Willow CG, NFS - Manila, UT

WILLOW CAMPGROUND

RUN BY: National Forest Service

LOCATION: Ashley NF, Flaming Gorge Nat'l Rec Area, UT
Rt 44 south of Manila, UT

UTILITIES: none 

COST: $18

OUR RATING (1-5): I-4.5

NOTES:  The CG is a small but it does have a camp host during the high season. We were there in October.  It is right on Sheep Creek which is just beyond the fence you can just make out behind Sinni in the picture.  The Kokane Salmon were spawning.  Beautiful setting.

Environment: There aren't a lot of trees in the campground but, as you can see in the picture, it was a beautiful setting. 

Amenities:  There were pit toilets and communal water. 

Phone Service:  None

Location:  The campground is several miles south of Manila, UT.  There is no appreciable shopping anywhere nearby.  Basic can be obtained in Manila, but we'd suggest that you go with empty black and gray water tanks, full propane and water, and everything you want. 

Camping Population:  There are a lot of fishermen and families on vacation. 

Sites:  The sites are quite large and fairly level.

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories: I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service   

Green River CG - Dinosaur NM, UT

GREEN RIVER CG, DINOSAUR NM, UT

RUN BY: National Park Service

LOCATION: On UT-149 via the Dinosaur Quarry park gate.

I think we found the only big cottonwood in the campground.

UTILITIES: none 

COST: $26

OUR RATING (1-5): I-4

NOTES: The park straddles the UT-CO state line. This portion of the park is accessible by way of UT-149 from Jensen, UT. You are in the high desert. There are cottonwood but no heavy forest or shade. The campground is on the Green River with a beautiful view across the river. You can not access the river from the campground.

Environment:  A large open campground with a few cottonwood trees with beautiful scenery. 

Amenities:  flush toilets and communal water source.  It does have a dump station.

Phone Service:  No phone service

Location:  Inside the Dinosaur Nat'l Monument Park a few miles beyond the Dinosaur Quarry gate accessed from Jensen, UT.  

Camping Population:  Run by Nat'l Park Svr there is a stay limit. 

Sites:  sites were hard surface and roomy.  

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories:
I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service