Upper Stillwater

FS USDA Forest Service · DUCHESNE, UT · Developed

Conditions

Road Access Paved
Driveway Surface Paved
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Campfires Allowed
Elevation 8,000 ft
Max RV Length 30 ft

Features

Environment High Elevation
Rig Size Back In Only
Hookup Dry Camping
Access Paved Access
Style Dump Station Potable Water Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites11
RV Sites1
Sites Accepting RVs11
Group Sites1
Overnight Sites11
Max RV Length30 ft
Back-In Sites11
SurfacePaved

Location

40.5605556, -110.6997222 · PO BOX 981 , DUCHESNE , UT 84021

Description

Overview

Upper Stillwater Campground is located below its namesake reservoir in the Rock Creek Drainage on the southern slope of the beautiful Uinta Mountains. Visitors enjoy fishing and exploring the popular Rock Creek Trail.

Recreation

The Rock Creek Trail begins just outside the campground and provides access to the High Uintas Wilderness, where hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and backcountry fishing are very popular activities in this scenic region.

Rock Creek offers rainbow and brook trout fishing. To access the reservoir, visitors must hike in; The road to the reservoir is not currently open to vehicle traffic.

Facilities

The campground contains one group site that can accommodate up to 32 people. It is equipped with picnic tables, grills, a campfire ring, three tent pads and RV parking. Single and double-family sites are available as well, each with a picnic table and campfire ring.

Flush toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. A campground host is on-site. A dump station is located 3 miles away at Yellowpine Campground.

Natural Features

The campground is situated just below the Upper Stillwater Dam at an elevation of 8,000 feet. The concrete dam is visible from the campground. A forest of Ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine and aspen trees provides only sparse shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant.

Directions

From Duchesne, Utah: Take Highway 87 approximately 20 miles north to Mountain Home. Turn left at the Rock Creek Store and travel 18 miles to the campground.

Activities

CAMPING FISHING HIKING HORSEBACK RIDING WILDLIFE VIEWING

Details

ADA AccessN
ReservableYes

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