Maple Lake Campground
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — lakeside, fishing, hiking
Location: Pleasant Grove, UT, UT
Price: From $25.89 per night
Rating: 5 out of 5 (1 reviews)
Season: May through October
Maple Lake is a timbered setting with limited accessibility. Lake fishing and floating, rafting, kayaking, swimming and hiking are popular recreation activities for this area. Tents and very small campers work best at this campground.
Cell coverage (FCC estimate): strong signal. Actual signal may vary in remote areas. Best carrier: T-Mobile. Verizon 4G: 100%. AT&T 4G: 100%. T-Mobile 4G: 100%.
Amenities: Fire Rings, Picnic Tables, Restrooms, Fishing
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Maple Lake offers excellent fishing for rainbow and brook trout in a timbered setting with popular water activities including kayaking, canoeing, and swimming. Campers consistently praise it as an ideal spot for teaching kids to fish with reliably good catches.
Wildlife alert: Bald Eagle, Mule Deer, Dusky Grouse, Rock Wren, Greater Short-horned Lizard, and Great Basin Gopher Snake observed in the area
Insider tips for Maple Lake Campground: Book early as this is a federal campground with only 10 sites Paved road to campsites is very narrow and steep - plan accordingly for vehicle size Red Lake Trail accessible from upper camping areas Best for tents and very small campers due to limited site space and no hookups
Skip Maple Lake Campground if: You need RV hookups - no hookups available. You have a large RV - very narrow and steep access road. You need camping outside May-October - seasonal operations only. You require flat ground for tents - some sites have very limited flat camping area.
Best time to visit Maple Lake Campground: May-October — Campground operates seasonally during these months only.
Nearby campgrounds: Maple Bench Campground (Pleasant Grove, UT), Payson Lakes (Pleasant Grove, UT), Payson Lakes Guard Station (Pleasant Grove, UT), Tinney Flat (Pleasant Grove, UT).
Cell Phone Coverage at Maple Lake Campground
Cell signal at Maple Lake Campground (Pleasant Grove, UT): strong overall signal based on FCC broadband data. Best carrier: T-Mobile.
- Verizon 4G LTE: 100% coverage
- AT&T 4G LTE: 100% coverage · AT&T 5G: 100%
- T-Mobile 4G LTE: 100% coverage · T-Mobile 5G: 100%
Coverage data source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC). Actual signal may vary due to terrain, tree cover, and distance from towers. Camper reports are more reliable than coverage maps in remote areas.
Maple Lake is a timbered setting with limited accessibility. Lake fishing and floating, rafting, kayaking, swimming and hiking are popular recreation activities for this area. Tents and very small campers work best at this campground.
Verified facts
RIDB / Recreation.gov official databaseAmenities
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Insider tips & when to go
CamperWatch intel · hand-curated entryBook early as this is a federal campground with only 10 sites
Paved road to campsites is very narrow and steep - plan accordingly for vehicle size
Red Lake Trail accessible from upper camping areas
Best for tents and very small campers due to limited site space and no hookups
Campground operates seasonally during these months only
Things to do nearby
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FCC BDC · quarterly datasetFCC maps are theoretical — camper reports confirm signal. Best carrier: T-Mobile.
Wildlife nearby
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Getting there →
From I-15 take the Payson exit 250. Go South on Main Street to 100 North (1st traffic light) take a left at this light. Continue East to 600 East then take a right in front of Peteetneet Academy. Go South on 600 East for 3.5 miles to the mouth of Payson Canyon. Maple Lake Campground is 1 mile South of Maple Bench Campground.
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- Book on recreation.gov exactly 6 months ahead at 10am ET — Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest fills fast in peak season.
- Check current road conditions at Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest before arrival — seasonal closures common.
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