options with upgraded canvas tents and yurts that include furnished interiors, bedding, and nearby access to modern bathhouse facilities with showers and toilets.

Water-based adventures dominate the glamping experience at Steinaker State Park, where the warm swimming waters and sandy beaches create ideal conditions for paddleboarding, kayaking, and relaxed shoreline recreation. According to a camper, "We had a blast on paddle boards and kayaks" during their stay at the group site. The eco-friendly glamping locations serve as excellent basecamps for exploring nearby attractions including the Moonshine Arch hiking trail, mountain biking routes, and Dinosaur National Monument just 20 miles away. Summer visitors benefit from extended daylight hours for outdoor activities, while spring and fall offer more temperate conditions for hiking the Eagle Crest trail with panoramic views of the lake and valley. Most glamping accommodations remain available from May through September, with advance reservations strongly recommended for weekend stays and holiday periods when these unique outdoor lodging experiences fill quickly.

Best Glamping Sites Near Whiterocks, Utah (26)

    1. Steinaker State Park Campground

    21 Reviews
    Vernal, UT
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 789-4432

    $30 - $150 / night

    "Amazing views, private drive, mini fridge, and microwave. Full size bunk beds, porch, and grill. Absolutely fantastic."

    "This is a great recreation area close to the town of Vernal, about 5 miles out. There is a lake for fishing, swimming and water sports. There is a nice beach with pavilions and picnic sites."

    2. Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA

    11 Reviews
    Vernal, UT
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 789-2148

    $29 - $72 / night

    "Some highway noise, but quiets down by nightfall. This campground had a good feel to it IMO. Not super large, but almost all the sites were pull through."

    "Every site has a fire pit and a picnic table and chairs. Bathrooms were clean, water was hot."

    3. Ashley National Forest Riverview Campground

    3 Reviews
    Altonah, UT
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 722-5018

    $10 / night

    "Almost every spot along the river was taken, but once you were in your camp you could hardly tell neighbors were around."

    4. Swift Creek

    3 Reviews
    Altonah, UT
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 722-5018

    "From here we set off on the Swift Creek trail that ascends quickly. the Yellowstone trail however goes through a dense tunnel of forest for quite a few miles."

    5. Iron Springs Group Campground - Ashley National Forest

    4 Reviews
    Flaming Gorge, UT
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 789-1181

    $25 / night

    "The camp limit is 16 days and we pull our campers around this huge area when required. Circle Camp as we have named it is a popular site and your lucky to score it anytime during the summer months."

    "Nice large area in the trees on edge of a large open meadow grassy area. Signs note only two group areas but one in center seems to have all the shade and the tables."

    6. Spirit Lake

    3 Reviews
    Lonetree, UT
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 784-3445

    "It looks as if theres a big lodge with cabins for sale that are all closed up right now and takes up one side of the lake. We got up there a lil bit lake about 4pm on a Friday and it was amazing!"

    "Bathrooms were cleaned and maintained. We happened to go during mosquito season, but the views were with it. Beautiful place."

    7. Moon Lake Campground

    6 Reviews
    Mountain Home, UT
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 738-2482

    $20 - $32 / night

    "Moon Lake Campground is a clean and modern campground on the shores of a beautiful high mountain lake. The spots can be a little close together, but they are well developed."

    "Fun campground with plenty of spaces near Moon Lake. There are toilets, drinking water, fire pits, and even a lodge where you can buy supplies or rent a boat for the lake."

    8. East Park Campground - Ashley National Forest

    5 Reviews
    Ashley National Forest, UT
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 789-1181

    "Camping spots are to close to each other. Bathrooms located in the campground and by the boat dock are kept clean. Short walk to the lake. Great fishing!"

    "Campground Review:

    East Park is a great campground located right next to the lake. They have several bathroom facilities. Graveled road and sites available for RV or tents."

    9. Utah Forest Road 13 Dispersed Camping

    7 Reviews
    Ashley National Forest, UT
    33 miles
    Website
    +1 (435) 789-1181

    "It was definitely worth the drive down because it loops us back up to I-80 on the western side of the gorge."

    "This was one of my favorite finds during my trip through Utah earlier this summer. We were checking out Flaming Gorge and, predictably, all the campgrounds were booked full."

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Glamping Reviews near Whiterocks, UT

126 Reviews of 26 Whiterocks Campgrounds


  • Brad B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 17, 2019

    Cedar Springs Campground

    Fun place to stay close to Flaming Gorge/Green River.

    We stayed here on a scout camp out for a couple of days we stayed in a group sight # 10 and it had 2 picnic tables and offered lots of room. We had 6 tents set up and there was still lots of room. There was plenty of parking we had at one time 2 cars a big van and my truck and drift boat and had no trouble with parking in the double spot.  We were right next to the camp host and next to the bathrooms with running water and hot showers.

    The campground is a short walk or drive to the marina. We caught lots of fish and crawfish from the shore at the marina and the kids all had fun.

    The camp sight has lots of Cider trees, and pine trees and amazing views. Amazing sunset and sunrises as well. There is running water for RV and lots of room. It wasn't full in June and there were still lots of places to camp.

    This is in a great location if you are going fishing in the Green river or on Flaming Gorge. We were only 10 minutes to the put in of the A section and within walking distant to the marina for Flaming Gorge. We did the free dam tour it is a must see if in the area. You are only a couple of minutes drive to Flaming Gorge Lodge if need a hot meal or fishing equipment they have a great fly shop, store, and cafe. If you forget any food items like ketchup they sell everything at good pricey. Plus it's a great place to get more ice and a coke.

    Fire pits with a nice heavy grill on them. We used it to cook steaks and they were excellent. Also helpful when we cooked crawfish one night. The camp host sells firewood if needed. I was able to try out my new Grubsticks and made some awesome s'mores #grubstick, #Ilovemynewgrubsticks, #bestsmoresever.

  • A
    Aug. 22, 2023

    Strawberry Hideout

    THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

    My family and I love camping and have been building our camping arsenal and experience. This campsite gave us a good time and also helped us realized what we needed to add to our “Need to Buy List: Camping Edition.”

    First, the Pros of the visit.

    1. Designated campsite with deck, fireplace and table! Deck was well built, practically brand new and the same with the fire pit. The fire pit is a smokeless one so the smoke would travel through a ventilation built into it.
    2. Has service! We had full bars throughout the campsite. We were even able to watch the Rookie in our tent before bed!
    3. Gas station is just 5 min down the road! Nice little gas station that’s prepared to help you with almost all your needs, including flushable toilets!
    4. Strawberry reservoir is about 15 min from the campsite and there’s plenty to do there! I won’t go in to detail but we spent majority of our day there.

    Now the Cons.

    1. The campsite is in the middle of a sketchy RV graveyard! Abandoned buildings and RVs were scattered all over the vista. It was sorta creepy but if you like that kind of thing, go for it!
    2. No shade in sight! No trees or anything to provide shade from 7:30-6ish (the sun goes behind the tent around 6). So bring a canopy or two because we forgot to bring one and were scorched! Also the tent heats up like a sauna with the sun beating on it, even with all the windows down and doors open. So if you’re planning on coming back for a relaxing afternoon nap, good luck with that!
    3. The wind will take your tent if you’re not careful! The wind gusts would be so powerful at times it would almost carry out tent away from us. We had ours on the deck and it was an ample target for the biggest tent-napper out there: the wind. Without a way to put stakes because you’re on the deck, we were exposed. Thankfully they had cinder blocks under the deck we could use but man it was surely a pain in the butt! So come prepared!
    4. Bring bug spray and sun screen! We got burnt so badly and there were ants and ant hills everywhere! I counted at least 5 different ant species crawling around the camp table.
    5. Private property signs everywhere. We wanted to explore around our campsite but due to so many private property and no trespassing signs, we never got to explore around us because we thought we would get shot.

    Overall, it was not a bad campsite! I think our experience wasn’t the best but that’s mainly due our unpreparedness and lack of experience. There’s many things to do in Fruitland area and also places where you can enjoy the peace and quiet! I hope our learning experience can benefit anyone interested in go to this campsite! Happy camping!

  • Corey J.
    Jun. 21, 2023

    Moon Lake Campground

    Beautiful Lake, Clean/Modern Campground

    Moon Lake Campground is a clean and modern campground on the shores of a beautiful high mountain lake. The spots can be a little close together, but they are well developed. The bathrooms are modern for a national forest campground with running water, electricity, flushing toilets and ventilation fans. The camp host did an excellent job of daily cleaning and stocking of the campground. Just feet outside the campground is a private resort with rustic cabins and a lodge. The lodge store provides basic necessities in the event you forgot something, as well as an ice cream bar with sundaes and soda on tap. The lodge provides rentals of kayaks and small fishing boats. It even has a taco truck out front. All around, our family ranks Moon Lake near the top of our favorite camping spots.

  • Ana P.The Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 17, 2023

    Steinaker State Park Campground

    Dippy Cabin

    Wow! We spent 3 nights at Dippy Cabin and what a fantastic place! Amazing views, private drive, mini fridge, and microwave. Full size bunk beds, porch, and grill. Absolutely fantastic.

  • Cynthia K.
    Jun. 28, 2022

    Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA

    Close to area atrractions

       This campground is only a few blocks from downtown Vernal, but out of town enough for a rural feel. Some highway noise, but quiets down by nightfall. This campground had a good feel to it IMO. Not super large, but almost all the sites were pull through. I requested a spot by the bathroom/shower building & we got a patio site. Very nice site with a propane grill provided. 

       There are 3 bathroom/showers in the campground. One in the office building, one by the pool & one by the tent section. Bathrooms were clean. I used the laundry room without issues. 

       They had a couple of tipis, a woody tent (don't know what that is). 15 tent sites & cabins. The RV sites were basic KOA.- in a row & kind of close. We had no issues with WIFI. Staff was courteous& they had a lot of area information. I especially liked the day trips that were numbered. We camped at Vernal/ Dinosaurland KOA Holiday in a Travel Trailer.

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 19, 2021

    Stateline Campground

    Decent Site

    Decent site if it there are no other sites open further into Utah. Most of the sites are back to back and while there are trees around the site it feels more like a parking lot than other sites further up. There are 3 sites near the entrance that feel a little more like camping as they face the lake. Of course every site has a table and fire pit with several bathrooms around the camp.

  • Derek E.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 1, 2019

    Aspen (UT)

    Quiet. Quaint. Beautiful!

    Aspen Campground is a beautiful little campground up Forest Road 144 (just east of Wolf Creek Pass, just before Hannah, UT). There are several reservable sites at Aspen, many of which border the Duchesne River. There is a fence between the campground and the river with a couple access points that can be a little tricky to find since the vegetation is rather thick. 

    All of the sites have picnic tables and fire pit with plenty of adequate space for large tents. The sites are spread out fairly well, and the thickness of the trees helps to separate the sites even more. All in all, the campground is quiet and quaint, with a gorgeous view of the cliffside to the west.

  • B
    Aug. 5, 2021

    Little Lyman Lake Campground

    Great Lake Spot with Great Host

    Spent 3 nights at Little Lyman Lake to get out of the Heat. This is a wonderful campground with 6 small RV campsites and 4 tent sites. Sites 2, 3, 8 and 10 are pull thru. Site 1 is a double back in and 9 is a deep back in. There’s two very clean pit toilets but no water. Doesn’t sound like they will ever get water back so bring enough with you as we could not find any even in Mountain View. The host, Matthew drives up from Meeks Cabin multiple times every day and checks to see if you need anything, he is the greatest caretaker. There is only a few negatives. There’s a lot of people who come into the site to use the bathrooms and fish without paying the day use fee. They did leave some trash in the toilets and around the lake. People also walk right through the campsite to go to the lake. Not too noisy on the weekends and plenty of available sites, we had 2 other campers on Saturday night. Sunday night and Monday we had the whole valley to ourselves. The fishing after everyone left was great, brook and speckled trout, small but fun to catch on light tackle or flies. Matthew made up for the minimal negatives. If you disperse up at Big Lyman and come down to fish, pay the day use fee, make sure you have your fishing license and take your trash out. We’ll be back for some mid week camping soon. Don’t even think you will get cell service, but isn’t that the point.

  • Tammy H.
    Sep. 27, 2016

    Steinaker State Park Campground

    Close to town

    This is a great recreation area close to the town of Vernal, about 5 miles out. There is a lake for fishing, swimming and water sports. There is a nice beach with pavilions and picnic sites. The campground has full hook up spots, Electrical, a cabin you can rent and tent sites. There is a great group site that gives you access to the water and has a covered pavilion. There are many walking trails and atv trails accessible from this campground.


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