Camping near Dutch John, Utah

Camping near Dutch John at a glance

Public campgrounds

32 (30 National Forest, 2 BLM)

Getting a site

27 reservable and 5 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at East Park: "Single Site: $12 per night"

Distance from Dutch John

1.1 miles (Arch Dam Group) to 17 miles (Oaks Park) in a straight line; 31 within 15 miles

Elevation

5,525 ft (Sand River Camp) to 9,000 ft (East Park), 24 of 32 on record

Season

9 open all year, 10 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

450 across the 32 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

18 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 95 ft (Dripping Springs)

Drinking water

7 of 32

Distances are straight-line miles from Dutch John'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 Dutch John

• Lucerne Group Campground, 10 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $239/night (up to 80 people)); listed under camping near Manila.
• Lucerne, 11 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Manila.
• Kingfisher Island, 12 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Manila.
• Hideout, 13 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night (Tuesday-Wednesday); $34 per night (Thursday-Monday)); listed under camping near Manila.
• Sheep Creek Bay Campground, 14 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $17 per night); listed under camping near Manila.
• Manns Campground, 16 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Manila.
• Willows Campground, 16 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($20/night single unit; $38/night double unit (2025)); listed under camping near Manila.
• Carmel, 17 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Manila.
• South Iron Springs Group Campground, 18 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($20/night for group unit); listed under camping near Vernal.
• Deep Creek, 18 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Manila.
• Kaler Hollow, 19 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Vernal.
• Browne Lake, 22 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($23/night standard unit; $99/night group unit); listed under camping near Manila.
• Red Fleet State Park Campground, 24 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Water and 30/50-amp power $50/night, full hookup $60); listed under camping near Vernal.
• Steinaker State Park Campground, 29 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Summer: full hookup (1-8) $50, electric only (16-23) $40, dry $30; winter (water off) $35/$25/$25); listed under camping near Vernal.
• Eagle Ridge Group Campground, 29 miles from Dutch John in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($150 minimum per night (by reservation only)); listed under camping near Vernal.

Lake camping near Dutch John

• On Flaming Gorge Reservoir: Arch Dam Group (1.1 miles from Dutch John), Dutch John Draw Group Campground (1.2 miles from Dutch John) and Mustang Ridge (1.8 miles from Dutch John) . Fishing on this water: Flaming Gorge Reservoir fishing.

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

Things to do near Dutch John

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

• Flaming Gorge Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 0.2 miles from Dutch John; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Ashley National Forest, 27 of the 32 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Arch Dam Group at 1.1 miles from Dutch John; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Flaming Gorge Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 1.3 miles from Dutch John; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Firefighters memorial overlook, at Firefighters Memorial (3.6 miles from Dutch John): On-site scenic overlook honoring the three firefighters killed in the 1977 Cart Creek Fire, for whom the campground is named; Bear Canyon Trail starts across the road.
• Green River, Section B (Little Hole to Browns Park), at Sand River Camp (5.6 miles from Dutch John): Hike-in and float-in stretch of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam; its limited access supports a healthy brown trout population, with rainbow and cutthroat trout also present.
• Green River, Section B (Little Hole to Browns Park), at Stonefly I River Camp (5.6 miles from Dutch John): Hike-in and float-in stretch of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam; its limited access supports a healthy brown trout population, with rainbow and cutthroat trout also present.
• Green River, Section B (Little Hole to Browns Park), at Stonefly Ii River Camp (5.6 miles from Dutch John): Hike-in and float-in stretch of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam; its limited access supports a healthy brown trout population, with rainbow and cutthroat trout also present.
• Green River, Section B (Little Hole to Browns Park), at Bootleg River Camp (5.7 miles from Dutch John): Hike-in and float-in stretch of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam; its limited access supports a healthy brown trout population, with rainbow and cutthroat trout also present.
• Green River, Section B (Little Hole to Browns Park), at Cats Paw River Camp (5.7 miles from Dutch John): Hike-in and float-in stretch of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam; its limited access supports a healthy brown trout population, with rainbow and cutthroat trout also present.
• Green River, Section B (Little Hole to Browns Park), at Cottonwoods River Camp (6 miles from Dutch John): Hike-in and float-in stretch of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam; its limited access supports a healthy brown trout population, with rainbow and cutthroat trout also present.

Supplies and emergencies near Dutch John

Nearest emergency room: Ashley Regional Medical Center, 150 W 100 N, Vernal, UT, 33 miles from Dutch John , (435) 789-3342. Next nearest: Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County, 1200 College Drive, Rock Springs, WY, 46 miles, (307) 362-3711. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Flaming Gorge Recreation Services convenience store · 0.4 miles · (435) 885-3191
• Flaming Gorge Market supermarket · 17 miles

Fuel

• Phillips 66 fuel station · 0.6 miles
• Cedar Springs Marina Floating Pump fuel station · 2.5 miles · (435) 889-3795
• Cowboy Oil fuel station · 17 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Dutch John: 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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