Posey Lake Campground

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Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026

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.

Camp site features

Across 21 camp sites:

Picnic table: all 21 sites
Pets allowed: all 21 sites
Group sites: 1 of 21 sites
Longest rig: 35 ft
Largest party: 35 people
Equipment: RV, Tent, Trailer

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.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 11 AM.

Reviews

31 reviews

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Paul J

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Reviewed 16 days ago

Jeff the camp host was awesome. Lake was beautiful, all the other guests were kind and honored the quiet time rules.

Heidi C

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Reviewed a month ago

We love Posey and it's always great but the camp host didn't do his job.

thomas k

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Reviewed a month ago

one of the nicest and friendliest hosts I have ever met at a camp ground. he even gave another camper a jump start on a dead battery. my HERO.

Loralee W

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Reviewed 2 months ago

We had a campsite with a Mountain View. Quiet. Located close to the toilet. . Premium location. Bathroom would appreciate a bit more cleaning.

Lee N

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The campgrounds were well maintained and clean -- so was the pit toilet. There was no fresh water available due to a broken pipe but the campground manager said it would be repaired soon. So, plan to bring water. Please keep in mind there was no cell/data service in the campgrounds, but data was available at the nearby overlook (T-Mobile). Overall a great experience.

Walter C

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Reviewed a year ago

We go once a year. Awesome place. 15 miles on dirt road. Great trout fishing on the lake. It's a hidden gem.

Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Reserve Watch

Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in August, when about 23% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 11 years of reservations.