Lake and Pond Fishing Areas

• Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area

  The Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area is located in southeastern Utah west of Monticello, south of Canyonlands National Park and north of Blanding, Utah. The area extends from the east Forest boundary to the Cottonwood Road on the west and from the north to south Forest boundaries. The closest access is from US 191, SR 211 near Harts Draw, and Monticello. It features wonderful views of the Abajo (Blue) Mountains, including Horsehead Mountain and the highest peak in the range, Abajo Peak at 11,360 feet. It features a network of trails, scenic drives, camping, and opportunities for back-country skiing and snowmobiling. The Harts Draw Highway and the Abajo Loop Scenic Backway provide access to the area.

  For a quick overview brochure on the area, please click here.

• Dry Wash Reservoir
• Foy Lake Fishing/Camping Site
• Monticello Lake Fishing Site
• Carpenter Ridge - Buckeye Recreation Area

  The Carpenter Ridge - Buckeye Recreation Area is located almost entirely in western Colorado on the east side of the La Sal Mountain range. It is nearly surrounded by state, private and BLM lands and adjoins the Forest at the area’s southwest corner on the Utah/Colorado state line. It is most easily accessed from Colorado SR-90 and SR 141. It is closest to Paradox, CO. It provides spectacular mountain scenery, camping, hiking, motorized trails, fishing and hunting opportunities.

• Buckeye Reservoir
• Ferron - Muddy Creek Recreation Area

  The Ferron - Muddy Creek Recreation Area is a favorite for campers and fishers. It begins at Wagon Ridge Road on the north and extends south to the Forest Boundary. From foothills near Ferron, Utah it extends west to Skyline Drive. It is located in Emery, Sanpete and Sevier counties and the closest towns are Ferron and Emery, Utah.  It can be most easily accessed from SR-10 and I-70. Portions of the Arapeen OHV Trail System are in this recreation area, small reservoirs and dispersed camping sites offer great opportunities for fun on the Forest.

• Blue Lake - Ferron
• Cove Lake
• Duck Fork Fishing Site
• Emerald Lake
• Emery Reservoir
• Ferron Reservoir

  Is a 76.3 acre reservoir located by Ferron Reservoir Campground.  The Department of Wildlife Resources of Utah (DWR) stocks this reservoir with Cutthroat, Brook, and Rainbow Trout.

• Snow Lake
• Willow Lake
• Wrigley Reservoir Fishing Site
• La Sal Loop - Moab Front Recreation Area

  The La Sal Loop - Moab Front Recreation Area is in southeastern Utah just outside of Moab. The La Sal Mtn. Loop Rd. starts south of Moab, climbs up into the mountains and traverses the western side of the mountains to come out in Castle Valley, UT.  This area includes 3 campgrounds: Warner Lake, Oowah Lake, and Mason Draw.  Perhaps one of the most photographed mountain ranges in Utah, the La Sal Mountains form a spectacular backdrop to the red rock features in the desert below.

  This recreation area provides many opportunities for scenic drives, motorized activities such as motorcycle riding, ohv riding, and hiking, mountain and road biking, rock climbing, camping, peak-bagging, backcountry skiing, hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. For winter recreation, the Geyser Pass Winter trailhead, is one of the best places to go.

  Here are some brochures for this area:

  La Sal Mountain Loop Road Brochure

  Hiking in the La Sal Mountains

  Winter Recreation on the Moab and Monticello Ranger Districts

• Blue Lake - La Sals
• La Sal Pass
• Medicine Lake
• Oowah Lake
• Warner Lake
• Miller Flat-Joes Valley-Huntington Canyon Rec Area

  Perhaps the most popular recreation area on the Wasatch Plateau is the Miller Flat-Joes Valley-Huntington Canyon Rec Area. The area boundaries are at Huntington Canyon on the north to Wagon Road Ridge on the south, and from the Skyline drive on the west to the east Forest boundary. It’s beautiful, easily accessed from urban areas, and offers a great variety of recreational opportunities. Whether you camp, fish, hunt, hike, explore on OHVs, ride a horse, or enjoy a day on the lake, you can find a place to do it here. You will find developed camping, dispersed camping, lakes and streams, and a network of motorized and non-motorized trails. The scenery is fabulous and there are hundreds of ways to enjoy the outdoors. The closest access is from SR-10 and SR-31. Closest communities are Huntington and Orangeville on the east side of the plateau, although many visitors come through Fairview on the west.

• Academy Mill Reservoir
• Beaver Dam Reservoir Fishing Site
• Cleveland Reservoir Campground
• Electric Lake North Side Boating Site
• Grassy Lake Fishing Site
• Huntington Reservoir/Mammoth Fishing Site
• Joes Valley Recreation Area

  Joe's Valley is situated on the Wasatch Plateau in Central Utah.  A 1200-acre reservoir (Joes Valley Reservoir) is the center of activities in the Joes Valley Recreation Area.  This recreation area includes picnic sites, campgrounds, a pavilion group campground, fishing sites, a marina, boat ramps, hiking trails, OHV trails, climbing sites, and an overlook/observation site.  Pinyon pine, juniper, and sagebrush cover the area, while aspen and pine trees dot the surrounding hillsides.  Just 14 miles northwest of Orangeville, it is the perfect basecamp for boating, water skiing, canoeing, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, and OHVing.  Vault toilets and drinking water are provided in the campgrounds.  Roads and parking spurs are paved.  Joe's Valley Resort is also nearby, offering a restaurant and general store.  Boat, personal watercraft, off-highway vehicle (OHV) and bike rentals are available there.

• Joes Valley Reservoir
• Mary's Lake
• Miller Flat Reservoir
• Potters Ponds
• Soup Bowl Reservoir
• New Canyon Reservoir
• Sanpete South Recreation Area

  The Sanpete South Recreation Area is located on the west side of the Wasatch Plateau, south of Ephraim Canyon to the Forest boundary. It extends from the Skyline Drive on the east to the west Forest boundary. The closest access is from US 89 and nearby communities are Ephraim, Manti and Mayfield. This area features camping, scenic drives, hiking, motorized trails, snowmobiling, fishing and hunting. The Great Basin Environmental Education Center is located in this area.

• Deep Lake
• Lake Hill Community Reservoir
• Loggers Reservoir
• Petes Hole
• Shingle Mill Reservoir
• Town Reservoir Fishing & Camping Site
• Upper Six-Mile Pond
• Yearns Reservoir
• Spanish Fork - Scofield Recreation Area

  The Spanish Fork - Scofield Recreation Area is the northernmost portion of the Wasatch Plateau. It is near Scofield Reservoir and Scofield State Park on the east, although neither are National Forest System Lands. The closest urban area is Spanish Fork to the north. It is bordered on the west by the north Sanpete Valley and on the south by Browns Road. It is most easily accessed by SR-31 from Huntington or Fairview and from US-6 and US-89. This area includes the Eccles Canyon section of the Huntington and Eccles Canyon National Scenic Byway, the popular North Skyline Drive, and the Fish Creek National Recreation Trail. It is a favorite for snowmobiling and non-motorized snow sports, camping, OHV travel and fishing.

• Boulger Reservoir Fishing Site
• Fairview Lakes
• Gooseberry Reservoir