About this campground
Skull Creek Campground near Dutch John, UT. Skull Creek Campground is located about 35 miles north of Vernal, Utah near Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Visitors enjoy hiking and biking on local trails and boating, fishing and swimming on the reservoir.
Facilities
The campground contains 17 single-family sites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets are provided. There is no drinking water available.
Natural Features
Skull Creek lies in a hillside forested with ponderosa pines and aspens near Flaming Gorge Reservoir at an elevation of 7,400 feet. The campground is partially shaded. Summer wildflowers dot the landscape.
Recreation
Red Canyon and Greens Lake are nearby. Canoeing and fishing for rainbow and brook trout are popular activities at Greens Lake. The Red Canyon Rim Trail is a great place for hiking, biking and wildlife watching. The Red Canyon Visitor Center offers interpretive displays and area information. Red Canyon Lodge is situated on the shore of Greens Lake. Canoe and bike rentals, horseback riding, a restaurant and gift shop are available.
Amenities
Sites
- Back-In
Setting
- Mountains
- Forest
- Lake
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- .GOV
- .RECREATION
- Bathrooms
- Biking
- Campfire
- Dirt
- Dogs
- Family Friendly
- Firepits
- Fishing
- Forest Service
- Hiking
- National Forest
- Park
- Pets
- Primitive
- Public Park
- Pull-In
- Rural
- Scenic
- Seasonal
- Shade
- Tents
- Tourist
- Trails
- Trees
- US Forest Service
- Walking Trail
- Wildlife
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Location
- Address
- UT 44, Dutch John, UT 84023
- GPS
- 40.8628° N, 109.5269° W
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