Utah · Camping

Plantation Flats Camping Area

Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Is Plantation Flats Camping Area open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Fishlake National Forest.

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

  • At 6,607 ft
  • Fillmore Ranger DistrictFishlake National Forest

Plantation Flats Camping Area is a Forest Service campground in the Fillmore Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest in Utah. It sits within the national forest's recreation sites, and the Forest Service manages the land. The site has vault toilets, and no fees are required to use it. That makes it a simple, low-cost base for an overnight stay in the district. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Oak City show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F and winter highs hover near 39°F. Several trails start close by. Little Creek is about half a mile away, and Bowens and Radford Canyon are each within a mile. Big Springs - Rec Site, another campground, is about 1.4 miles off.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Plantation Flats Camping Area

    Best months: April–June and September–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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 20°

      6 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      44° / 24°

      6 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      55° / 31°

      7 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      61° / 36°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      73° / 45°

      6 wet

    6. Jun

      85° / 56°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      93° / 64°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      91° / 62°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      81° / 52°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      66° / 40°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 28°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      39° / 19°

      6 wet · 3 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak City, UT, 4.3 mi away at 5,095 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.