"Red
rock and pine trees come
together"
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
was established by Congress October 1, 1968. The area contains 207,363 acres
of land and water which are almost equally divided between Utah and Wyoming.
Rising 502 feet above bedrock, Flaming
Gorge Dam impounds waters of the Green River to form Flaming Gorge Reservoir,
which extends as far as 91 miles to the north. The reservoir has a total capacity
of 3,788,900 acre-feet. At full elevation of 6,045 feet, it has a surface area
of 42,020 acres.
Petroglyphs (rock art) and artifacts
suggest that Fremont Indians hunted game near Flaming Gorge for many centuries.
Later, the Comanche, Shoshoni, and Ute tribes, whose members spread throughout
the mountains of present-day Colorado and Utah, visited the Flaming Gorge country.
One of the most distinct features of Flaming
Gorge is the mixture of red rock formations with deciduous forest trees. It
makes for a desert setting with a mountain home.
Activities:
Boating, fishing, camping, hiking, swimming,
rock climbing, kayaking, horseback riding, eating. |
Camping
Outlaw Trail Campground & RV
Park
9650 E. 6000 South 435-790-4977
100+ sites $12 - $24
Outlaw Trail RV park and campground is just across from the Dinosaur
National Monument Visitor's Center, and just 500 feet east of the
Dinosaur Quarry Turnoff.
Flaming Gorge Lodge
155 Greendale US 191 435-889-3777
30 level RV and Camper sites $14-$15
All with full hook-up service. Telephone
service is available to select sites for those who wish to stay
for extended periods.
Flaming Gorge Campgrounds
PO Box 10 435-784-3483
147 single sites, 8 group sites $14 -
$17
Camping at Flaming Gorge Reservoir offers
some of the most beautiful and scenic wilderness and wildlife areas
in the country. With mountain and lake camping you are assured a
great scene from anywhere around this great lake. RV spots with
electrical and dispersed camping available.
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