Fishing Camping
Reservoirs, alpine lakes and tailwater rivers - these Utah campgrounds put you on the water before the sun clears the ridge. Every campground below is scored for overnight comfort so you know what the night before the early bite looks like.
189 Utah campgrounds match this activity.
Recommended campgrounds
Ranked by overnight comfort score, then by 360° tour coverage.
360° tourCentral Utah
Bear Canyon
Bear Canyon Campground is situated on the boundary of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area just off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway at an elevation of 6,800 feet. Visitors enjoy hiking and fishing in this quiet canyon. Recreation Salt Creek runs along the edge of campground, offering rainbow trout fishing. Bear Canyon Trail, for hiking, biking and horseback riding, begins at the campground entrance.
360° tourWasatch Front
Cherry
Cherry Campground is located on the banks of pretty Hobble Creek just six miles from Springville, Utah, at an elevation of 5,200 feet. Visitors enjoy exploring local trails. Recreation Rainbow trout fishing is popular on Hobble Creek. Several hiking, biking, horseback riding and dirt biking trails are in the area, including Left Fork Days Canyon Trail and Kirkman Hollow Trail. Both trails can be accessed from within the campground.
360° tourWasatch Front
Little Mill
Little Mill Campground is located in American Fork Canyon on the banks of American Fork Creek. This popular campground is a great place to escape the hot summer days while hiking or fishing. Recreation American Fork Creek is a favorite among fly-fisherman. The creek is stocked with rainbow trout.
360° tourWasatch Front
Maple Bench Campground
Overview Maple Bench is a small, quiet and peaceful campground. It is perched on a dramatic camp overlooking the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, at an elevation of 5,800 feet. Tents and very small campers work best at this campground.
360° tourWasatch Front
Maple Lake Campground
Overview Maple Lake is a timbered setting with limited accessibility. Lake fishing and floating, rafting, kayaking, swimming and hiking are popular recreation activities for this area. Tents and very small campers work best at this campground. The elevation is 5,800 feet.
360° tourWasatch Front
Payson Lakes
Payson Lakes Campground is a local favorite, located just 12 miles from Payson, Utah. Visitors love the campground for its great fishing and canoeing opportunities, pretty scenery and close proximity to town.
360° tourCentral Utah
Ponderosa Campground
Shaded pine campground in Bear Canyon just off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, 10 miles from Nephi.
360° tourWyoming
Stateline Cove Campground
Dispersed beach camping on the sandy shore of Flaming Gorge. Located six (6) miles East of Manila, Utah on the Utah/Wyoming border. Campground has four portable and three vault toilets, some picnic tables. Terrain is high desert with no trees and sandy beaches. All sites are on a first come, first serve basis
360° tourWasatch Front
Tinney Flat
Tinney Flat Campground is located in scenic Santaquin Canyon, just 9 miles from town at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing and exploring local trails. Recreation Santaquin Creek runs alongside the campground, offering rainbow trout fishing. White Pine Hollow and Calkens Hollow Trails begin within the campground.
Central Utah
Adelaide Campground
Adelaide Campground is located in Corn Creek Canyon on the south end of the Pahvant Mountain Range near Kanosh, Utah. Recreation Corn Creek offers brown and rainbow trout fishing. Hiking and biking trails begin nearby, and the Paiute ATV trail can be easily accessed from the site.
Northern Utah
Albion Basin
Overview Albion Basin Campground, just 15 miles from Sandy, Utah, is set among shady white pines and aspens in its beautiful namesake basin in Little Cottonwood Canyon at an elevation of 9,500 feet.
Northern Utah
Anderson Cove
Anderson Cove Campground is a popular facility located 10 miles east of Ogden, Utah, on the banks of Pineview Reservoir in scenic Ogden Valley. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and swimming. Recreation Campers come to Anderson Cove for picnicking, fishing, swimming and boating. Pineview Reservoir offers excellent water skiing opportunities. Kayaking and canoeing are popular on the reservoir's quieter coves.
Recommended campsites
Individual sites worth asking for by name.
Maple Bench Campground
2 - Site 2
Payson Lakes
B24
Cherry
012 - Site 012
Cherry
001 - Site 001
Payson Lakes
A09
Payson Lakes
A15
Maple Lake Campground
1 - Site 1
Ponderosa Campground
013 - Site 013
Nearby activities
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Cecret Lake
0.1 mi from Albion Basin
Camp at Albion BasinLittle Mill Winter
0.5 mi from Little Mill
Camp at Little MillCatherines Pass
0.6 mi from Albion Basin
Camp at Albion BasinDevils Castle Spur
0.6 mi from Albion Basin
Camp at Albion BasinSnakepit
1.4 mi from Albion Basin
Camp at Albion BasinBear Canyon Spur Trail
1.4 mi from Little Mill
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