Lower Bowns Campground, Loa, UT

Lower Bowns Campground is located in the Fremont River Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest (3 hrs 13 min south of Spanish Fork, UT) with an elevation of 7,439 feet. There are a total of 5 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the end of September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 40 and 100 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. Fees range from $16.00 to $60.00. Some amenities include boat site, boat ramp, restroom. Activities include biking, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports, ohv allowed from campsite.

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Campsite Reviews (27)

3.4 out of 5

5 star		33%
4 star		19%
3 star		15%
2 star		22%
1 star		11%

@AlysiaA14E09E4 · Camped on Jun 7, 2024 at Campsite #GP

Great campsite. Way larger than I imagined and plenty of room for all of us.

@IsaacK75656067 · Camped on May 21, 2023 at Campsite #2

Great campsite with beautiful surroundings. The reservoir was fairly high with lots of folks fishing and boating. Went for a walk around the area, hiking up into the hills overlooking the reservoir. A peaceful and relaxing place to recharge.

@PamelaH2776456 · Camped on Jul 23, 2022 at Campsite #3

It is beatiful little well kept campground but cannot recommend because the ground surface is literally paved with all sizes of ants. Had to walk my dog but otherwise could not step out of my trailer

@RaymondV315242 · Camped on Jul 2, 2022 at Campsite #2

Killer ants! First of all, 19 miles of bad dirt road to get there. Beautiful setting with all the trees and the lake. But then the ants. They swarm you and literally attack you! The climb in you feet and bite. We left early.

@JeffM1730911 · Camped on Oct 3, 2021 at Campsite #2

The good: A pretty and woodsy campground which was extremely quite in early October. The bad: A long drive down from Hyw 12 The reservoir was very low and not particularly scenic at all in early October

@CathyW202 · Camped on Oct 3, 2021 at Campsite #3

Excellent site, very quiet/private!

@CathyW5299700 · Camped on Oct 3, 2021 at Campsite #3

Excellent site, very quiet/private!

@JeffM661 · Camped on Oct 3, 2021 at Campsite #2

@AnnS466 · Camped on Sep 26, 2021 at Campsite #2

Never got there. Problem with rental car and not enough signs from sr12 to know how far we had to go to on twisty turny roads before dark.

@AnnS5848646 · Camped on Sep 26, 2021 at Campsite #2

Never got there. Problem with rental car and not enough signs from sr12 to know how far we had to go to on twisty turny roads before dark.

@KarenH5592205 · Camped on Sep 22, 2021 at Campsite #3

This campground is at the end of a forest road in some major need of repair. Upon arriving at my site which I'd reserved on this site for two nights, I found no indication my site was reserved. No tag, nothing. The site had not been cleaned up. Bottle caps, sticky substance on picnic table etc. It was not pleasant. There was a group site down the road with many screaming children. Path to Bowens lake was difficult to locate. Vault toilet was decent. I only stayed one night and headed out to find a better campground for my second night in the area. As a solo, female, traveler I did not feel safe.

@KarenH334 · Camped on Sep 22, 2021 at Campsite #3

@EverettS778 · Camped on Sep 19, 2021 at Campsite #3

We only stayed one night even though we reserved 3 nights. Turned out that 40 law enforcement personal with ATVs showed up for 3 days and nights of law enforcement training. Would have been nice to know this ahead of time. Paid for 2 nights we never used. We were the only campers there!!!!!!

@EverettS482356 · Camped on Sep 19, 2021 at Campsite #3

@JeffreyT545024 · Camped on Aug 31, 2021 at Campsite #GP

Great campground. The bathrooms are always kept clean. Earnest the camp host was very friendly and a joy to visit with. We've been coming there for several years. Perfect fit for my family and friends

@JeffreyT821 · Camped on Aug 31, 2021 at Campsite #GP

@LucasM194 · Camped on Jul 1, 2021 at Campsite #2

Wonderful campground. Plenty of access to hiking and OHV trails.

@LucasM4674297 · Camped on Jul 1, 2021 at Campsite #2

Wonderful campground. Plenty of access to hiking and OHV trails.

@DavidG980 · Camped on Jun 26, 2021 at Campsite #2

The aggressive ants at this site were intolerable. We ended up not even setting up our tents as they were biting us before we could get all of our equipment out of the vehicle. We inspected other sites in the camping area and they had the same issue. It could have been a seasonal issue, but I suggest Inspecting the area before reserving a site here it you’re tent camping.

@ShawnT717 · Camped on Jun 24, 2021 at Campsite #GP

So the road going into the campsite was pretty rough. Rough enough that I wouldn't pull my trailer down it again. The water, "Resevoir", was super low. So low that the grandkids were not able to get out far enough to catch any fish. The weather though, was great. Overall, we had a good time but like I said, wouldn't go there again.

@ShawnT8362045 · Camped on Jun 24, 2021 at Campsite #GP

@BryceM162 · Camped on Jun 10, 2021 at Campsite #GP

No shade at the group site, very few if any places to put a tent, might as well have gone 10 yards across the group campground fence with all the primitive campers - would have still had access to the bathroom and not been on a gravel road. Wish they had a small pavilion or some means to escape the sun. It might be just ok if you have up to 3 RVs to sleep in, but not for tents. The paid campground itself stays pretty empty with everyone going to the nicer, dispersed camping areas in the pines and down closer to the reservoir. You have to go up to the highway to fill and haul your water. We've primitive camped at Lower Bowns several times, but took a large youth group this year and decided we needed the bathroom. Probably wouldn't do the campground again. We thought we could be a little secluded from the other campers, but the group firepit is right on the fence line where everybody else camps anyway so there's no real privacy.

@JenniferB499 · Camped on Jun 6, 2021 at Campsite #2

Loved the quiet campgrounds, the beautiful lake and the hike up to watch the sunset!

@JayB478 · Camped on Jun 4, 2021 at Campsite #2

Campsite was very clean. Table and firepit was on a cement pad. Close walk to the lake, which was low. I did attempt a drive to the south side of the lake and got stuck in the sand. Good folks stopped and helped push us out. Good star-gazing site. The negatives ... rather aggressive ants. We stomped a lot of them. Also, stop and fill up on water shortly after leaving the main road. There's no water at the campground as far as we could tell and it's a bit of a drive there from the main road. No internet as I recall.

@SierraD129 · Camped on May 31, 2021 at Campsite #3

Great remote spot! Beautiful reservoir close to the sites. Dirt road is a bit challenging for small cars.

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