USDA Forest Service · Utah
Te-Ah
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 42
- Hookups
- 41 no hookups
- Season
- May 28 to September 6
- Max RV length
- 116 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,160 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
- NORTH SHORE NAVAJO (NFSR 30369) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Dixie National Forest
- Nearest town
- CEDAR CITY
- Address
- DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST, CEDAR CITY, UT, 84721
- Phone
- 801-226-3564
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Wildlife Viewing
42 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Te-Ah Campground is located 28 miles east of Cedar City, Utah, in scenic Navajo Lake Basin. Touring bicycle groups commonly use Te-Ah as a stopover on their way through this beautiful corner of Utah. Fishing and canoeing on Navajo Lake are popular activities.
Recreation
Navajo Lake offers great canoeing, kayaking and fishing. Hiking and biking are popular activities as well. The Cascade Falls Trailhead is located in the campground. This beautiful trail has abundant wildlife and vegetation.
The 34-mile Virgin River Rim Trail passes near the campground and is open to hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
Facilities
Te-Ah offers 41 single sites with picnic tables and campfire rings. One group site (#33) is available for up to a group size of 20 people. The site provides tables, bicycle wash and parking racks and a workspace for self-contained kitchens.
Flush and vault toilets are provided and drinking water is piped from a spring. A newly paved road skirts the shoreline of Navajo Lake and leads to Te-ah on the lake's western edge, allowing good access for cars, trailers and bicycles.
OHV/ATV's including street legal are not allowed in the campground. Please trailer them in and out of the campground.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the edge of a meadow high on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 9,200 feet. An aspen forest covers the campground. Navajo Lake can be viewed in the distance from several sites.
Nearby Attractions
Boat rentals, a boat ramp, lodging and supplies are available at nearby Navajo Lake Lodge. Also Duck Creek Pond is eight miles east great for fishing with the kids as well as the Duck Creek Visitor Center.
Cascade Falls, Ice Cave and Mammoth Cave are also near-by favorites!
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a short 20 minute drive, with hiking trails, guided tours and breathtaking scenery.
Just outside Cedar Breaks is the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area, where hikers will find 10 miles of trails and the Twisted Forest, a stand of ancient bristlecone pine.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 14° | 0° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 14° | -7° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 19° | -1° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 25° | 11° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 34° | 15° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 48° | 31° | 85° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 55° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 51° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 45° | 29° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 32° | 15° | 69° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 26° | 0° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 17° | -9° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Navajo Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 28 sites
- Spruces Campground (Dixie NF) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 29 sites
- Point Supreme Campground · National Park Service · 6 mi · 25 sites
- Deer Haven · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 18 sites
- Duck Creek · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 95 sites
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