Posey Lake Campground
Posey Lake Campground is located next to its beautiful namesake lake high on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 8,800 feet. Visitors enjoy canoeing, fishing and exploring local trails.
The campground contains 21 single-family sites and one group site for up to 35 people. Drinking water is provided from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Facilities at this campground include accessible vault toilets, a fish cleaning station and two fishing docks. Roads and parking spurs are gravel.
Notifications and Alerts
Campsites 7-23 will be renumbered during the 2025 season. The new numbers will be 6-22. This means that group site 14 will be number 13 etc. If you have already made a reservation for group site 14 your reservation will remain with the group campsite.
Need to Know
CHECK IN: Begins at 2 PM. CHECK OUT: By 11 AM.
- This is an American black bear habitat; be aware and keep a clean camp
- Vehicles over 30 ft. in length are not recommended because of the difficult access road
Pack-it-in Pack-it-out! No trash collection available. Come prepared to stow and haul out your garbage.
- Hookups are not available
- Motorized boats are not allowed on the lake
- Off-road vehicles are not permitted in the camping areas
A daily fee will be charged and collected at the campground for extra vehicles. Come prepared to pay onsite.
What is a booking window?
Individual sites at this campground operate on a 6-month rolling basis.
Some sites are available for reservation 7-days in advance. If not reserved, sites become first come first serve.
Additional first come, first served sites may be available.
- Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Any accepted senior passes must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only.
For campground inquiries, please call: (800) 342-2267 or 435-826-5499.
- Click here to learn more about the Dixie National Forest
Natural Features
The campground is situated on a hillside above Posey Lake. A scenic forest of towering ponderosa pines covers the area. Clusters of aspens dot the landscape and summer wildflowers are abundant.
Nearby Attractions
Posey Lake offers a cool escape from the surrounding desert landscape and is often used as a base to explore the surrounding region. The Escalante area of southern Utah offers breathtaking scenery nearly everywhere you look.
Sightseeing along Forest Road 153 (Hell's Backbone) and Utah Highway 12, a National All American Highway, is very popular. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Anasazi State Park, and the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park are all located in the area.
Recreation
Posey Lake offers rainbow and brook trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking and non-motorized boating. Two hiking trails begin at the campground. The Posey Overlook Trail is a mile long and leads to a beautiful overlook. The Posey Spur Trail connects the campground to the Great Western Trail, which provides excellent hiking and mountain biking.
Contact Information
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DIXIE UT
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 435-826-5499
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
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.
Available Campsites
- Site 014, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 09, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop FAM, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop FAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
