Skull Creek Campground, Dutch John, UT

Skull Creek Campground is located in the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, Ashley National Forest (3 hrs 29 min east of Provo, UT) with an elevation of 7,513 feet. There are a total of 16 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 37 and 80 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. There is a fee of $15.00 per night. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (22)

3.9 out of 5

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@MCCOYNA286C350 · Camped on Jul 12, 2024 at Campsite #1

We have stayed at his campground 3 now times In mutli different areas and have loved it. This last time was a different story. When we arrived the camp hosts had not posted reservations for campgrounds in weeks (signs were from weeks past)! We called the number at the front due to having 2 different groups in our reserved campgrounds. We were given the run around on who we actually needed to call. Was given a courprit number which was an automated message with no help. Finally was given a phone number for the camp hosts, we called them mutli times and they never even picked up. Eventually we had to talk to both groups of campers who were nice enough to move there entire camp. I felt very bad kicking people out who had already paid the first come first serve fee. We eventually saw a host come and empty the pay station but they never came into the camp ground to check up on anything. The firepits were full to the brim with ash and beer cans obviously not being taken care of. It's a real bummer to see a really good Campground not being taken care of. It is a beautiful spot with lots of shade but I'd only recommend it to people who are willing to deal with the lack of organization and cleanliness. Happy Camping!

@DanielA4184025 · Camped on Jul 5, 2024 at Campsite #8

My family and I had a great time at this campground. Plenty of evening shade, though if we had stayed another night, we would have had to put up the canopy for midday shade. The fire pit was perfect to keep a nice fire going and to cook with. The only downside to our plot was there wasn't much of a cleared flat spot to pitch our tents. We made do, but a bit more room for that would have been more ideal. Bugs were almost non-existent in the evening, though they did get a little thicker in the morning as we packed up. Still, this camping trip exceeded our expectations.

@TammieS0091E0B · Camped on Jun 14, 2024 at Campsite #11

Clean and quiet campground.

@JanaeWE6A42A69 · Camped on Sep 2, 2023 at Campsite #11

We've stayed here several times in 3 different spots. Always plenty of shade and privacy. Comfortable campsites. the potholes on the road in are quite large, but passable with careful driving. We didn't personally use the toilet facilities, but heard from others with us that they were "not bad for an outhouse". We had spotty mobile service, but for better service you can just drive east to the next pullout and we had great reception there.

@CarolR2797289 · Camped on Jul 30, 2023 at Campsite #15

This is a very nice quiet, shaded campground.

@jeffreys172959 · Camped on Sep 2, 2022 at Campsite #8

Cows cows and more cows all accompanied by cowboys on horseback wandering through all of the campsites. Additionally, the bathrooms are a mess.

@XiomaraS119483 · Camped on Aug 4, 2022 at Campsite #8

beautiful and peaceful campground

@JohnP1604489 · Camped on Jun 21, 2022 at Campsite #3

Really nice campsite! Really close to the lake. Only negative is the water is turned off. But wasn’t a big deal for us.

@MaggieF6288058 · Camped on Jun 20, 2022 at Campsite #6

Beautiful little campsite, a little close to the road (lower sites may be better for noise), but the little Skull Creek was perfect for my 9 year old an 4 year olds to play in and enjoy. Also had a wonderful XC MTB ride on the trial accessed from the campsite, saw lots of hikers and beautiful views of Flaming Gorge.

@josephs9140090 · Camped on May 28, 2022 at Campsite #12

The snow during the evening put a damper on our hiking plans for the next day. Very fun and beautiful spot.

@TravisT7766544 · Camped on Aug 10, 2021 at Campsite #14

Great little campground. Nice sites with plenty of space between sites.

@TravisT401 · Camped on Aug 10, 2021 at Campsite #14

Great little campground. Nice sites with plenty of space between sites.

@JenniferR98687 · Camped on Jul 28, 2021 at Campsite #6

Great location and very private camp sites!

@JenniferR200 · Camped on Jul 28, 2021 at Campsite #6

Great location and very private camp sites!

@MynonW457 · Camped on Jul 27, 2021 at Campsite #10

We enjoyed our visit. Reservations were clearly marked on our campsites. Area was clean. It’s close to the dam. Bathrooms were adequate. They are small and older. I’d like to see hand sanitizer like I’ve seen at other campsites. My biggest complaint is no water.

@MynonW7346298 · Camped on Jul 27, 2021 at Campsite #10

@RyanM4917925 · Camped on Jul 18, 2021 at Campsite #14

Well maintained camp ground. It was a little warm during the day but cooled off at night nicely. One morning a herd of cows walked through our camp which was interesting to wake up to. :-)

@RyanM774 · Camped on Jul 18, 2021 at Campsite #14

Well maintained camp ground. It was a little warm during the day but cooled off at night nicely. One morning a herd of cows walked through our camp which was interesting to wake up to. :-)

@ChrisL728 · Camped on Jun 17, 2021 at Campsite #7

Had reservations for Skull Creek # 7 arrived June17th there was a bulldozer in my spot doing a bathroom construction very bad camp host came around stated that there was a cancellation for # 10 we could move there so we did but Friday afternoon the people showed up and did not cancel their reservation so we had to pack up and go home after 1 night very unprofessional we will never be back

@ChrisL4253532 · Camped on Jun 17, 2021 at Campsite #7

@MargaretC532 · Camped on Aug 28, 2020 at Campsite #15

Such a nice quiet campground

@KentK964 · Camped on Aug 13, 2019 at Campsite #15

The Campground was the most poorly maintained campground my wife and I have ever stayed. We drove all the way to Skull Creek from Loveland Colorado. Had we had extra time, that night, to find a more suitable location, we would have left and not returned. Campground had cattle roaming around with lots of cattle droppings. The road around the site was poor at best. Camp sites were in extremely poor condition and were dangerous due to insufficient maintenance. The National Park recreation System should take this campground off the internet site and declare it a hazardous campground and NEVER charge a fee for the use of the grounds.

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