Sunglow - Rec Site
- 8
- sites
- May
- season
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 22 min ago
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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.
- 8 sitesReservable on Recreation.gov
- At 7,200 ft
- Fremont River Ranger DistrictFishlake National Forest
Sunglow - Rec Site is a Forest Service campground in the Fremont River Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest in Utah. It sits among red rock country, and the site has a range of facilities, including accessible restrooms, group camping areas, picnic tables, parking, water and trailer parking. Some sites are reservable, and some are first come, first served. Recreation.gov holds the information for booking. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September. Typical averages from the nearby Loa weather station run from highs around 78°F in June to about 75°F in September, with July and August the warmest at around 81°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 40°F and lows around 10°F. Sunglow Campground is just 0.1 mile away, and the Middle Ranger hike starts about 0.3 mile off. The Fremont River, about 3.5 miles away, offers canoeing, and the Shingle Mill hike is roughly 2.6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Sand Creek RV Park & Campground6 mi away
- Wonderland RV Park7 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Sunglow CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.1 mi- Middle RangerHiking0.3 mi
- Shingle MillHiking2.6 mi
- Fremont RiverCanoeing3.5 mi
Cooks MesaRock climbingPhoto: runt35, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.2 mi
White Harlem WallRock climbingPhoto: snikrap, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.5 mi- Elkhorn CampgroundCamping9.1 mi
- Fremont River Ranger DistrictRiver fishing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Sunglow CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Capitol Reef Group CampgroundCamping · ~26 min drive
- Rosebud ATVCamping · ~34 min drive
- Tasha EquestrianCamping · ~36 min drive
- Frying PanCamping · ~35 min drive
- Thousand Lakes RV ParkCamping · ~9 min drive
- Sand Creek RV Park and CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
- Wonderland RV ParkCamping · ~12 min drive
- Zedds Meadow Cua DisperedCamping · ~14 min drive
- Fremont River Cua DispersedCamping · ~19 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Sunglow - Rec Site
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.
Jan
40° / 10°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
4 wet
Mar
51° / 20°
4 wet
Apr
58° / 26°
4 wet
May
67° / 35°
5 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
3 wet
Jul
83° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
81° / 48°
8 wet
Sep
75° / 39°
5 wet
Oct
63° / 27°
4 wet
Nov
50° / 18°
3 wet
Dec
40° / 9°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Loa, UT, 8 mi away at 7,070 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Facts about this campground
Rules & access
- Fee
- Yes
Source: USDA Forest Service recreation sites (EDW); Recreation.gov (RIDB)
Sunglow - Rec Site
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