Facility Details - POSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND, UT

Overview

Posey Lake Campground is located next to its beautiful namesake lake high on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 8,800 feet. Visitors enjoy canoeing, fishing and exploring local trails.

Natural Features:

The campground is situated on a hillside above Posey Lake. A scenic forest of towering ponderosa pines covers the area. Clusters of aspens dot the landscape and summer wildflowers are abundant.

Recreation:

Posey Lake offers rainbow and brook trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking and non-motorized boating. Two hiking trails begin at the campground. The Posey Overlook Trail is a mile long and leads to a beautiful overlook. The Posey Spur Trail connects the campground to the Great Western Trail, which provides excellent hiking and mountain biking.

Facilities:

The campground contains 21 single-family sites and one group site for up to 35 people. Drinking water is provided from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Facilities at this campground include accessible vault toilets, a fish cleaning station and two fishing docks. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.

Nearby Attractions:

Posey Lake offers a cool escape from the surrounding desert landscape and is often used as a base to explore the surrounding region. The Escalante area of southern Utah offers breathtaking scenery nearly everywhere you look.

Sightseeing along Forest Road 153 (Hell's Backbone) and Utah Highway 12, a National All American Highway, is very popular. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Anasazi State Park, and the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park are all located in the area.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Accessible Sites Accessible Vault Toilets Boat Ramp Campfire Rings Canoeing Dock Drinking Water Fish Cleaning Stations	Fishing Food Storage Locker Grills Group Camping Hiking Host Tables Trails

Know Before You Go

This is an American black bear habitat; be aware and keep a clean camp
Vehicles over 30 ft. in length are not recommended because of the difficult access road
No trash collection available
Hookups are not available
Motorized boats are not allowed on the lake
Off-road vehicles are not permitted in the camping areas
A fee will be charged at the campground for extra vehicles
Additional first come, first served sites may be available
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Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
37.94167, -111.69361
37°56'30"N, 111°41'37"W

From Highway 12 in Escalante, turn north at 300 East at the elementary school at the Posey Lake/Hell's Backbone sign. Travel 14 miles to junction of Forest Roads 153 and 154, keep left and travel 2 miles to Posey Lake Campground. Site access can be difficult; about 14 miles of the road is gravel with some steep sections.