Greendale - Ashley National Forest, near Dutch John, Utah, is a cozy campground that offers a peaceful escape surrounded by nature. With just eight sites, it’s perfect for those looking to unwind in a quieter setting, away from the hustle and bustle.

This campground is pet-friendly and allows alcohol, making it a relaxed spot for families and friends. Visitors have noted the spacious sites, which provide a good amount of privacy, and the presence of vault toilets and a water spigot for convenience. One camper mentioned, “The sites come with firepits and picnic tables,” adding to the charm of outdoor cooking and gathering.

If you’re up for some exploration, Greendale is close to the Flaming Gorge area, where you can find a store, gas station, and restaurant within walking distance. The surrounding Ashley National Forest offers stunning scenery, with plenty of opportunities for wildlife spotting—some guests have even seen elk and coyotes during their stays.

While the campground doesn’t have water hookups or showers, the clean facilities and friendly atmosphere make it a great choice for a weekend getaway. Just keep in mind that the nearby highway can bring some noise, but many campers find the trade-off worth it for the serene environment and easy access to outdoor activities.

## Overview

 Greendale Campground is located in the beautiful Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest at an elevation of 6,900 feet. Flaming Gorge Reservoir is nearby, offering exciting recreational activities like boating, fishing and swimming.
## Recreation

 Bear Canyon Trail is an easy 3-mile round-trip trail beginning a mile away, offering hiking and biking opportunities and leading to views of Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir is less than 5 miles from the campground. The reservoir is known for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout. Boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are also popular activities. Cedar Springs Marina is 3.5 miles from the campground.
## Natural Features

 A forest of ponderosa pines towers over Greendale, offering partial shade. Beneath the trees, grasses and plentiful summer wildflowers cover the campground. Temperatures vary from warm days to cool nights. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam, and 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.

Greendale - Ashley National Forest

Flaming Gorge, UT is a great camping destination for adventurers of all types. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in, as well as sights to see and explore. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Flaming Gorge and user-submitted reviews.

Flaming Gorge

The Best Camping Near Flaming Gorge, Utah

This is a small campground just before you reach the pineforest campground. It is rather small but very peaceful. The sites come have firepits and picnic tables. There is green grass throughout the entire campground with well maintained roads. There is toilet facilities available in this campground. Alot of trees and foliage adds to the privacy of the sites. RV sites with no hookups or tent sites available.

Very Green

Clean and big sites

Stayed only one night, a Saturday.  Full but quiet. Sites are pretty spacious and level. Stayed in #6. Trash container, water spigot. Had Verizon extended network coverage. 

Greendale Campground 

Visited this campsite in the Summer of 2020 many times and am just getting around to reviewing it - I almost didn’t want to because I want to keep its secrets all to myself! Sometimes we would just come here to hang out because the space is so nice.

Actual campsites are great, there’s tons of room between them and each space is allotted its own privacy. On two occasions, we saw an elk and a coyote, which was very cool. 

Campground is very close to Vernal, where we stayed for a duration of the summer, so I highly recommend this campsite to anyone in the area.

Essential National Forest Camping

This cg is very nice, only 8 sites and every other one is either reserved or FF.  No water but vault toilets are open.  Dusty dirt road adjacent to the CG that goes to a over RV park may be an issue for sites close to that side.  Dumpster on site. Cell signal good.  Only 4 stars due to water system not working, otherwise 5 stars. Not close to any water for boating though. NOTE that the Greendale Group Campground is across the hwy and is a different camp unit from this Greendale Campground which is all single family sites 

Nice small CG in the pines

Just checked it out, did not camp there  Two group pods and the lower one seems to have better tables, shade  etc.  However as of 6-2021 there is NO WATER!  There are trash dumpsters and vault toilets. 

Two group pods

I always stay at Greendale Family CG when visiting Flaming Gorge area because there is a store, gas station and restaurant within walking distance.

Small but Perfect

This small single site CG is across hwy from the greendale group site. $25/12.50 senior, 8 sites, only three sites are FCFS, rest are reservable. One older vault toilet, one water spigot, one dumpster.  Issues are the busy gravdl road to the pvt RV park and the hwy noise.  

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