Moon Lake Group Campground

MOON LAKE GROUP CAMPGROUND

Overview

Moon Lake Group Campground is located on the shores of scenic Moon Lake on the southern slope of the Uinta Mountains. Visitors come to Moon Lake for its canoeing and fishing opportunities, abundant trails and scenic beauty.

Facilities

This campground contains two group sites that can accommodate up to 75 people each, with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided.

A campground host is located at the nearby Moon Lake Campground, where firewood is available for purchase. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.

Natural Features

The campground is situated on the lakeshore at an elevation of 8,100 feet, where lodgepole pines and aspens dot the landscape, offering partial shade. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant.

Recreation

Moon Lake offers great canoeing and fishing opportunities. Anglers fish for rainbow and cutthroat trout, Kokanee salmon and splake.

Lake Fork Trail and Brown Duck Mountain Loop begin at the site, offering excellent hiking and horseback riding into the High Uintas Wilderness, where numerous alpine lakes provide great backcountry fishing.

Flying J Outfitters is nearby, offering guided horseback rides along area trails.

Nearby Attractions

Moon Lake Resort is adjacent, offering limited supplies, groceries and boat rentals.

Important Notices

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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.

Available Activities

SWIMMING SITE - Swimming
WILDLIFE VIEWING - Wildlife Viewing
HORSEBACK RIDING - Horseback Riding
HIKING - Hiking
FISHING - Fishing
CAMPING - Camping
BOATING - Boating
BIKING - Biking

Directions

From Duchesne, Utah, take Highway 87 north to Mountain Home, then travel on county road to Forest Road 131. The campground is about 36 miles from Duchesne.

Contact Information

Phone: 435-722-5018

P.O. Box 981
85 West Main
Duchesne, UT 84021

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