SALT LAKE CITY — This Memorial Day weekend promises to be the first of many busy weekends in the national forests of Utah. Some higher-elevation campgrounds, roads and trails will remain closed due to snow and extremely wet, muddy conditions.
The following is a listing of campgrounds open for the Memorial Day weekend. Before heading out, check with local ranger district offices for the most current information.
Ashley National Forest — 435-789-1181 or www.fs.usda.gov/ashley
• Vernal Ranger District — 435-789-1181: The Paradise and East Park Reservoir campgrounds remain closed on the South Slope of the Uinta Mountains above Vernal and LaPoint. Whiterocks campground is open
• Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area — 435-784-3445: Carmel campground will be available from noon on Fridays to noon on Mondays through July 1. Deep Creek campground and Deep Creek road are closed due to a washed-out culvert. Campgrounds at Flaming Gorge include Lodgepole, Red Canyon, Greens Lake and Group, Greendale Groups, Firefighters Memorial, Arch Dam, and Antelope Flats and Group.
• Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger Districts — 435-738-2482: High snowpack is affecting access to some campgrounds and may cause later than normal openings, due to increased runoff.
Dixie National Forest — 435-865-3700 or www.fs.usda.gov/Dixie
• Pine Valley Ranger District — 435-688-3246: All campgrounds in the Pine Valley recreation area will be open with water and fees. Oak Grove and Honey Comb Rocks campgrounds are open.
• Cedar City Ranger District — 435-865-3700: All campgrounds and picnic areas will be open with water and fee. The Duck Creek Visitor Center will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Friday.
• Powell Ranger District — 435-676-9300: Red Canyon is currently open with full amenities. Coyote Hollow Equestrian is currently open for dry camping (water will be turned on at a later date, but is not potable). King Creek will be open with water on Friday.
• Escalante Ranger District — 435-826-5400: All campgrounds will be open with water and fees.
Fishlake National Forest — 435-896-9233 or www.fs.usda.gov/fishlake
• Beaver Ranger District — 435-438-2436: Little Cottonwood, Mahogany Cove, Kent’s Lake and Little Reservoir campgrounds are all expected to be open with water and fees. Ponderosa picnic area will be open with water and fees. City Creek campground will be open with no water or fees. LeBaron and Anderson Meadow campgrounds will not be open. Roads and trails at higher elevations may be closed due to snow and wet, muddy conditions.
• Fillmore Ranger District — 435-743-5721: Maple Grove and Adelaide campgrounds will be open with water and fees. Oak Creek campground will be open and the water system may be operational. Use fees apply. Chalk Creek picnic areas (Copley’s Shingle Mill and Pistol Rock), and Maple Hollow picnic area are open.
• Fremont River Ranger District — 435-836-2800: All campgrounds in the Fish Lake Basin and on Boulder Mountain are open with water and fees. Thousand Lake Mountain–Sunglow campground is open with water and fees. Elkhorn campground is scheduled to open in June, weather dependent.
• Richfield Ranger District —435-896-9233: Gooseberry campground and Monrovian picnic area will be open. Water may be off at Gooseberry campground until June.
• Price Ranger District — 435-637-2817 and Ferron Ranger District — 435-384-2372: Little Bear, Forks of Huntington, Big Rock and Old Folks Flat are open in Huntington Canyon. Higher elevation campgrounds are closed. Joes Valley campground is open and drinking water is available.
• Sanpete Ranger District — 435-283-4151: Maple Canyon and Chicken Creek campgrounds are open. Twin, Manti Community and Lake Hill are open. Twelve-Mile Canyon road, 9 miles east of Mayfield, is closed due to a landslide. Roads at higher elevations are closed due to snow and mud.
• Moab Ranger District — 435-259-7155: Warner Lake, Oowah Lake and Buckeye Reservoir campgrounds are open. Mason Draw is closed due to construction on the La Sal Loop Road.
• Monticello Ranger District — 435-587-2041: Buckboard, Dalton, Nizhoni and Devils Canyon campgrounds are open.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 801-999-2103 or www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf
• Pleasant Grove Ranger District — 801-785-3563: Hope and Little Mill campgrounds will be open with no water. Granite Flat campground may be open, depending if a recent mudslide stabilizes. Altamont will not be opened. Rock Canyon campground is open. All picnic areas are open with fees, but water is not available.
• Ogden Ranger District — 801-625-5112: All campgrounds are open with fees, except Monte Cristo and Jefferson Hunt (flooded). All boat ramps and picnic areas around Pineview Reservoir are open with fees.
• Logan Ranger District — 435-755-3620: All campgrounds and picnic areas will be open with fees, except Tony Grove, Lewis M. Turner, Sunrise, High Creek and Pioneer campgrounds. A few sites at Guinavah-Malibu campground will remain closed due to hazardous trees.
• Salt Lake Ranger District — 801-466-6411: Tanners Flat campground in Little Cottonwood Canyon is open and Spruces campground in Big Cottonwood Canyon will be partially open with fees on Friday. Storm Mountain, Ledgemere, Birches and Dogwood picnic areas in Big Cottonwood Canyon are open with fees, but no drinking water. Upper, Main, and South areas in Box Elder, Church Fork, Maple Grove and Terraces picnic areas are open with fees, no water.
• Heber-Kamas Ranger District — 435-654-0470 or 435-783-4338: All campgrounds and picnic areas within the Heber area are open with water and fees except for Mill Hollow and Wolf Creek. Shady Dell campground is open. Pine Valley and Ponderosa Group Sites, Cobblerest, Soapstone and Yellow Pine campgrounds within the Kamas area will be open on Friday. All other campgrounds along the Mirror Lake Highway are still closed due to snow. Smith and Morehouse campground will be open, with water and fees. 
Evanston/Mountain View Ranger Districts — 307-789-3194 or 307-782-6555
• Evanston: Bear River, East Fork, Christmas Meadows, the lower part of Hayden Fork and Stillwater campgrounds will have sites available, with no water, but with fees.
• Mountain View: Meeks Cabin Reservoir, Stateline Reservoir, Bridger Lake, Marsh Lake, China Meadows and Henry’s Fork campgrounds are open with no water or fees. Hoop Lake and campground are accessible, but there is still quite a bit of snow on the east side.