Camping near Duchesne, Utah

Camping near Duchesne at a glance

Public campgrounds

4 (4 State Park)

Getting a site

4 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Indian Bay Campground: "$25 per vehicle per night; group area $120 (up to 25 people)"

Distance from Duchesne

3.2 miles (Starvation Mountain View Campground) to 5.5 miles (Rabbit Gulch Campground) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles

Elevation

5,720 ft (Rabbit Gulch Campground) to 5,767 ft (Starvation Mountain View Campground), 4 of 4 on record

Season

2 open all year

Campsites

25 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; hookups at Starvation Mountain View Campground and Starvation Beach Campground

Drinking water

2 of 4

Distances are straight-line miles from Duchesne's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Duchesne

• Yellowstone, 26 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10/night single site; $30/night group unit); listed under camping near Altamont.
• Yellowstone Group, 26 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($30/night group unit); listed under camping near Altamont.
• Bridge, 26 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
• Rock Creek Group Campground, 27 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($50/night group unit); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Moon Lake Group, 28 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($100/night group site); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Reservoir, 28 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
• Moon Lake, 28 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($20/night single site; $32/night double site); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Yellowpine, 28 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Avintaquin, 29 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $5 per night (up to 8 people)); listed under camping near Helper.
• Riverview, 29 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
• Swift Creek, 30 miles from Duchesne in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.

Lake camping near Duchesne

• On Starvation Reservoir: Starvation Mountain View Campground (3.2 miles from Duchesne), Indian Bay Campground (3.6 miles from Duchesne), Starvation Beach Campground (3.6 miles from Duchesne) and Rabbit Gulch Campground (5.5 miles from Duchesne) . Fishing on this water: Starvation Reservoir fishing.

Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in Utah.

Things to do near Duchesne

Public land and water within 30 miles of Duchesne, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation, all 4 campgrounds here sit inside this state park, the nearest Starvation Mountain View Campground at 3.2 miles from Duchesne; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• Starvation Reservoir walleye, at Starvation Mountain View Campground (3.2 miles from Duchesne): The park's annual walleye tournament sees fish over 10 pounds caught nearly every year; 3,500 acres of parkland with remote beaches and coves.
• Starvation Reservoir walleye, at Starvation Beach Campground (3.6 miles from Duchesne): The park's annual walleye tournament sees fish over 10 pounds caught nearly every year; 3,500 acres of parkland with remote beaches and coves.
• Starvation Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 3.9 miles from Duchesne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Big Sand Wash Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Duchesne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Browns Draw Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Duchesne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Moon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Duchesne; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Duchesne

Nearest emergency room: Uintah Basin Medical Center, 250 W 300 N, Roosevelt, UT, 23 miles from Duchesne , (435) 722-4691. Next nearest: Castleview Hospital, 300 Hospital Dr, Price, UT, 46 miles, (435) 637-4800. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Al's Supermarket supermarket · 0.8 miles
• Chevron convenience store · 1.2 miles
• Gateway convenience store · 1.2 miles

Fuel

• Shell fuel station · 0.9 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 1.2 miles
• Sinclair fuel station · 1.2 miles · (435) 738-5757 · Hours 24/7

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Duchesne: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, laundromat, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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