USDA Forest Service · Utah
Carmel
USDA Forest Service · Utah, United States · in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $20 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,247 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
- CARMEL CG LOOP A (NFSR 10193A) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 14° | -7° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 14° | -11° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 22° | 3° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 29° | 11° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 38° | 16° | 77° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 50° | 37° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 57° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 55° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 49° | 26° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 35° | 11° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 28° | 2° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 15° | -1° | 56° | 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
- Willows Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Manns Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Sheep Creek Bay Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Summit Springs Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Hideout Canyon Boat-In Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 18 sites
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