Cedar Springs Campground

About

Cedar Springs Campground is located in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest at an elevation of 6,100 feet. The campground contains 24 single and double-family sites with picnic tables and campfire rings, situated among juniper, pinyon pine, and sagebrush on a hillside above Flaming Gorge Reservoir. While shade is limited, the vegetation provides good privacy between sites, many of which have scenic views of the reservoir below. Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Cedar Springs Marina are less than a mile away, providing immediate access to boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and scuba diving. The area is renowned for world-class fishing for lake, brown, and rainbow trout. Bear Canyon Trail, an easy 3-mile round-trip trail for hiking and mountain biking, begins nearby and offers views of Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge. Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and visitor center with area history exhibits. The Green River below the dam provides spectacular rafting opportunities with unique geology, outlaw history, and Native American rock art.

Directions

From Vernal, Utah, take US 191 north 42 miles. Turn north onto Forest Road 183 and travel approximately 2 miles to the campground, adjacent to Cedar Springs Marina. From Manila, Utah, take Highway 44 for 28 miles, turn left on US 191 north for about 4 miles, then turn north onto Forest Road 183 for 2 miles. From Rock Springs, Wyoming, take I-80 west toward Green River about 6 miles to the junction with US 191/Flaming Gorge Road, then take US 191 south for 67 miles through Dutch John and turn north onto Forest Road 183 for 2 miles.