Bowery Creek

Fishlake National Forest

Bowery Creek Campground is located next to Fish Lake in the Fishlake National Forest of central Utah. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring local trails.

The campground contains six group sites: three can accommodate up to 30 people each, the other three up to 20 people each. A group day-use picnic site for up to 100 people is located on-site. Several single-family sites are available as well. Most sites have lake views.

Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved. The lake is just a short walk below the site and across the road.

Three resorts are located in the Fish Lake Basin, offering camping and fishing supplies, RV parks with hookups, cabin and boat rentals, marinas, gas, restaurants, groceries, laundry facilities and showers. The resorts are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Need to Know

• This is NOT Bowery Haven Resorts Campground. This is a Forest Service campground named Bowery Creek located adjacent to the resort.

• This is a high elevation facility; use caution when traveling from lower elevations, be prepared for inclement weather.

• Street Legal vehicles are allowed for access and egress only.

• There are no electricity, water or sewer hookups at the campground.

• This is a 'pack it in-pack it out' facility. No garbage services are available. Please bring your own garbage bags.

• Camping is limited to 16 days.

• Any vehicles or trailers that can not fit in the designated site must be relocated to another site purchased at full site price. Check area map for available free parking.

• Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.

• Discharging a firearm of any kind is prohibited: this includes BB guns, slingshots, paintball guns etc. Take these activities outside of the campground please.

Natural Features

The campground sits at an elevation of 9,000 feet on a sagebrush-covered hillside above the valley floor, offering sweeping views of Fish Lake. Aspen and cottonwood trees forest the site.

Nearby Attractions

Johnson Valley Reservoir is just north of Fish Lake, offering additional fishing and boating opportunities.

Recreation

Fish Lake is Utah's largest natural mountain lake, covering 2,500 acres. It is famous for its 20-40 pound Mackinaw lake trout. Anglers also enjoy fishing for rainbow trout and splake. Boating, canoeing, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities.

The 5-mile Pelican Canyon Trail begins in the campground. It leads through meadows and dense forests of spruce, pine and aspen as it climbs to the 11,633-foot Fish Lake Hightop.

The popular Lakeshore National Recreation Trail extends around the eastern side of the lake. Hikers are rewarded with stunning lake views after climbing 900 feet in elevation.

Contact Information

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P.O Box 129 138 south man Loa UT 84747

Rental Options

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Driving Directions

From Highway 24 northwest of Loa, Utah, take Highway 25 northeast 9.5 miles to the campground.

Available Campsites

• Site 002, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 007, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 010, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 8, Loop TRIPLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 041, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 025, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 14, Loop TRIPLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 043, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 019, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 015, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 017, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 038, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 009, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 23, Loop TRIPLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 032, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 026, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 029, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 011, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 1, Loop Triple Site , Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 039, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 035, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 012, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 033, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 006, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 034, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 030, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 040, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 016, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 028, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 036, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 018, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 027, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 042, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 004, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 031, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 020, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 021, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 005, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 022, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 024, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 037, Loop DOUBLE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
• Site 003, Loop SING, Type Standard Nonelectric

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