Arch Dam Campground

Arch Dam Campground is a popular location for family reunions, church outings and other large gatherings. It is located on the Ashley National Forest within the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, with Flaming Gorge Dam and the Green River Spillway less than a mile away. Visitors enjoy boating, water skiing, fishing and swimming. Beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir can be accessed just 3 miles from the campground. The reservoir is known for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout, and boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities. Cedar Springs Marina is just 3 miles away. Arch Dam offers two large sites that can accommodate up to 75 people each, and one site that can accommodate up to 60 people. Each site contains picnic tables and a campfire circle, and vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs within the site are dirt. Public showers are available 3 miles away at Deer Run Campground. Arch Dam is situated in rolling, high desert terrain dotted with sagebrush and pinyon pines, at an elevation of 6,200 feet. Shade is limited. Grasses and summer wildflowers dot the meadows throughout the campground. 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.