Washington Lake Group
Its 5 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs From $27.75 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day, and it is open from June 16 to September 20. Washington Lake Group is a National Forest campground near Kamas, Utah.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
- Shade
- Some shade
Washington Lake Group 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); extra vehicle $10 per day
- Booking window
- At least 5 days in advance for reservable sites
- Cancellations
- Cancelling within 24 hours of arrival forfeits the entire use fee plus a $10 cancellation fee. No refund for no-shows, early departures or cancellations after arrival.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 5
- Group sites
- 5
- Group site capacity
- Up to 100 people
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
5 sites; the longest takes a 20 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOV | Not on record | Group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site HOOV |
| JEFF | WASHINGTON LAKE | Group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site JEFF |
| KENN | WASHINGTON LAKE | Group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site KENN |
| LINC | WASHINGTON LAKE | Group rv area nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site LINC |
| ROOS | WASHINGTON LAKE | Group standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site ROOS |
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
- Stay limit
- 7 days
- Quiet hours
- 10pm-6am
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 10,000 ft
40.6735, -110.9600 in Summit. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Washington Lake Group is open from June 16 to September 20 , at 10,000 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Washington Lake Group
Washington Lake Group sits on Trial Lake, 0.7 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 (4.3 miles) , Smith and Morehouse Reservoir fishing (9.4 miles) , Whitney Reservoir fishing (11 miles) , and Mill Hollow Reservoir fishing (15 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Washington Lake Group, in a straight line: Homestead Crater (hot spring, 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 (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, fee, quietHours, generatorsAllowed, cancellationPolicy, water, elevationFt, sites, shade, hostOnSite, reservationWindow, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (season, stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationUrl, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress, Public domain