Upper Stillwater

PO BOX 981
DUCHESNE, UT 84021

Overview

Upper Stillwater Campground is located below its namesake reservoir in the Rock Creek Drainage on the southern slope of the beautiful Uinta Mountains. Visitors enjoy fishing and exploring the popular Rock Creek Trail.

Recreation

The Rock Creek Trail begins just outside the campground and provides access to the High Uintas Wilderness, where hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and backcountry fishing are very popular activities in this scenic region.

Rock Creek offers rainbow and brook trout fishing. To access the reservoir, visitors must hike in; The road to the reservoir is not currently open to vehicle traffic.

Facilities

The campground contains one group site that can accommodate up to 32 people. It is equipped with picnic tables, grills, a campfire ring, three tent pads and RV parking. Single and double-family sites are available as well, each with a picnic table and campfire ring.

Flush toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. A campground host is on-site. A dump station is located 3 miles away at Yellowpine Campground.

Natural Features

The campground is situated just below the Upper Stillwater Dam at an elevation of 8,000 feet. The concrete dam is visible from the campground. A forest of Ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine and aspen trees provides only sparse shade. Summer wildflowers are abundant.

Camp site features

Across 11 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 11 sites
Picnic table: all 11 sites
Group sites: 1 of 11 sites
Longest RV: 30 ft
Largest party: 32 people

Directions

From Duchesne, Utah: Take Highway 87 approximately 20 miles north to Mountain Home. Turn left at the Rock Creek Store and travel 18 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 2 PM.

Reviews

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Mike C

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Really enjoy our new campground hosts from Yellowpine CG. They were very supportive and personable. Love USW! Concerned if we have to pay double the fee for next year however!

Mia S

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Well maintained campground. Went on a rainy weekend and it wasn’t packed at all.

jim k

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Reviewed 3 months ago

We stayed for 3 days. We kayaked at upper stillwater and fished for 3 days. We were the only people most of the time. It was quiet, beautiful and very relaxing.

Mike C

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Upper Stillwater is a fabulous campground with paved and clean campsites. I was bothered this time regarding lack of water to the campground due to a water line break. What I'm concerned about is if it will be fixed when I return in two weeks. I'm even more concerned with the proposal of having of the fees double. I understand how inflation has caused expenses to grow but, double the fee?

Craig C

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Reviewed 3 months ago

This is a beautiful campground that worked really well for our group!

Heather S

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Love this campground, but the water stopped working on the second day of our stay. Camp host said the issue was due to the spring not refilling fast enough. Water came on after a few hours, but then it ran out again for the rest of our three night stay. Portable toilets were brought in the next night. Hoping the issue has been fixed.

Availability

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