POSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND
Campground · Fee not listed
Fast facts
- Cost
- Not listed. Check locally.
- Type
- Campground
- Phone
- 435-826-5499
- Coordinates
- 37.9417, -111.6936
- Last verified
- September 19, 2026
About this place
Overview 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. 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. Facilities 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. 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. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.
From the managing agency.
Is POSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND free?
We do not have a fee on record for POSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND. Confirm the cost locally before you go.
How do I get to POSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND?
POSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND is at 37.9417, -111.6936. We do not hold written directions for this one, so navigate to the coordinates.
Nearby
- Posey Lake Campground0.5 mi
- Blue Spruce Campground3.1 mi
- COWPUNCHER GUARD STATION4.4 mi
- BARKER RECREATION AREA6.8 mi
- Antimony Creek Camping Area16.4 mi
- AQUARIUS RANGER STATION18.6 mi
- Deer Creek Campground19.4 mi
- PINE LAKE CAMPGROUND19.6 mi
No other services within 50 mi on the record.
SourceSource data is agency published. Last synced September 19, 2026. Community reports and photos are submitted by travelers and are not verified by the agency.
