Canyon Rim Campground

This is a small little campground right off the Red Canyon road. It is in a large meadow with many poderosa pine trees. Some of the sites have shade. I chose a more open site for the solar. And it is truly right on the edge of the canyon. The walk-in tent sites are just feet from the canyon rim and have amazing views of the canyon and Flaming Gorge Reservoir. There is a nice Canyon Rim trail with many good lookout locations. Clean pit toilets, water spickets around the camground, and trash service. The campground is about 2 miles from the Red Canyon Visitor Center, a nice stop, open 9-6 from Memorial Day through Labor Day. There are also a few other campgrounds that are very close. I had no trouble finding a spot mid week in early July. The best thing is the quiet, and pretty good cell service if you need to work, or stay connected.

This is one of several in the area. But, because we were here in early November, it was the only campground open. The campground has 16 sites, all paved. However, this is a dispersed campground, so be aware. There ARE water spigot throughout but this late in the season, the water is turn off. Elevation is close to 7,000 feet. You are right on the rim of Flaming Gorge and the views could not be better. Our site was on the edge of a clearing by choice. Yesterday, we had 16 big horn sheep in our front yard, rams and does. When the males were not trying to jump the females, they all just played down in front of us as if we were not there. If not sheep, we had deer. We totally enjoyed our stay. We were the only ones here. The weather was perfect. Cold at night. Blue sky during the day, about 64 degrees. But it could have been worse this late in the year. They had already had snow, which had melted before we arrived. We paid $6 per day,with our Federal Senior Pass. Sites have a concrete picnic table and fire ring. Cell signal in campground and free WiFi at lodge, 1 mile away.