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Forest Service campground

Soldier Creek

Forest Service campground in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Wasatch County, Utah. 21.9 miles from Independence.

Reserve on Recreation.gov
Managed by
Forest Service Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Sites
141 123 standard non-electric, 18 rv non-electric
Longest rig
80 ft The longest vehicle any site is listed for
Hookups
None listed
Reservations
Recreation.gov
County
Wasatch County

Overview

Soldier Creek Campground is located on the shore of beautiful Strawberry Reservoir at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Visitors flock to Strawberry for its great fishing, boating and trail opportunities.

Recreation

Strawberry Reservoir offers excellent boating, water skiing and canoeing. Anglers fish for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Kokanee salmon.

Soldier Creek Day Use Area is within 1/4 mile of the campground and has great beach access. A boat ramp, marina, boat rentals, fish cleaning station and small general store are located on-site.

Other popular activities in the Strawberry area include hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Facilities

This large, popular campground contains a group overnight shelter site that can accommodate up to 100 people. Over 150 single and double-family campsites are also available. Camping spurs are spaced 50-75 feet apart. Located adjacent to Strawberry Reservoir with dump station and boat ramps provided and boat launch and fish cleaning station available. Roads are paved. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring.

Loop A has nice shade from pines and aspens; some sites on this loop have covered picnic tables. Loops B, C and D are nearest the reservoir but have no shade; picnic tables are covered and most have privacy/wind screens. There are no shower facilities at this campground.

Natural Features

The campground offers scenic panoramic views of the reservoir and surrounding valley. It is situated among rolling sagebrush covered hills above the reservoir. Young pine trees and a stand of aspens forest the area, providing limited shade.

Nearby Attractions

The Strawberry OHV Trail System offers 75 miles of trails. Hikers and mountain bikers enjoy the extensive trail system as well.

Strawberry Visitor Center has interpretive displays, a working fish trap and egg collection station and a nature trail.

The description, directions and fees are the Forest Service’s own words, from its record on Recreation.gov.

What people do here

  • boating
  • camping
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • mountain biking
  • water activities

The land around Soldier Creek

The ringed pin is this campground; the others are its nearest neighbours. Switch on forest roads or BLM routes to see the way in. The federal record’s point for it sits at a very different height from the one the agency describes, so the pin may be off: trust the directions above over the map.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Nearest campgrounds

Camping near

Source: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), record updated August 11, 2026. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Seasons, fees, water and fire rules change; the managing office has the final word.

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