Fish Creek Campground and Trailhead
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $7 per night. Fish Creek Campground and Trailhead is a National Forest campground near Scofield, Utah.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Hookups
- None
- Shade
- Some shade
Fish Creek Campground and Trailhead sits inside Manti-La Sal National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Fish Creek National Recreation Trail: The 10-mile Fish Creek National Recreation Trail starts at the campground, which has horse trailer parking and a horse corral; Scofield Reservoir is about 2.5 miles east. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $7 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Sites and hookups
- Hookups
- None
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 7,720 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.4 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.
39.7742, -111.2029 in Carbon. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Fish Creek Campground and Trailhead
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Scofield Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 4.5 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Scofield Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and swimming nearby
Nearest to Fish Creek Campground and Trailhead, in straight-line miles: Three Forks (swimming hole, 23 miles), and Fifth Water Hot Springs (hot spring, 25 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Gooseberry Reservoir Campground 
First-come Gooseberry Campground More campgrounds: camping near Scofield and campgrounds in Carbon.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- fs.usda.gov (toilets, elevationFt, shade, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (toilets, water, hookups, fireRings, petsAllowed, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Intermountain Region US Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)