Utah / Daggett County / Ashley National Forest / Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

Green River Float-in Campsites

Open — Open year-round for reservations. Campers must bring all water and use portable toilet systems. Requires Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Use Pass.

About

Green River Float-in Campsites offers 17 primitive riverside camps along Section B of the Green River, positioned between the Little Hole boat launch and Browns Park. This section of river flows through remote high desert canyon country, where limited access allows healthy brown trout populations to thrive and visitors can experience the same waters explored by John Wesley Powell and William Ashley. Most sites are accessible only by boat or raft, though select camps near Little Hole can be reached on foot via unofficial trails. Each campsite includes a picnic table, fire ring with benches, tent pads, and a blind for portable toilet systems. Vault toilets are located near Cottonwood Camp and Red Creek Camp. No potable water is available at any site. The campsites are surrounded by juniper, cottonwood, and ponderosa pine in a high desert environment with wildflowers blooming during summer. The Green River here offers world-class fishing for rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout in glassy clear water flowing below Flaming Gorge Dam. Boaters must carry a bail bucket, throw line, extra oar, and wear life jackets while on the water. Motors are not allowed. The Forest Service requires portable toilet systems for all campers. A Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Use Pass is required. Launch points include Spillway Boat Ramp and Little Hole, with sites ranging from 1 to 5 miles downstream from Little Hole.

Directions

From Vernal, Utah: Take U.S. Highway 191 north for 45 miles. Cross the Flaming Gorge Dam and turn right to Spillway Boat Ramp or continue to Dutch John and turn right on Little Hole Road for 6 miles to Little Hole Boat Launch Area. From Rock Springs, Wyoming: Take U.S. Highway 191 south for 63 miles. Turn left to Spillway Boat Ramp before the dam, or turn left in Dutch John onto Little Hole Road for 6 miles to Little Hole Boat Launch Area. Sites are 1-5 miles downstream from Little Hole by boat; some sites near Little Hole are accessible on foot.

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