Trial Lake
Its 58 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs From $27.75 per night (Recreation.gov listing). Trial Lake is a National Forest campground near Kamas, Utah.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 3Trial Lake looking north from the dam, the lake Trial Lake Campground sits on. Photo: Clayton B. Fraser, Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress, Public domain
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 36 ft
Trial Lake 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 $27.75 per night (Recreation.gov listing)
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 58
- RV sites
- 5
- Max RV length
- 36 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
58 sites; 4 pull-through; the longest takes a 36 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 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 001 |
| 002 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 002 |
| 003 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 003 |
| 004 | TRIA | Rv nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 004 |
| 005 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 006 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 006 |
| 007 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 007 |
| 008 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 27 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 009 |
| 010 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 18 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 012 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 15 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 012 |
| 013 | TRIA | Rv nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 013 |
| 014 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 014 |
| 015 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 015 |
| 016 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 016 |
| 017 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 017 |
| 018 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 018 |
| 019 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 16 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 019 |
| 020 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 16 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 020 |
| 021 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 021 |
| 022 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 022 |
| 23/24 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 23 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 23/24 |
| 025 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 025 |
| 026 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 026 |
| 027 | TRIA | Rv nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 027 |
| 028 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 028 |
| 029 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 029 |
| 030 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 030 |
| 031 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 031 |
| 032 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 032 |
| 033 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 033 |
| 034 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 034 |
| 035 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 035 |
| 036 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 036 |
| 037 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 037 |
| 038 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 038 |
| 039 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 039 |
| 040 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 040 |
| 041 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 27 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 041 |
| 042 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 042 |
| 043 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 043 |
| 044 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 044 |
| 045 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 045 |
| 046 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 046 |
| 047 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 047 |
| 048 | TRIA | Rv nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 048 |
| 049 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 049 |
| 050 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 050 |
| 051 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 051 |
| 052 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 052 |
| 053 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 053 |
| 054 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 054 |
| 055 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 055 |
| 056 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 29 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 056 |
| 057 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 057 |
| 058 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 058 |
| 059 | TRIA | Rv nonelectric | 30 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 059 |
| 060 | TRIA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 060 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 9,500 ft
40.6784, -110.9545 in Summit. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Trial Lake
Trial Lake sits on Trial Lake, 0.3 miles from the lake's mapped center point. Stocking record and species: Trial Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Mirror Lake fishing (3.9 miles) , Smith and Morehouse Reservoir fishing (9.4 miles) , and Whitney Reservoir fishing (11 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Trial Lake, in a straight line: Homestead Crater (hot spring, 30 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Washington Lake 
Reservable Washington Lake Group 
Reservable Lilly Lake 
Reservable Lost Creek More campgrounds: camping near Kamas and campgrounds in Summit.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- apps.fs.usda.gov (fee), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (fee), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Clayton B. Fraser, Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress, Public domain
- Photo 2: MJBUMM, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 3: MJBUMM, CC BY-SA 3.0