Ashley National Forest · Utah
Overview Carter Military Trail Yurt provides primitive lodging during summer and fall months, and during the winter, it is open to the public as a warming station for snowmobilers. It is located in the Ashley National Forest, at roughly 9,800 feet in elevation. It is approximately 25 air miles northwest of Vernal, Utah, and is situated near the historic Carter Military Trail and the Highline Trail.
Sites at Carter Military Trail Yurt are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Cabin |
| Location | Vernal, UT |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Carter Military Trail Yurt around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Lucerne Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Mustang Ridge Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Firefighters Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Buckboard Crossing | Cancellation alerts available |
| Moon Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Antelope Flat (Ashley National Forest, UT) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Firehole Canyon Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lodgepole At Flaming Gorge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Aspen (Ut) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dripping Springs Campground (Ut) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Iron Mine | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cedar Springs Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Greens Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Canyon Rim | Cancellation alerts available |
| Deer Run Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hideout Canyon Boat-In Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Avintaquin Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Green River Float-In Campsites | Cancellation alerts available |
| Skull Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Yellowpine | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hades | Cancellation alerts available |
| Upper Stillwater | Cancellation alerts available |
| Greendale | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jarvies Family Boat In | Cancellation alerts available |
| Red Canyon (Ashley National Forest) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Browne Lake Group Sites | Cancellation alerts available |
| Arch Dam Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Iron Springs Group Ashley | Cancellation alerts available |
| Moon Lake Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Colton Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dutch John Draw Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grizzly Ridge Yurt | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jarvies Boat In Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Limber Flag Yurt | Cancellation alerts available |
| Miners Gulch | Cancellation alerts available |
| Moon Lake Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Navajo Cliffs | Cancellation alerts available |
| Paradise Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Red Springs Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rock Creek Group (UT) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rock Creek Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Summit Springs Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Trout Creek Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Uinta River Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Yellowstone Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Carter Military Trail Yurt; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.