Utah · Camping

Christmas Meadows

from $26.25
fee
May–Sep
best months

Is Christmas 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 8,801 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Evanston-Mountain View Ranger DistrictUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Christmas Meadows is a Forest Service campground in the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site has vault toilets. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Moon Lake weather station show July and August highs around 77°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay around 31°F. A fee is charged. The closest neighbors are the Main Fork Bear River hike, about 1.4 miles away, and Wolverine ATV Trailhead/Campground, about 1.6 miles away. Hayden Fork Campground is about 2.7 miles off, and the Mosquito Wall climbing area is about 6.4 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Christmas 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, 24.4 mi away at 8,125 ft. The station sits about 700 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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