Utah · published-coordinate region
Posey Lake Campground
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USDA Forest Service21Supported overnight records
2Published site categories
21Sites with a reported party limit
A useful starting point, not a fit guarantee. Site-specific warnings are absent from this export. Published lengths may include a tow vehicle. Check the official site page for current notes, restrictions, approach and configuration before booking. No live availability is shown.
A closer look at the campground
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.
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How much is documented?
Reported fields across the 21 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.
Party limit
21
Vehicle limit
21
Vehicle length
21
Driveway entry
21
Shade
21
Bars show counts, not a quality, accessibility or suitability score.
The campsite mix
Standard Nonelectric
20
Group Standard Nonelectric
1
Operator 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.
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THE ACTUAL SITES
21 published campsite records
Raw published values are shown below, including zeros and ambiguous text. They are not validated capacities. The planner keeps missing, zero and questionable dimensions unknown.
View all 21 published site records
| SITE / LOOP | TYPE | EQUIPMENT LIMITS | PEOPLE / VEHICLES | DRIVEWAY | ELECTRIC / SHADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 002 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 65 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 003 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 75 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 004 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 65 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 005 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 45 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 006 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 35 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 007 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 40 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 008 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 35 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 009 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 55 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 010 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 35 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 011 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 65 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 012 FAM Source updated: 2025-12-07 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 2 vehicles | Back-In 65 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 013 FAM Source updated: 2025-12-07 | Group Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 35 ft Tent: 35 ft Trailer: 35 ft Numeric screening only | 35 people 5 vehicles | Back-In Not reported | Not reported Shade: Full |
| Site 014 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 70 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 015 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 60 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 016 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 35 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 017 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 60 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 018 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 30 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 019 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 25 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 020 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 25 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 021 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Back-In 50 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 022 FAM Source updated: 2026-08-06 | Standard Nonelectric | Rv: 25 ft Tent: 25 ft Trailer: 25 ft Numeric screening only | 8 people 1 vehicles | Pull-Through 80 (raw length) | Not reported Shade: Yes |
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