Mallard Bay Overflow Campground
- May
- season
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Mallard Bay Overflow Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Fishlake National Forest.
PST 66 Rock Canyon Trail Temporarily Closed
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
TERMINATION OF STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTION ORDER
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · Order 0408-26-10 · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Fishlake National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,876 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Fremont River Ranger DistrictFishlake National Forest
Mallard Bay Overflow Campground is a Forest Service site in the Fremont River Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest in Utah. It serves as a backup when the other campgrounds at Fish Lake reach full capacity. The site has flush toilets, and a fee is charged for camping here. It sits about 0.2 miles from Doctor Creek - Rec Site and Doctor Creek Group Campground, and the Doctor Creek hike starts at the same distance. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 53°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. That station sits about 1,300 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. Nearby options include the Lakeshore Trail, about 1.6 miles away, and the Back to the Forest Boulder Field, about 2.1 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Bowery Haven Resort3 mi away
- Fremont River RV Park11 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Doctor Creek - Rec SiteCamping0.2 mi
- Doctor Creek Group CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
Doctor CreekHikingPhoto: J Zapell, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Lakeshore TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Mackinaw - Rec SiteCamping2 mi
- Back to the Forest Boulder Field (National Forest that is...)Rock climbing2.1 mi
- Clean Up BoulderRock climbing2.1 mi
- Mytoge Mtn. RoadRock climbing2.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Tasha EquestrianCamping · ~13 min drive
- Koosharem Guard StationHut camping · ~23 min drive
- Sunglow CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drive
- Dry Creek Guard StationHut camping · ~33 min drive
- Frying PanCamping · ~11 min drive
- Doctor Creek Group CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Doctor Creek - Rec SiteCamping · Next door
- Mackinaw - Rec SiteCamping · ~3 min drive
- Bowery Creek CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Bowery Haven ResortCamping · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Mallard Bay Overflow Campground
Best months: May–October. 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.
Jan
33° / 16°
8 wet
Feb
35° / 18°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 24°
8 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
8 wet
May
61° / 37°
7 wet
Jun
73° / 45°
5 wet
Jul
80° / 53°
7 wet
Aug
77° / 51°
9 wet
Sep
69° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
55° / 33°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 22°
6 wet
Dec
32° / 15°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Salina 24 E, UT, 31.7 mi away at 7,560 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.
