3
Pull-thru
USFSAshley National Forest · Utah
Deer Run Campground
Overview Deer Run Campground is located in the beautiful Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest at an elevation of 6,200 feet.
Sites1812 reservable
Elev.6,168ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig45 ft3 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Salt Lake City4h13real 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 6,168 ft, Deer Run Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 12°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 18 sites total: 12 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, and the longest takes a 45-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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 · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
96%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 7.
61°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Salt Lake City
201 mi
4h13
02
Moab
267 mi
5h37
03
St. George
441 mi
8h16
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 18 SITES
Color byShow only
18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
18
Sites
★ The standout
Site 010
DEER · shaded.
To neighbor
184 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
29
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
6
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Designated swimming
1
To nearest major road
0.2 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.