Established Camping
Canyon Rim
About
USDA Forest Service
Ashley National Forest
Overview
Canyon Rim Campground is located in a grassy meadow high above Flaming Gorge Reservoir, along Red Canyon Road at an elevation of 7,400 feet. Visitors enjoy exploring the Red Canyon Rim Trail and canoeing and fishing at Greens Lake.
Recreation
Nearby Greens Lake offers great canoeing and fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Red Canyon Lodge sits on the shore. Canoe and bike rentals, horseback riding, a restaurant and gift shop are available. Red Canyon Rim Trail, for hiking and biking, begins at the nearby visitor center, which offers interpretive displays and area information.
Facilities
This campground contains several family campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings; some sites also have grills. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided.
Natural Features
The campground lies about 1 mile from beautiful cliffs overlooking Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Lodgepole and ponderosa pines dot the campground, providing limited shade. Summer wildflowers are plentiful.
Nearby Attractions
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is known not only for its beautiful red cliffs, but also for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout. Boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities on the reservoir. Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam itself; the adjacent visitor center contains area history exhibits. The Green River below the dam provides spectacular rafting opportunities. A trip down the river offers unique geology, outlaw history and Native American rock art.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonGood
- AT&TPoor
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
For Vehicles
- Big Rig Friendly
TravelerBreathtaking Views, peaceful setting
We love this campground and usually come at least once a year. Sites 7, 8, 9 are our favorites, and while they don't offer a ton of privacy or shade, the views and access to the cliff edge are unbeatable. There is a hiking trail that runs right along side site 9, so there can be some foot traffic close to your site, but it's not bad at all.
The bathrooms are usually very clean. We usually go before Memorial day or after Labor day so we haven't been there when a host has been there, but they do send people through to check sties, clean bathrooms and such and they are always super friendly.
There are sheep and deer that come through the campsite. As well as chipmunks and falcons to watch. You can follow the trail head to the visitors center or the other way to Greens Lake.
Travelera favorite
While Flaming Gorge doesn’t have the glamour of its relatively close neighbors it makes a marvelously and interesting stopover on the way to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. The campground is clean, well maintained and managed and the sites are well spaced. In June 2022, there were many unreserved, FF sites. One of my favorite sites of all time.
RangerGreat View
Right on the edge, there are 3 tenting sites within 50 ft of the side of the cliff, 8,9, and 10. Definitely the best spots. Otherwise there are several spots scattered around the area just not with a great view. Each site has picnic table and a fire pit with bathrooms in walking distance.
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Location
Canyon Rim is located in Utah
Directions
Located on Forest Road 095/Red Canyon Road off Highway 44, approximately 40 miles north of Vernal, Utah.
Address
RED CANYON COMPLEX
Dutch john, UT 84023
Coordinates
40.8825 N
109.5494444 W