USDA Forest Service · Utah
Lucerne Campground
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States · in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 147
- Hookups
- 122 electric, 4 with water, 4 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 70 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,063 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LUCERNE CG (NFSR 10533D) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Ashley National Forest
- Nearest town
- MANILA
- Address
- Entry Booth open 9 am - 7pm, Phone: +1 (435) 784-3198 leave a message, MANILA, UT, 84046
- Phone
- 801-226-3564
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Day Use Area, Fishing, Swimming Site, Water Sports
143 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Lucerne Campground is located on the shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir at an elevation of 6,100 feet. Boating, fishing and water skiing are popular activities.
Recreation
Fishing, boating, canoeing, water skiing and swimming are popular activities on the lake. Campers are offered the convenience of an adjacent boat ramp, marina and fish cleaning station. Lucerne Marina has boat rentals, fuel, slips, fishing licenses, bait and groceries.
Facilities
This large, recently renovated campground offers nearly 140 sites campsites, many of which are accessible and have electric hookups. One group site (site B) in the G Loop is available.
Sites in Loops A through D each have a picnic table, campfire ring (no grill), windbreak, electric hookups (30-50 amp) and parking spur. Loop D also has tent pads and shade cabanas. Loops E and F have shade cabanas, picnic tables and campfire rings but no electric hookups.
Flush toilets, drinking water and showers are available throughout the campground. A dump station is located on-site.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a high desert landscape with sagebrush and a few scattered trees. Natural shade is minimal. Typical weather ranges from warm days to cool nights.
Nearby Attractions
Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam itself; the adjacent visitor center contains area history exhibits.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 12° | -10° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 14° | -13° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 22° | 5° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 28° | 12° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 39° | 14° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 50° | 37° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 58° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 57° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 49° | 24° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 35° | 9° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 25° | 0° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 10° | -3° | 53° | 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
- Lucerne Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Stateline Cove Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Antelope Flat (Ashley National Forest, UT) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 50 sites
- Kingfisher Island · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Hideout Canyon Boat-In Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 18 sites
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