Posey Lake Campground in UT -- Campground & RV Camping
Posey Lake Campground in UT
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 10%, 50% of it on a shelf.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 35 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 35 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 35 ft.
- 1 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Posey Lake in Dixie National Forest offers 21 campsites plus one 35-person group site, all with picnic tables, fire rings, and bear boxes. Vault toilets; potable water available Memorial Day through Labor Day. Adjacent lake features a boat launch and two floating docks for non-motorized boating. Two hiking trails depart from the campground.
Getting there: From Highway 12 in Escalante, turn north at 300 East at the elementary school at the Posey Lake/Hell's Backbone sign. Travel 14 miles to junction of Forest Roads 153 and 154, keep left and travel 2 miles to Posey Lake Campground. Site access can be difficult; about 14 miles of the road is gravel with some steep sections.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 23-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Posey Lake lies 0.3 mi off.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 32–56°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 55 of 100.