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Recreation Region: North Slope Uinta Mountains

Browne Lake Campground

Browne Lake Campground is located next to a small lake on the north side of the Uinta mountains. The campground is accessed via a well-maintained dirt road. Browne Lake offers boating and fishing opportunities. Check fishing season information and regulations. 

The campground is partially shaded by pines and aspens with sunny sagebrush meadows. Summer wildflowers dot the surrounding grassy meadows. The lake is visible from most of the sites and a short trail leads to its shore.  Only group sites are reservable.

There is no potable water available at this campground. The gravel, narrow road can get rough and slick when wet. Use caution and travel slowly. Children should be closely supervised because of the near-by stream and lake. Also, it can be easy to get lost in heavily wooded areas.

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Nearby activities:

  • Fishing for rainbows, brook trout and kokanee salmon is a popular activity at Browne Lake, as is canoeing and other non-motorized boating.
  • Several ATV and hiking trails are in the immediate area: Leidy Peak Trailhead is within the campground. Hiking trail leads up Ute Mountain, at 8834 feet. Additional trails lead south into the mountains.
  • Visitors can venture to Sheep Creek Lake and catch cutthroat and brook trout fishing.
  • About 15 miles from the closest boat launch for the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Fishing in Flaming Gorge Reservoir for mackinaw (lake trout), Utah chub, rainbow trout, channel catfish, and smallmouth bass.
  • Numerous scenic driving routes on maintained dirt roads crisscross the area around Browne Lake, providing miles of trails for ATVs, hikers and mountain bikers. Trails lead to reservoirs and lakes, overlooks, forests, meadows and historic sites.
  • Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is known not only for its beautiful red cliffs, but also for its world-class fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout. Boating, water skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities on the reservoir.
  • Flaming Gorge Dam offers guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam itself; the adjacent visitor center contains area history exhibits.
  • The Green River below the dam provides spectacular rafting opportunities. A trip down the river offers unique geology, outlaw history and Native American rock art.
     
Current Conditions
Open May 15 to September 18

Reservations

Make Reservations Here

Group Sites

General Information

May - September

 Fee is $23/night for standard unit in developed sites and $99/night for a group unit. Single Family sites are first come, first serve. Group Sites are reservable at https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233214

 

Required to be on Leash

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 40.860495

Longitude: -109.815926

Directions

From Wyoming: Take Highway 414, turn right (south) at the McKinnon Junction up through Sols Canyon, Forest Road 221. Turn right on Forest Road 96; follow signs to Browne Lake.

From Vernal, Utah: Take Highway 191, which turns into Highway 44. Shortly past the Dowd Mountain overlook, turn left onto Forest Road 218. Turn onto Forest Road 221 heading west, until you reach Forest Road 096; turn left and follow the dirt road to campground.

Parking

Roads and parking spurs are dirt and gravel.

Facility and Amenity Information

Restrooms

Restrooms are available at this site.

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Picnic Tables

Picnic tables are available at this site.

Recreation Opportunities

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Last updated March 27, 2025