Stanton Creek Campground: Camping on the shore of Lake Powell

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We were happy with our previous campsite but the incoming storm was bringing its fair share of wind so we decided to go for a drive.  We quickly discovered we were less than an hour away from some stellar primitive camping along the water’s edge at Lake Powell.  The sound and smell of the water was a welcome surprise after the previous five days spent in the arid, somewhat lifeless Utah desert.

The Stanton Creek Campground is within the confines of Bullfrog Marina.  We hesitated to pay the $15 fee (good for a week) required just to enter the sprawling marina grounds but it ended up being well worth it.  Bullfrog offers amenities such as gas, propane, groceries (very limited) a restaurant, showers and laundry facilities.  Finding such luxuries is not easy to do in this area of Utah so it was no wonder they can get fifteen bucks for every vehicle that enters.

In addition, Stanton Creek Campround is $12 per night but from experience I know there are very few places where you can car camp on the water’s edge at Lake Powell so, again, it was well worth it.  We spent three nights boondocking in two different primitive sites.  We had a few not-too-close neighbors on Saturday night but come Sunday we had the place to ourselves.  I can’t imagine there is much space available over the summer but this was an awesome off-season find.  We’re just going to make sure that next time we go back we have a couple of paddleboards in tow.

 

Below: Stanton Road on the way to Lake Powell
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The road to Stanton Creek Campground
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Stanton Creek Campground Camp site
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Utah Boondocking Lake Powell
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Campsite GPS coordinates: Latitude 37, 29.49N Longitude 110,42.21W
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Lake Powell sunset
Lake Powell car camping
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Lake Powell boondocking
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Campsite #2 GPS coordinates: Latitude 37, 29.43N, Longitude 110, 42.39W
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FYI: Stanton Creek Campground is divided in to two sections, a 4WD only section and a trailer-friendly, passenger car friendly section making this awesome area accessible by many.

Tip: Other than bathrooms which are now nowhere near the campsites due to the low water level there are no amenities of any kind at Stanton Creek Campground.  Be ready to boondock!

Have you ever camped on or near Lake Powell?
Where is your favorite lake to camp by?

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  • I was thinking about going to Stanton Creek late July. Anyone know how hard it is to get a site that’s not crowded at that time?
    How hard are the 4WD trails if I have a truck camper (not a pop-up)?
    Can you dock a boat close to your site?
    Any info would be really helpful.
    Thanks. The pictures are great.

  • Regarding your Stanton Creek Campsite #2 GPS coordinates: Latitude 37, 29.43N, Longitude 110, 42.39W – did you take the 4WD route going to the right to get to that or go off of the main road and turn around loop? Trying to figure out the best way to go in there with a hard side truck camper and not be where there’s a lot of other people.

  • I am always amazed that folks who love to camp far away from others post their findings on the internet making their loved sites less and less likely to be unpopulated.

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