USDA Forest Service · Utah
Yellowpine
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 17
- Hookups
- 17 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 8
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,575 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- YELLOWPINE FLAT C G (NFSR 10138) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Ashley National Forest
- Nearest town
- DUCHESNE
- Address
- PO BOX 981, DUCHESNE, UT, 84021
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing
17 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Yellowpine Campground is located next to Rock Creek in the Rock Creek Drainage on the southern slope of the beautiful Uinta Mountains. Visitors enjoy fishing and exploring the popular Rock Creek Trail.
Recreation
Rock Creek offers fishing for brown, brook and rainbow trout. Whitewater rafting and kayaking opportunities are available seasonally.
Rock Creek Trail, begins nearby and connects with an accessible, paved interpretive nature trail within Yellowpine.
Outside the campground, the trail provides access to the High Uintas Wilderness, where hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and backcountry fishing are very popular activities.
Facilities
The campground offers single, double and group sites, all with picnic tables, campfire rings and grills. Accessible flush toilets and drinking water are provided. A dump station is located on-site.
Natural Features
This shaded campground is situated among towering Ponderosa pines at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Aspens and summer wildflowers dot the landscape. Rock Creek flows alongside the campground. Evenings in this area are cool.
Nearby Attractions
Upper Stillwater Reservoir and Lower Stillwater Ponds are nearby, offering swimming, picnicking and fishing for brown and rainbow trout. Upper Stillwater is currently accessible only by hiking in. Numerous hiking trails lead into the High Uinta Wilderness Area from here.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 15° | -3° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 16° | -4° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 21° | 4° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 27° | 9° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 36° | 18° | 71° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 47° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 56° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 54° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 48° | 26° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 34° | 2° | 71° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 26° | 4° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 15° | -4° | 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
- Miners Gulch · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Rock Creek Group (UT) · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Upper Stillwater · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 11 sites
- Moon Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 54 sites
- Moon Lake Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
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