4
Pull-thru
USFSAshley National Forest · Utah
Browne Lake Group Sites
Overview Browne Lake Group Sites are located next to their namesake lake in a high mountain meadow, at an elevation of 8,200 feet.
Sites4all reservable
Elev.8,320ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents4 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Salt Lake City4h17real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 8,320 ft, Browne Lake Group Sites has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 15°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 4 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 4 pull-through. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jan
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 24.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Salt Lake City
191 mi
4h17
02
Moab
287 mi
6h24
03
St. George
468 mi
8h56
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 4 SITES
Color byShow only
4 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
4
Accessible
0
Prime
4
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
31
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.