Ponderosa Group Campground
Its 1 site is reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs From $128.00 per group site per night (Recreation.gov listing), and it is open from May 15 to October 18. Ponderosa Group Campground is a National Forest campground near Kamas, Utah.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 37 ft
- Access road
- Dirt
Ponderosa Group Campground sits inside Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- From $128.00 per group site per night (Recreation.gov listing)
- Booking window
- At least 5 days in advance (reservations required)
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 1
- Group sites
- 1
- Group site capacity
- Up to 100 people
- Max RV length
- 37 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Campsites
1 site; the longest takes a 37 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | LOPO | Group standard nonelectric | 37 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 001 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-28. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Quiet hours
- 10pm-6am
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Dirt
- Elevation
- 7,400 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage mapped
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
40.6311, -111.1946 in Summit. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Ponderosa Group Campground is open from May 15 to October 18 , at 7,400 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Ponderosa Group Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Smith and Morehouse Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 9.9 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Smith and Morehouse Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Deer Creek Reservoir's mapped center point is 23 miles from Ponderosa Group Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Deer Creek Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Mill Hollow Reservoir fishing (11 miles) , Jordanelle Reservoir fishing (11 miles) , and Trial Lake fishing (13 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Ponderosa Group Campground, in straight-line miles: Homestead Crater (hot spring, 17 miles), Donut Falls (waterfall, 24 miles), Stewart Falls (waterfall, 27 miles), and Bridal Veil Falls (waterfall, 29 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Kamas and campgrounds in Summit.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (fee, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, campsites), accessed 2026-09-28
- apps.fs.usda.gov (fee, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (fee, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, fee, quietHours, generatorsAllowed, petsAllowed, water, elevationFt, sites, accessRoad, reservationWindow), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (season), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27