USDA Forest Service · Utah
Greendale
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States · in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 10
- Hookups
- 10 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to September 15
- Max RV length
- 65 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,011 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
- GREENDALE EAST CG (NFSR 10531) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Ashley National Forest
- Nearest town
- DUTCH JOHN
- Address
- HWY 44, DUTCH JOHN, UT, 84023
- Phone
- 435-889-3000
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Marina, Swimming
10 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Greendale Campground is located in the beautiful Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest at an elevation of 6,900 feet. Flaming Gorge Reservoir is nearby, offering exciting recreational activities like boating, fishing and swimming.
Recreation
Bear Canyon Trail is an easy 3-mile round-trip trail beginning a mile away, offering hiking and biking opportunities and leading to views of Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
Beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir is less than 5 miles from the campground. The reservoir is known for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout.
Boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are also popular activities. Cedar Springs Marina is 3.5 miles from the campground.
Facilities
The campground offers eight single sites on the west side of the road; on the east side are two group sites for up to 40 people each. Sites are equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills.
Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and spurs on the west side are paved. Roads and parking areas on the east side are dirt.
Natural Features
A forest of ponderosa pines towers over Greendale, offering partial shade. Beneath the trees, grasses and plentiful summer wildflowers cover the campground. Temperatures vary from warm days to cool nights.
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 | 29° | 10° | -11° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 12° | -13° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 20° | 3° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 26° | 8° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 36° | 12° | 75° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 48° | 34° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 55° | 47° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 54° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 47° | 25° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 33° | 9° | 71° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 25° | 3° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 10° | -4° | 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
- Firefighters Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 60 sites
- Deer Run Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 18 sites
- Cedar Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 24 sites
- Arch Dam Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 3 sites
- Mustang Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 69 sites
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