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Established Camping

Currant Creek

Closed For the Season

This campground is closed for the season from September 2, 2024 through June 6, 2025.

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Campground Closed For Season: Gates are locked, no facilities (bathrooms, water, trash) are available, entry is prohibited and may result in citations. Campground will reopen in June 2025

Currant Creek, near Heber City, Utah, is a scenic campground that offers a peaceful escape surrounded by nature. With clean sites and flush toilets, it’s a comfortable place to set up camp and enjoy the great outdoors.

The campground is known for its beautiful reservoir, perfect for fishing, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Visitors have remarked on the abundance of wildlife, including deer and hummingbirds, making it a great spot for nature lovers. As one camper noted, “We even had a deer walk right through our campsite,” highlighting the close encounters with local fauna.

While the road to get there can be a bit rough, the stunning views and tranquil atmosphere make the journey worthwhile. Campers appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the quiet environment, ideal for unwinding after a day of outdoor activities. Just be prepared for some pesky mosquitoes near the lake, as they can be a nuisance during warmer months.

Currant Creek is a fantastic choice for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle, with plenty of opportunities for fishing and exploring the surrounding trails. Whether you’re camping in a tent or an RV, this spot has a welcoming vibe that keeps visitors coming back for more.

Description

USDA Forest Service

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Overview

Currant Creek Campground sits next to Currant Creek Reservoir at an elevation of 8,000 feet. A wide variety of recreational activities awaits, including boating, fishing and hiking.

Recreation

Rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout fishing is a popular activity on the reservoir, as is canoeing, kayaking and boating. A boat ramp is located on-site.Numerous horseback riding, hiking and biking trails crisscross the area, including a nice loop around the reservoir. Currant Creek Trail begins in D Loop of the campground.

Natural Features

The campground is situated on a hillside above the reservoir, among stands of aspen, fir and lodgepole pine trees, which offer partial shade. Summer wildflowers are plentiful. Deer and elk frequent the site, and nearly every campsite has scenic views of the reservoir and surrounding mountains.

Contact Info

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

Nearby Attractions

Race Track Creek Trailhead is just outside the campground. Coal Mine Hollow is just around the lake. Both offer off-road vehicle trail opportunities, hiking and fishing.

Charges & Cancellations

Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation. Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Late Cancellations Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival. Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply. Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge. No-Shows Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date. If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees. Refunds Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure. Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location. Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy. Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure. Recreation.gov Billing Information Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777." Changes to Policies and Procedures Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July 2018.

Fee Info

Cash, Check, or Scan & Pay 70 single sites - $31.00, capacity - 8 people + 1 vehicle 5 double sites - $62.00, capacity - 16 people + 2 vehicles 3 group sites - $134.00, capacity - 25 people + 5 vehicles 1 group site - $180.00, capacity - 40 people + 8 vehicles Boat Launch - $15.00 Day Use in campground - $15.00 Extra vehicle fee - $10.00 per vehicle Firewood - $9.00 Camping fee's include boat launch and dump station Strawberry Reservoir and Currant Creek Reservoir Season Pass - $122.00* *This pass includes day uase and boat launch. Pass does NOT include access to group sites, amphitheaters, or glamping sites.

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Location

Currant Creek is located in Utah

Detail location of campground

Directions

From Heber City, Utah, take Highway 40 east for 45 miles to the Currant Creek Junction. Turn off the highway and travel in a northwest direction approximately 17 miles to the campground. The road from the highway is paved for 10 miles and graded gravel for 7 miles. Stay on the most traveled road. When there are Y's in the road, stay on the road on the east side of Currant Creek, following the Creek to the dam. When you get to the dam, follow the road almost all the way around the reservoir, and you will find the campground near the southwest end of the lake, a short distance from the dam. Alternate Route: Take US Highway 40 from Heber City and travel approximately 22 miles southeast to FS Road 082 (Coop Creek Road). There is a Coop Creek sign on the north side of Highway 40. Turn north (left) at the sign and travel approximately 8 miles north. At that point there is another sign for Currant Creek Campground. Turn right at the sign and travel approximately 6 more miles east and south to the campground.

Address

Wasatch Cache National Forest FR145
Heber city, UT 84032

Coordinates

40.3297222 N
111.0669444 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Unknown
  • T-Mobile
    Fair

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Equestrian

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • Trash
  • Firewood Available
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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14 Reviews

Reviewed Jul. 26, 2024

Great place, but terrible road

We loved everything about this place.  The sites are in great condition and very clean.  The flush toilets were a plus.  It is a little bit of a jaunt to get to the lake, but it is worth going to for fishing, kayaking, paddleboards, or swimming.  There are several ATV/OHV trails in the area.  The camp hosts said that we could have our SxS in the campground as long as it was street legal, and they didn't charge me an extra vehicle fee.  The two things that made this review 4 stars is the dirt road is a washboard mess.  Basically, had to roll in 4-wheel drive in the lowest gear or I would have been shaken off the side.  The second were all the cows that are allowed to graze through the campground.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Shad G., July 26, 2024
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Shad G., July 26, 2024
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Shad G., July 26, 2024
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Reviewed Jul. 6, 2023

Worth the journey!

Very peaceful location and beautiful reservoir! It is located about 17 miles off hwy 40 (take the route which is paved for 10 miles and dirt road for 7 miles until you reach campground. Flush toilets and plenty of water spigots to fill your fresh water tanks.

Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2022

Great place

This was our first time here and how amazed we were. We even had a deer walk right though our camp site. Camp host very nice

SiteA18
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2022

Great camp ground

We love this camp ground all the beautiful nature all around. It pretty quite. The camp host are way super nice! This was our 2nd time up there we just can’t say enough about this place!😀

SiteA16
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Mar. 1, 2022

Currant Creek Reservoir and Campground 2021

Dirt road is washboard hell, but you are rewarded when you arrive to a clean and quiet campground stay. Plenty of trees, flowers and wildlife including hummingbirds, deer, sandhill cranes, moose, beaver, chipmunks, squirrels and fish. Water is cold, but plenty deep for fishing, boating, canoes and paddle boards.  Fishing was steady.  Be prepared to pay to launch your boat and empty your tanks at the dump station.

This campground has reservation and first come first served sites. There is tent and trailer camping available. Loop B has group sites. There was no water available in the campground the last few times we were here. There are no hook ups-electric, water, sewer at this campground.

There are restrooms in each loop of the campground. There is a quiet time enforced from 10 PM to 6 AM. No generators after 10 PM.

Bring cash or check as they do not take credit cards on site.

We will camp here again.

SiteC20 and C21
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Michelle E., March 1, 2022
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Michelle E., March 1, 2022
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Michelle E., March 1, 2022
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Reviewed Jan. 18, 2022

Pretty, near the Lake

We liked staying here as a family. Beware of mosquitos as it's near the lake.

Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Sep. 9, 2021

Currant Creek

Campground is more remote so it’s great if you want to get away from large crowds. Higher elevation so you escape some of the summer heat. Fishing is good for trout.

Site2
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Charles W., September 9, 2021
Reviewed Sep. 15, 2020

Gorgeous views

The drive to currant creek was so pretty. I would drive there just for the day. The camp grounds are close together. Luckily it wasn’t that busy when we went. I don’t like the fact that dogs have to be leashed and generators are off by 10:00. Camp host was nice and the camp grounds were big enough for our trailer in loop A. Fishing was good and the area was clean.

Reviewed Aug. 25, 2020

Fantastic hosts great spots

Fantastic spots available for friends to get together. We understood curfew, but were well respected when it came and went. No disruptions here.

Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020

Not worth the long drive

The camp sites are stacked on top of one another so if you're looking to get away from people, don't go to currant creek. Every other family around us cut through our camps day and night with no regard for our gear. We reserved two spots in loop A and they were TINY and not at all spaced out like the website made it appear. Multiple websites labeled this place as off-leash dog friendly, it's not. The camp hosts are very rude if you do have them off-leash so just be aware (even if they're well-behaved and laying at your feet). The only up-side is the bathrooms are decent. It's a long drive out for an over crowded campground. The fishing at currant creek reservoir was decent though.

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2020

Great Lake and nice grounds

Good campgrounds with flush toilets and water hookups. No electric or sewer hookups. Sites are spacious enough and have fire rings and tables. The gravel road in is kinda brutal so be patient. It seems to deter some of the crowd which is great. Lake is too far to walk from the back campgrounds. Good fishing especially if you can get out on any kind of watercraft. FireWood available at host.

Reviewed May. 19, 2020

Awesome!

Great fishing and clean camping sites. Super cold at night so pack warm clothes!

Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2019

Hidden Getaway

Hidden by a long dirt road, my family enjoyed going up here twice last summer. We played in the lake, tried some fishing, and enjoyed sitting in the share of large ponderosas. It was quiet even with many people camping in the area were there to ride trails on their ATVs. The road in was the only discouraging part.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Currant Creek by Mat R., February 14, 2019

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Currant Creek have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Currant Creek has water hookups.

  • What is the max vehicle length at Currant Creek?

    Currant Creek allows vehicles up to 55 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at Currant Creek?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Currant Creek, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Currant Creek have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Currant Creek does not have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Currant Creek?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is unknown, and T-Mobile is fair.

  • How hard is it to get a campsite at Currant Creek?

    Some campers book as far as 6 months in advance, so on high-demand weekends it can be very difficult to get a campsite at Currant Creek. If you want to get a last-minute campsite at Currant Creek, try setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts

  • Why is it so hard to get a campsite at Currant Creek?

    There are 161 campsites at Currant Creek and over 80 million Americans who camp! Try snagging a cancellation by setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts