USDA Forest Service · Utah

Fishlake National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

📍 Utah 🏕️ 28 campgrounds

How booking at Fishlake National Forest works

Reservations for Fishlake National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed byUSDA Forest Service
Book throughRecreation.gov
Campgrounds28
Official listingRecreation.gov

Campgrounds in Fishlake National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Mackinaw67 sites
Paiute Campground48 sites
Bowery Creek42 sites
Singletree35 sites
Doctor Creek34 sites
Kents Lake Campground32 sites
Maple Grove23 sites
Oak Creek Campground (Oak City, UT)23 sites
Tushar Lakeside Campground15 sites
Little Cottonwood Campground14 sites
Frying Pan12 sites
LeBaron Campground12 sites
Adelaide Campground10 sites
Anderson Meadow Campground (Fishlake NF, UT)10 sites
Tasha Equestrian10 sites
Mahogany Cove Campground9 sites
Oak Creek Rec Site (Boulder, UT)9 sites
Elkhorn Campground8 sites
Little Reservoir Campround8 sites
Sunglow Campground8 sites
Lower Bowns5 sites
Rosebud Atv4 sites
Ponderosa Picnic Area2 sites
Aquarius Ranger Station1 sites
Big Flat Guard Station1 sites
Gooseberry Admin Site Cabins1 sites
Mt Terrill Guard Station1 sites
Twin Creeks Picnic1 sites

How itOpened watches Fishlake National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Fishlake National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Fishlake National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.