Off-road & 4x4
Payson Lakes is in Salem, UT, listed on Recreation.gov. It has tent and RV sites and glamping or cabin units.
No side-by-side page yet — too few comparable facts are published for this stay and its nearest alternatives.
This weekend (Fri, Nov 13 – Sun, Nov 15): First come, first served. The listing marks this stay first come, first served — no online reservations.
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Enter your dates on Recreation.gov, then choose “Standard Nonelectric”.
Enter your dates on Recreation.gov, then choose “Standard Nonelectric”.
Enter your dates on Recreation.gov, then choose “Standard Nonelectric”.
Enter your dates on Recreation.gov, then choose “Standard Nonelectric”.
Enter your dates on Recreation.gov, then choose “Standard Nonelectric”.
Enter your dates on Recreation.gov, then choose “Standard Nonelectric”.
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| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A03 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A05 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A10 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A22 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A06 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A04 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A20 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A09 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A21 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A24 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A07 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A23 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A19 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A08 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A13 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A25 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A18 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A14 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A15 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| A26 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B14 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C01 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C08 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C23 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B07 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B38 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B39 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B10 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B25 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B31 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C22 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B27 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C29 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B28 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B13 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C05 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C14 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| C30 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B15 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
| B03 standard nonelectric | – | – | $27 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
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Longest RV site listed: 128 ft. Unsure if your rig fits? Check it in the Moab Rig Fit tool
564 W 700 S
146 mi from downtown Moab (straight-line)
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Payson Lakes Campground sits roughly 12 miles up Payson Canyon on the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, south of the town of Payson, at about 8,000 feet in a mixed aspen, fir and pine forest. The lakes here McClelland, Box and Big East shape the campsite experience: Big East Lake has a small swim beach, picnic tables and flush toilets at a popular day-use area, and a paved nature path begins at the parking area and circles that lake. Boating is limited to non-motorized craft, so canoeing and kayaking are common and anglers come expecting rainbow and brown trout; powerboats are prohibited. Wildlife is fr…
Nathan N ★ 5 · Oct 2025The host was amazing and the site was perfect for a big group. Plenty of space and very secluded from the other campgrounds. Short walk through the woods to the lake is about the only thing to deal with, but that's what camping is all about.
Tayler C ★ 3 · Oct 2025Payson Lakes is beautiful, especially in the fall. The campsite we stayed in was clean and well kept. The bathrooms were clean, however the doors would not lock and the toilet paper ran out, so it'd be wise to pack your own. The campground was very crowded and noisy, which was magnified by the echoing through the canyon. It was nice to be close to the lake, but I would not pay another $70 to stay here again.
Hannah D ★ 1 · Oct 2025The campsite itself was beautiful, but poorly maintained. There was trash everywhere when we got there. The worst part was the noise level. I've camped my whole life, I know you can't reasonably ask for a quiet campground. But the level of volume was insane - people literally screaming at each other well into the night, in the early morning, and any other opportunity. The camp hosts did nothing to try to police the volume during quiet hours. It was so bad I did not stay more than one night, which is a first for me and my family. I was fine losing the money on the reservation to not have to put up with the noise and interruptions again. Last thing, the the fall apparently the whole campground is in the middle of a cow here migration. Huge cows making noise and coming through the woods and individual campsites at every hour of the day. Can't blame the cow but we woke up a to a huge, stinky surprise next to our firepit the morning. This would have been the perfect campsite if we were the only ones in the woods, which is unrealistic. Still, nothing was done to clean the place or keep it semi-reasonable. For the first time ever, I left after the first night and wouldn't recommend it.
Picks are 128 ft or shorter — the longest RV site listed here. Fly into Salt Lake City (~235 mi, ~3 hr 50 min to Moab, approx.) or rent locally.
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