CampgroundHidden gem

Pine Lake Campground

Escalante, Utah

Quiet lake camp on the Aquarius Plateau above Escalante.

Price
From about US$24 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
Booking
Best to book
Sites
32

A Dixie National Forest campground at Pine Lake, a tree-ringed lake far above the Escalante canyons. Highway 12 and the Hell's Backbone country are both nearby, so it is a cool, high base for the Escalante area.

Good to know

  • Bring supplies from Escalante or Tropic
  • Check road conditions after storms
Best time
June to September
Open
Summer to early autumn
Getting there
Forest road for the final stretch; fine in dry weather
Vehicles
Fine in any car
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Fire pits
  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets
  • Drinking water

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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