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Payson Lakes Campground is located in the Spanish Fork Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (40 min south of Spanish Fork, UT) with an elevation of 7,985 feet. There are a total of 86 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid October. 84 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 128 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $25.91 to $254.64. Some amenities include swimming, restroom, flush toilets. Activities include fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.
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Payson Lakes

81 reviews
Total sites: 86
Available Today: 58 FF*
Available this Weekend: 23 FF*
Booking Window: 6 months

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Campsite Reviews (81)

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@MargieQ9C02302 · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #C1
Payson Lakes is a place you would take your family to many times. We enjoyed it so much!! We took 2 granddaughters and they loved it. They swam, 1 of them caught a fish. Next time we go we will take some canoes or other floating items. We loved our camp site!!
@AusteK8FB47587 · Camped on Jul 18, 2025 at Campsite #C5
Its a great campground but it was a little crowded on the weekend. Our spot was on the outside loop and it seemed a little more secluded which was very nice.
@HansBFE2ACCA50 · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #B21
Clean sites and bathrooms
@BrodeeB332CEA6 · Camped on Jun 28, 2025 at Campsite #C15
We had a wonderful time with our family at the Payson Lakes campground. It was wonderfully kept and beautiful.
@JordanJ6670835 · Camped on Jun 26, 2025 at Campsite #B36
Good wide open flat dirt spot to set up a 4 man tent easily. The campfire pit with an iron grate that swivels on a hinge was really convenient for making fires and cooking! Didn't expect to hear cows mooing in the evening, but it added to the natural ambience. The lakes nearby are good for fishing, we had some bites and caught a rainbow trout.
@EDWARDS3079365 · Camped on Jun 25, 2025 at Campsite #B9
Great camp. Well managed
@MarkM2223984 · Camped on Jun 25, 2025 at Campsite #B27
Easy and fast to reserve the site and love the location
@MacyMED48C41F1 · Camped on Jun 25, 2025 at Campsite #B12
Fantastic place to camp. Fun, family atmosphere. Lake was not too busy. Plenty of places to park near the lake.
@WadeM240EC347D · Camped on Jun 24, 2025 at Campsite #B7
Nice campground. Very clean. Bathrooms were great at the beginning, but after a 3 day stay, they began to smell. Great fishing close by. Friendly host
@SusieCACB29993 · Camped on Jun 20, 2025 at Campsite #C3
Great camp spot. Keith, the camp host is super helpful!
@DanielleC14054 · Camped on Jun 7, 2025 at Campsite #B18/19
We had a great experience. The lake was wonderful for fishing and paddle boarding with our kids. The camp sites were clean & the bathrooms well kept. The camp worker was friendly. The only downside was that the trash dumpster was full.
@MatthewC862969 · Camped on Jun 6, 2025 at Campsite #B39
The hosts are great, the bathrooms were as clean as vault toilets can be and the spot was really nice.
@MelanieS829936 · Camped on Jun 6, 2025 at Campsite #B36
We loved camping at Payson Lakes! It is a gorgeous area. Campsite & bathrooms met expectations. We loved walking around Big East Lake in the evening. I will definitely look into coming again.
@BrynnWE0D7E822 · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #C
Absolutely loved this place! We were very impressed with our groupsite (we booked groupsite C). So much space for the kids to play, LOTs of tables, multiple fire places -main one is huge). Our only complaint was that it was where cars had to pull through to turn around if they made a wrong turn. Maybe better signs could be placed to avoid cars coming that direction on accident as much. Aside from that, the lake is stunning! Fishing was really great. Walking around the lake on a paved trail was so nice. Ideal for strollers and our young kids to ride their bikes and scooters around it. We will be back!
@ValeriaA780F30 · Camped on Aug 22, 2024 at Campsite #B5
This spot here was absolutely amazing. We had about 8 people in our group and it was very spacious. 4 Tents really fit comfortably. 4 vehicle's fit in the driveway. I would absolutely bought this spot if I could. 10/10. Besides that the entire Payson Lake area was absolutely astonishing! Do it, doooo it, dooooo IT.
@BradleyP607753 · Camped on Jul 26, 2024 at Campsite #C10
The map shows C10 as being on the south side of the road where the pull through site is, but it is actually on the north side of the road where there is a back in. Fortunately, the site is angled well and it was not hard to back in, and we had enough space, but could be a problem for someone else. Trailer 28'. Truck 20' parked partly under the 5th wheel trailer overhang.
@CourtneyP94450 · Camped on Jul 25, 2024 at Campsite #B11
We didnt get in the lake due to the algae bloom which was a bummer but there was a lot to do anyways! We hiked nearby and walked around the lake. Our family camps a lot and the bathrooms in this campground are the CLEANEST of any campground Ive ever been to. Everything is well maintained the roads are nice and the trees keep everything a little cooler.
@KatieC9331305 · Camped on Jul 24, 2024
Great hosts. Very clean.
@AllenS2CC6017D · Camped on Jul 15, 2024 at Campsite #B30
We didn't like our first camp site that we reserved so they let us pick out a better one and didn't charge us. It was such a quiet campground and so peaceful.
@DeanS9274320 · Camped on Jul 10, 2024 at Campsite #C27/28
The campground is beautiful, lush and full of beautiful trees and bushes. The sites were all very nice too. It was quite pleasant to the eyes. The neighbors were very close, and very loud into all hours of the night. Not to many adhering to the rules of the campground, and didnt seem the hosts did anything about it. Also people all over letting their dogs run free, one pooped in the middle of our campsite. We had neighbors that made us not want to use a campground again. Lake was beautiful and the water level was very high, we were able to jump off the dock which was fun! It was the middle of the week and it was very busy still, probably close to 60 kayaks or paddle boards all in the lake at the same time. It was good to get out of the heat and into some water. It was nice to have big picnic tables at our site. We had a double site number 27/28 and it had great shade in the late afternoon early evening. The site has no electricity and no water hook ups, and for the cost of the site it really should have those. We camped in a popup camper with 3 little kids and 2 adults and got a double site because we wanted more space, Im glad we did. There were mostly tent campers here, and from the sounds of things they were very urban, not many used to sharing a facility and being respectful of others and their space and sleep. So be aware. As beautiful as it was, we wont use the campground again. We will just boondock up the road a little ways and just buy a day pass to go play at the lake next time. Much cheaper and hopefully a little quieter at night.
@RitaE3762482 · Camped on Jul 8, 2024 at Campsite #B22
The area is very beautiful and 20 degrees cooler than the valley. The walk around Payson Lake is lovely with plenty of butterflies, dragonflies, and duck families to watch. The camping site was clean and shady. Bathrooms were close and clean. Driving up the canyon to see Devil's Kitchen was a nice surprise to see a "mini Bryce Canyon". Very scenic areas to pull over to see and take pictures. Down the canyon as you leave stop at The Grotto and hike to the falls. I would say the hike is a medium one about a mile up, wear hiking shoes and a hiking pole are helpful.
@LindseyH734300 · Camped on Jul 4, 2024 at Campsite #B6
Clean, quiet, near lake, friendly camp hosts & staff
@KristenK268856 · Camped on Jun 15, 2024 at Campsite #B23
We had a horrible night of no sleep! The campsites are so close together we could hear the millennials blasting their music and having a conversation until 2 AM. No camp host insight. We will never never never go there again and will tell everyone we know this place sucks.
@ZaraA9F6112FCE · Camped on May 25, 2024 at Campsite #B38
EXCELLENT!!!! Ready to go back now. The water was turned off which made water supply tight but we managed. The rest was AMAZING!!!
@LaceyG875A1379 · Camped on Sep 1, 2023 at Campsite #C18
Beautiful location. Yurt was great (one broken zipper and a hole in the side, but it wasnt bad). Plan on coming back!

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