Utah · Camping

China Meadows

from $20
fee
May–Sep
best months

Is China Meadows open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 9,407 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Evanston-Mountain View Ranger DistrictUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

China Meadows Campground sits on the northern slope of the Uinta Mountains in Utah, at an elevation of 10,000 feet. It is a Forest Service campground within the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, and visitors can fish, canoe and explore local trails. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Moon Lake show July and August highs around 77°F with lows in the upper 40s, though that station sits about 1,200 feet below the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. The closest trails are China Lake, about 0.2 miles away, and East Fork Smiths Fork and Wilson Peak, each about 0.6 miles off. Marsh Lake Campground lies about 1.5 miles away, and Marsh Lake is a fishing spot at about 1.9 miles.

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit China Meadows

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      31° / 7°

    2. Feb

      34° / 12°

    3. Mar

      41° / 18°

    4. Apr

      49° / 24°

    5. May

      59° / 33°

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

    7. Jul

      77° / 48°

    8. Aug

      77° / 49°

    9. Sep

      67° / 41°

    10. Oct

      55° / 31°

    11. Nov

      40° / 22°

    12. Dec

      31° / 11°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moon Lake, UT, 25.9 mi away at 8,125 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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