Photo: Straight Canyon creek below Joes Valley Reservoir via Wikimedia Commons — see the file page for the author and licence.
7,100 ftELEVATION
May-OctSEASON
ReservableBOOKING
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Why Camp Here
Two very different crowds end up here, and the campground serves both because the boat ramp sits inside it. You can launch without driving anywhere first, which is rarer than it sounds on Utah reservoirs. The setting is juniper, pinyon and sagebrush rather than timber, so shade is a site-by-site question, and several spurs look out over the water. Roads and parking spurs are paved, with vault toilets and drinking water on site.
Tip: Climbers by day, jigging for splake at dusk.
Around Camp
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Out the tent door: Joes Valley Reservoir (Fishing, 0 mi) · Huntington Reservoir (Mammoth) (Fishing, 14 mi) · Millsite Reservoir (Fishing, 15 mi) · Huntington State Park Res. (Fishing, 19 mi)
Quick Answers
- Do I need a reservation at Joes Valley Campground?
- Reservable via recreation.gov.
- What elevation is Joes Valley Campground?
- 7100 feet. Season: May-Oct.
- Why camp at Joes Valley Campground?
- Because you can sleep between two things that rarely share a parking lot, a boat ramp inside the campground and the bouldering this valley is known for. Expect paved spurs, vault toilets, drinking water and sagebrush-country shade rather than deep forest.