FS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Payson Lakes Guard Station
Nothing here fits 42 ft of 1 sites
- Longest for your rig
- 25 ft
- Booking
- Reservable
- Hookups
- water
- Entry
- Back-in only
- ADA sites
- —
- Elevation
- 8,054 ft
- Vehicles
- up to 5
At 8,054 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.
Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut
Every bookable site
Too short for 42 ft — 1 site
Within 60 miles
| Map marker# | Campground | Distance | Sites | Longest for your rig | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payson Lakes | 1 mi NW | 86 | 97 ft | none · pull-through |
| 2 | Blackhawk | 2 mi S | 38 | 45 ft | none |
| 3 | Maple Lake Campground | 4 mi NW | 10 | — | none |
| 4 | Maple Bench Campground | 4 mi NW | 10 | — | none · pull-through |
| 5 | Tinney Flat | 5 mi W | 15 | 99 ft | none |
| 6 | Bear Canyon | 11 mi SW | 3 | 30 ft | none |
Everything else on record
- Bookable sites
- 1
- Longest driveway
- 30 ft
- Max occupancy per site
- 8
- Reservable sites
- 1
- Coordinates
- 39.9247, -111.6331
- Nearest place
- Payson
- Phone
- SPANISH FORK RANGER DISTRICT 801-798-3571 OR UTAH RECREATION COMPANY 385-273-1100
- Elevation
- 8,054 ft
Sources
- Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from
https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/251711· retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain - USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from
https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json· retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain