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JARVIES BOAT IN GROUP
JARVIES BOAT IN GROUPJARVIES BOAT IN GROUP
USFSAshley National Forest · Utah

Jarvies Boat IN Group

Overview Jarvies Boat-in Group Campground is located on beautiful Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Jarvies Canyon at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.6,043ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Salt Lake City5h05real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 6,043 ft, Jarvies Boat IN Group has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 12°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
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 10.
62°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Salt Lake City
237 mi
5h05
02
Moab
282 mi
6h30
03
St. George
456 mi
9h09
By drive time
Salt Lake City · 5h05Moab · 6h30St. George · 9h09Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.6 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
★ The standout
Site GB1
JARVIES BOAT IN GROUP · shaded.
0
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
26
Viewpoints
5

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Designated swimming
1
To nearest major road
1.6 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.

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