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Reviews (44)
What Guests Are Saying
Lower Bowns offers a clean and well-maintained campground with a quiet, remote atmosphere, making it suitable for families and friends. The campground features a fishing hole, fire pits, and picnic tables, although access involves a steep, rutted road. While some campers noted interruptions from nearby dispersed camping, many enjoyed their overall experience and plan to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Lower Bowns offers a clean and well-maintained campground with a quiet, remote atmosphere, making it suitable for families and friends. The campground features a fishing hole, fire pits, and picnic tables, although access involves a steep, rutted road. While some campers noted interruptions from nearby dispersed camping, many enjoyed their overall experience and plan to return.
Review Summary
Mark C
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: LOWER BOWNS
This ended up being a great, remote, QUIET site, but BEWARE the road down to this campground is steep, rutted and 3 mi long! And just to get to the entry road, Highway 12 climbs a steep mountain. Once you get there it's great, with a nice fishin hole (trout) and level lots with firepit/table. One clean pittoilet bathroom as well.
Mark C
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: LOWER BOWNS
This ended up being a great, remote, QUIET site, but BEWARE the road down to this campground is steep, rutted and 3 mi long! And just to get to the entry road, Highway 12 climbs a steep mountain. Once you get there it's great, with a nice fishin hole (trout) and level lots with firepit/table. One clean pittoilet bathroom as well.
tyrone t
VerifiedJune 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: LOWER BOWNS
This was our first time staying at the campground! There's only 4 camps spots which is awesome! Most of people camping in area seemed respectful & courteous of each other! We didnt encounter any issues. We'll be back w/our entire family to camp out especially the grandkids lol. Unfortunately thunderstorm system surprised us outta nowhere so we were unable to fish. But we made the best of time w/great friends! Pack it in pack it out!
Doug N
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2026 • Stayed at: GP, Loop: LOWER BOWNS
DON'T BOOK THE GROUP SITE. We arrived and found ourselves surrounded by dispursed campers. (1) They walked right through our campsite to access the restrooms within our group site reservation (that's right — you pay for the site, they use it for free). (2) They didn't leash their dogs (only people reserving campsites have to leash their dogs as we've learned, not dispursed campers), and their dogs came right into our site to beg for food, smell our kids, and try to get into our trailer. (3) They camped between us and the lake — there was no lake view without looking at other campers, and there was no lake access without passing through their area. And sadly, the dispursed campers were incredibly rude, even threatening our dog. These dispursed campers want all the benefits of a great campsite without having to pay for a reservation. It's a beautiful area, but BOOK A DIFFERENT CAMPSITE. We left the site after only being there for a few hours — it was not a good situation for our family.
Location & Directions for Lower Bowns
138 South Main St., Loa, UT 84747 United States
Elevation: 2,268 ft
Getting There
From Torrey, Utah, take Highway 24 approximately one mile east to the junction with Highway 12. Turn right and travel 16 mi to Forest Road 186. Take FR 186 5 mi to the campground.
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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