Moon Lake Campground
Moon Lake Campground is located on the shores of the scenic two mile long Moon Lake on the southern slope of the 13,000 foot peaked Uinta Mountains. Visitors come to Moon Lake to enjoy cool mountain air, fishing, canoeing and motor- boating, scenic vistas, hiking trails and horse rides.
This large campground contains numerous single-family sites, each with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Generally, parking spurs are 16 X 65 feet. Please see individual campsites for exact dimensions. Most sites have lake views; some have lake access.
Flush toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Water spigots are located throughout the campground and roads and parking spurs are paved. A host is on-site and firewood is available for purchase at the nearby Moon Lake Resort.
Moon Lake Resort is adjacent, offering convenience groceries, ice, soda pop, fishing bait and gear.
Need to Know
- Tents must be on the tent pad only. No extra tents allowed. This is to help protect the vegetation and facilitate new tree growth.
- No shooting of any type of gun or projectile is allowed in the campground.
- All dogs must be leashed at all times when inside the campground.
- Quiet time is 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. This includes all generators.
- Failure to comply with these and other posted rules will result in a fine and/or being removed from the campground.
- Click here for more information on the Ashley National Forest
- 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.
Due to increased use, there is no guarantee that first come sites will be available even though the web site may say they are.
Do not occupy a reservable site if you did not reserve it or if the reservation is not immediately current. You will be required to move.
ATV's are not allowed in Moon Lake Campground or the surrounding area.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the lakeshore at an elevation of 8,100 feet where lodgepole pine, aspen and Douglas fir provide some shade away from the lake. Wildlife and flowers both flourish in the canyon
Recreation
Moon Lake offers great canoeing and motor-boating. Anglers fish for tiger, rainbows and brook trout, kokanee salmon and splake. Tiger and rainbow trout are actively stocked annually. The Lake Fork Trail and Brown Duck Mountain Loop hiking/equestrian trails begin at this site offering excellent opportunities in the High Uintas Wilderness where numerous alpine lakes provide great backcountry fishing. The Fish Creek National Recreation Trail begins at the Moon Lake Dam and ascends northeast up to center park, climbing from 8,200’ to 10,400’ over 5.6 miles.
The Moon Lake Resort is adjacent to the campground and offers small engine boat rentals.
Flying J Outfitters is located one mile before the campground, at the Lake Fork trailhead, offering both scheduled and walk-up horse rides as well as drop and pack trips into the High Uintas Wilderness.
Contact Information
Mailing
85 West Main Duchesne UT 84021
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 435-738-2482
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From Duchesne, Utah, take State Hwy 87 north to Mountain Home, then north 12 miles to the Forest Boundary and Forest Road 131. The campground is about 36 miles from Duchesne on paved roads although some spots have pot-holes.
Available Campsites
- Site 49-DBL, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 31, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 48-DBL, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 11, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 40, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 47, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 51, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 30, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 16, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 15, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 08, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 37, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 25, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 41, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 23, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 52, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 46, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 42, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 04, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 38, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 06, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 43, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 34, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 13, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 10, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 07, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 29, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 05, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 14, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 18, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 44, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 54, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 03-DBL, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 32-DBL, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 22, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 36, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 45, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 26-DBL, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 02, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 24, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 12-DBL, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 50, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 19, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 09, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 21-DBL, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 01, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 53, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 27, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 17, Loop U, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 33, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 39, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 35-DBL, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 28, Loop L, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 20, Loop L, Type Standard Nonelectric
