USDA Forest Service · Utah
Bowery Creek
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 42
- Hookups
- 41 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to September 14
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,871 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BOWERY CR PARKING AREA (NFSR 40644) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Fishlake National Forest
- Nearest town
- Loa
- Address
- P.O Box 129 , Loa, UT, 84747
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Wildlife Viewing
42 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Bowery Creek Campground is located next to Fish Lake in the Fishlake National Forest of central Utah. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring local trails.
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Recreation
Fish Lake is Utah's largest natural mountain lake, covering 2,500 acres. It is famous for its 20-40 pound Mackinaw lake trout. Anglers also enjoy fishing for rainbow trout and splake. Boating, canoeing, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities.
The 5-mile Pelican Canyon Trail begins in the campground. It leads through meadows and dense forests of spruce, pine and aspen as it climbs to the 11,633-foot Fish Lake Hightop.
The popular Lakeshore National Recreation Trail extends around the eastern side of the lake. Hikers are rewarded with stunning lake views after climbing 900 feet in elevation.
Facilities
The campground contains six group sites: three can accommodate up to 30 people each, the other three up to 20 people each. A group day-use picnic site for up to 100 people is located on-site. Several single-family sites are available as well. Most sites have lake views.
Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are paved. The lake is just a short walk below the site and across the road.
Three resorts are located in the Fish Lake Basin, offering camping and fishing supplies, RV parks with hookups, cabin and boat rentals, marinas, gas, restaurants, groceries, laundry facilities and showers. The resorts are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Natural Features
The campground sits at an elevation of 9,000 feet on a sagebrush-covered hillside above the valley floor, offering sweeping views of Fish Lake. Aspen and cottonwood trees forest the site.
Nearby Attractions
Johnson Valley Reservoir is just north of Fish Lake, offering additional fishing and boating opportunities.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 12° | -5° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 15° | -3° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 20° | 5° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 26° | 8° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 37° | 20° | 71° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 48° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 54° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 52° | 43° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 47° | 28° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 34° | 14° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 28° | 8° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 14° | -5° | 52° | 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.
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