Lower Bowns in UT -- Campground & RV Camping in Utah
Lower Bowns in UT
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Lower Bowns Campground sits at 7,000 feet on the eastern shore of Lower Bowns Reservoir, backed by Boulder Mountain to the west and views of the Waterpocket Fold to the east. The terrain is sparsely covered in pinyon pine and juniper. The facility consists of gravel roads leading to three accessible sites: a group site for up to 50 people and two single sites for up to 10 people each. Vault toilets are provided on site. The adjacent reservoir offers boating, canoeing, and fishing for rainbow, brook, and cutthroat trout.
Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 4%. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
The Lower Bowns Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Chokecherry Point stands 3,318 ft above the site, 4.6 miles northwest. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 5-site campground. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, Monroe, is 58 mi off.
September normals 45–73°F, 1.6″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov