USDA Forest Service · Utah
Castle Rock - Recreation Site
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,955 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CASTLE ROCK C G (NFSR 40478) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Richfield, Utah is about 23 miles east of Castle Rock on Interstate 70 and is a full service community. Joseph and Elsinore are small communities enroute to Richfield, but with limited services.
About
US Forest Service campground. Campground. Located in Clear Creek Canyon and very easily accessed from Exit 17 on I-70. A small creek runs through the campground, there are no fish. This campground is operated under permit by the nearby Fremont Indian State Park. There are trails for hiking and access to ATV trails. Common vegetation in the area includes cottonwood, pinion, juniper and Ponderosa pine trees. This campground is open to ATV use. On the northwest corner of the campground is an ATV trail that will take you around the hill to access the Pauite ATV 01 trail. This trail leaves directly from the campground to the Main Paiute ATV trail in Dry Canyon, then south to Big Johns Flat and ultimately to Circleville. Big Johns Flat and Circleville are only accessible from this area from late July to the first of October due to snow drifts in the upper elevations. Another trail goes north to the Pahvant Range and Fillmore. Open season: April. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Fees
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $15 per night
Double Site: $30 per night
Extra Vehicle Fee: $10 per vehicle
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 17° | -8° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 20° | -3° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 27° | 8° | 77° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 33° | 19° | 76° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 44° | 31° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 56° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 63° | 52° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 60° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 54° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 38° | 15° | 78° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 31° | 1° | 73° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 17° | -9° | 60° | 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
- Fremont Indian State Park · Utah State Parks · 1 mi · 40 sites
- Adelaide Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 10 sites
- City Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 21 mi
- Mahogany Cove Campground · USDA Forest Service · 22 mi · 9 sites
- Little Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 23 mi
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