USDA Forest Service · Utah
Cedar Springs Campground
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States · in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 24
- Hookups
- 24 no hookups
- Season
- April 15 to October 4
- Max RV length
- 62 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,129 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CEDAR SPRINGS C G (NFSR 10392) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Ashley National Forest
- Nearest town
- MANILA
- Address
- PO BOX 279, MANILA, UT, 84046
- Phone
- 435-889-3000
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming, Water Skiing
21 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Cedar Springs Campground is located in the beautiful Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest at an elevation of 6,100 feet. Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Cedar Springs Marina are less than a mile from the campground. Exciting recreational activities abound, including boating, water skiing and fishing.
Recreation
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is known not only for its beautiful red cliffs, but also for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout. Boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities on the reservoir. Cedar Springs Marina is adjacent.
Bear Canyon Trail, an easy 3-mile round-trip trail for hiking and mountain biking, begins nearby and leads to views of Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge.
Facilities
This small campground contains single and double-family sites with picnic tables and campfire rings. Vault toilets, drinking water, a dump station and fish cleaning station are provided. Showers are available a half-mile away at Deer Run Campground.
For large group camping, the nearby Arch Dam, Greendale, Dripping Springs, Antelope Flat and Dutch John Draw Campgrounds have several group sites available.
Natural Features
Cedar Springs is situated among juniper, pinyon pine and sagebrush on a hillside above Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Shade is limited but the vegetation provides good privacy between sites, many of which have scenic views of the reservoir below.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.
Nearby Attractions
Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam, and the adjacent visitor center contains area history exhibits.
The Green River below the dam provides spectacular rafting opportunities. A trip down the river offers unique geology, outlaw history and Native American rock art.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 13° | -9° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 15° | -5° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 23° | 8° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 30° | 11° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 40° | 16° | 79° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 52° | 38° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 60° | 49° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 58° | 49° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 51° | 28° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 36° | 13° | 74° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 28° | 6° | 62° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 14° | -2° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Deer Run Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 18 sites
- Firefighters Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 60 sites
- Mustang Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 69 sites
- Greendale · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 10 sites
- Arch Dam Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 3 sites
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