Well, we're here in the Fish Lake Basin on the Fishlake National Forest.
It's kind of the gem, as we see it.
A lot of opportunities for recreation exist, here.
Well, of course you know, I guess first and foremost is Fish Lake, itself, There's several
species of fish in there: Lake Trout, Splake Trout, Tiger Trout, Musky, Rainbow, Kokanee,
Perch, Browns, so lots of variety of fishing in there.
There's almost always an opportunity to catch fish, here, in the Fish Lake.
Winter recreation and fishing, as well.
Ice fishing is huge around here.
There's three different concessionaires and marinas, here through the Basin.
We have Lakeshore Marina and Resorts on the south end, there.
Fish Lake Marina and Resorts, as far as the Fish Lake Lodge in the center, and then Bowery
Haven Resorts and Marina on the north end, and then of course there's several Forest
Service campgrounds throughout the Basin, and just North of the Basin, that are all
fantastic places to bring your family and friends.
So the campsites are reservable, at least Forest Service campsites are reservable at
recreation.gov.
Doctor Creek would be on the South end of the Basin.
It is a little more versatile for large RVs.
Of course it'll take tent camping, small RVs and small campers and whatnot, but some
of the larger spots are down there in Doctor Creek and then, of course, the larger group
areas that accommodate large numbers of people down there.
Coming on further North, you would run into the Twin Creek's Administrative site, which
is basically the Forest Service site, and then the Forest Service.
It's kind of a daytime use for picnicking, there.
There are several spots down there for daytime use; lunches and picnics.
Well, we're here in the Fish Lake Basin on the Fishlake National Forest.
It's kind of the gem, as we see it. A lot of opportunities for recreation exist,
here. Well, of course you know, I guess first and
foremost is Fish Lake, itself, There's several species of fish in there: Lake Trout, Splake
Trout, Tiger Trout, Musky, Rainbow, Kokanee, Perch, Browns, so lots of variety of fishing
in there. There's almost always an opportunity to
catch fish, here, in the Fish Lake. Winter recreation and fishing, as well.
Ice fishing is huge around here. There's three different concessionaires
and marinas, here through the Basin. We have Lakeshore Marina and Resorts on the
south end, there. Fish Lake Marina and Resorts, as far as the
Fish Lake Lodge in the center, and then Bowery Haven Resorts and Marina on the north end,
and then of course there's several Forest Service campgrounds throughout the Basin,
and just North of the Basin, that are all fantastic places to bring your family and
friends. So the campsites are reservable, at least
Forest Service campsites are reservable at recreation.gov.
Doctor Creek would be on the South end of the Basin.
It is a little more versatile for large RVs. Of course it'll take tent camping, small
RVs and small campers and whatnot, but some of the larger spots are down there in Doctor
Creek and then, of course, the larger group areas that accommodate large numbers of people
down there. Coming on further North, you would run into
the Twin Creek's Administrative site, which is basically the Forest Service site, and
then the Forest Service. It's kind of a daytime use for picnicking,
there. There are several spots down there for daytime
use; lunches and picnics. There's a pavilion for rent, an amphitheater
that's available to rent. In the summer, they have educational programs
of variety, in there. Moving further north, then you run into Little
Mac campground, Mackinaw campground. Mostly smaller sites, singles and a double
in there, but they do have a nice shower facility and restroom facility there, so people can
go wash up and clean up that way. Pretty good spot for tent camping, you know.
Moving further North from there, is Big Mac, Mackinaw campground.
There are restrooms, watered restrooms, throughout all those campgrounds up there and of course
water access through those campgrounds available to campers and whatnot.
Then we have Bowery Creek campground, is what we call it there.
That's a Forest Service campground as well, and then if you go further north, out away
from Fish Lake you'll run into Frying Pan campground, which is a great campground for
fall use and to see some wildlife and to be kind of right in the middle of it.
Traveling further north from there, we have Tasha Equestrian campground, which accommodates
a lot of that equestrian use and that's kind of a really neat campground.
It's kind of run by the Backcountry Horsemen Central Utah Chapter and it's done all on
a volunteer basis, so they host all summer forest down there and schedule workweeks and
volunteer projects and take care of that campground and it's really a cool, coordinated relationship
with what they're doing up there. A beautiful campground and a great opportunity
for equestrian use, and then you can travel a little bit east, down there from Tasha,
and you'll run into Piute campground, which is another Forest Service campground.
The roads are tight in there but it'll accommodate large RVs and recreational vehicles that way,
and that has a good view of Johnson Reservoir, which is kind of tucked away out of the weather.
Calm lake that's usually pretty secluded, you know.
A nice boat ramp over there and a Forest Service restroom, as well.
So in between Bowery Haven and Frying Pan campground is Pelican Bay and Pelican Point,
and it's a fantastic place for wildlife watching and bird watching.
You can bring your family there and you can get on a high point and usually see pelicans
or geese or water fowl of a variety of types, there, but the views are spectacular, up there,
and it's a great place to kind of observe nature.
So, the Fishlake National Forest is yours, and it's a great place to bring your family
and come and enjoy the outdoors and have a good time.