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[Just a wild shot in the dark, but why not? I'm always amazed at the things hatrackers know.]
I've made plans with someone to go camping in two weeks. But we don't know where to go. What we are looking for is: A lake that allows overnight camping, preferably someplace that is not super crowded where we can have some privacy and relax.
Anybody have any ideas?
And btw this is in Utah.
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We want to go nightswimming, play cards, maybe do some hiking, get some reading in, possibly imbibe some adult sodas, and avoid rednecks.
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There are definitely some places that fit this description in the Uintah Mountains and some further south as well. Unfortunately, I don't have my reference books here in Germany but let me check and see what I can find.
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Personally, I liked Bear Lake when I was there. It wasn't crowded that day, but perhaps that was due to weather. Don't know what it is like normally. And just a short drive from there into Logan Canyon for more hiking.
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Bear Lake is alot more developed than the places I recommended. There are many cabins on the shores of the lake and there will be alot of water skiing. The places I recommend are alot more secluded, undeveloped and I don't think any of them have ramps for motor boats.
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The Uintahs are great, but remember, that's where the young boy got lost this year, and where another was lost (and never found) last year. It is a very isolated, rugged place, and careful planning should take place before any trip there is made.
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I recommend moon lake. I camped there once for a Young Mens activity. Fishing isn't too terribly great, from what I recall, but the scenery is pretty good.
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I was going to say Moon Lake, too. It's not the closest or most convenient, but it's nice and cool in the summer, and there are real trees and stuff, unlike so many of the reservoirs close to Salt Lake.
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quote: The Uintahs are great, but remember, that's where the young boy got lost this year, and where another was lost (and never found) last year. It is a very isolated, rugged place, and careful planning should take place before any trip there is made.
While parts of the Uintahs are very isolated and rugged others are not. There are a dozen or more boy scout/girl scout/church/school camps in the area and the number of incidents where people get lost or injured are surprisingly low. If you are going to a National Forest campground you will fairly safe
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The LDS wards in my area growing up had a church camp in the Uintahs. It was a marvelous place. It was at Lake Lyman (or Lyman Lake, take your pick). Not too rugged, since there was a lodge, several cabins, running water, decent dirt roads, a good wooden dock for canoes, etc. However, if you simply walked over the next ridge, out of sight of the camp, you wouldn't know there was anybody within 100 miles. It would be super-easy to get turned around and lost.
My only point is that it is smart to go with a group, and to have some decent camping/hiking experience under your belt, when going to the Uintahs. That being said, the whole area is, IMO, one of the four or five most beautiful spots on earth. If it weren't for the mosquitos . . . .
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I remember Crystal Lake was very cool. I don't recall where it was though, I'll look into it further.
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If you have a high-clearance vehicle I would recommend Echo Lake and Joan Lake in Murdoch Basin. That's on the Mirror Lake Highway through the Uintahs. After you leave the highway you'll be looking at 45 minutes on a fairly bumpy dirt road, but once you're back in there it's like your own little piece of heaven. Beautiful brook trout in those lakes!
If you need an outhouse and don't want to pack your own water, there are more established campgrounds at Washington Lake, Trial Lake, Moosehorn Lake, Mirror Lake, and Whitney Reservoir, all on the Mirror Lake Highway. If you arrive on a weekday you should be able to find a nice spot, but forget about trying to find a spot on Friday evenings.
Joe's Valley Reservoir and the other lakes above Fairview in Central Utah are fairly nice.
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