Moon Lake Campground

Moon Lake Campground is located on the shores of the scenic, two-mile-long Moon Lake on the southern slope of the 13,000-foot peaked Uinta Mountains. Visitors come to Moon Lake to enjoy cool mountain air, fishing, canoeing and motor-boating, scenic vistas, hiking trails and horse rides. The campground is situated on the lakeshore at an elevation of 8,100 feet, where lodgepole pine, aspen and Douglas fir provide some shade away from the lake. Wildlife and flowers both flourish in the canyon. Moon Lake offers great canoeing and motor-boating. Anglers fish for tiger, rainbow and brook trout, kokanee salmon and splake; tiger and rainbow trout are actively stocked annually. The Lake Fork Trail and Brown Duck Mountain Loop hiking and equestrian trails begin at this site, offering excellent access to the High Uintas Wilderness where numerous alpine lakes provide great backcountry fishing. The Fish Creek National Recreation Trail begins at the Moon Lake Dam and ascends northeast up to center park, climbing from 8,200 to 10,400 feet over 5.6 miles. Flying J Outfitters, one mile before the campground at the Lake Fork trailhead, offers both scheduled and walk-up horse rides as well as drop and pack trips into the High Uintas Wilderness. This large campground contains numerous single-family sites, each with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Parking spurs are generally 16 by 65 feet; see individual campsites for exact dimensions. Most sites have lake views and some have lake access. Flush toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided, with water spigots located throughout the campground, and roads and parking spurs are paved. A host is on-site. The adjacent Moon Lake Resort sells firewood and offers small engine boat rentals, convenience groceries, ice, soda pop, fishing bait and gear.