Lucerne Campground

Lucerne Campground, located at 5570 E, Lucerne Valley Recreation Rd, Manila, UT 84046, USA, offers a diverse camping experience with cabin rentals and traditional campsites.

Platform Category: Campgrounds & RV Parks

Lucerne Campground provides a range of accommodations, including cabins and campsites, with a focus on lakeside recreation. It's known for its beautiful views, wildlife sightings, and proximity to Flaming Gorge. While offering numerous amenities, it also has some infrastructure limitations and varying staff interactions.

Environment:

The campground is situated in a scenic location with stunning lake views. The camping area, particularly Loop D, is spacious, providing ample room for groups. The surrounding environment is rich in wildlife, with regular sightings of hawks, birds, pronghorn herds, and even bobcats. The campground is large, requiring significant walks between sites. Nearby amenities include a marina, a marina store, and a swim beach, enhancing the recreational opportunities. However, the campground has limited shade, requiring campers to bring their own.

Services:

Lucerne Campground offers the following services:

• Cabin Rentals: "Apartment-like" cabins with included inventory (cone #4 coffee filters recommended).
• Camping Sites: Spacious campsites, particularly in Loop D.
• Marina Access: Proximity to a marina.
• Marina Store: On-site store with essentials.
• Swim Beach Access: Swim beach located just outside the campground.
• Clean Bathrooms: Bathrooms are kept clean.
• Wheelchair Accessibility: Partially wheelchair accessible cabins and paved paths.

Features:

Based on customer reviews, Lucerne Campground is characterized by:

• Scenic Lake Views: Amazing views of the lake.
• Wildlife Sightings: Regular sightings of hawks, birds, pronghorn herds, and bobcats.
• Spacious Campsites: Large campsites, especially in Loop D.
• Cabin Amenities: Cabins are well-equipped (bring cone #4 coffee filters).
• Marina and Beach Access: Convenient access to marina and swim beach.
• Friendly Staff: Generally friendly and helpful staff (with some exceptions).
• Wheelchair Accessible: Partially wheelchair accessible with some limitations.
• Limited Shade: Very little shade available.
• Infrastructure Issues: Some bathrooms out of order and limited drinkable water locations.
• Limited Office Hours: Office has limited hours.
• No Hand Soap: Bring your own hand soap.

Promotional Information:

Lucerne Campground in Manila, UT, offers lakeside camping with cabin rentals, wildlife sightings, and marina access. While scenic, it has some infrastructure limitations and varying staff interactions. We stayed in a "cabin" that was more like an apartment which met our needs well. I'm including a picture of our check-in/check-out sheet so anyone can see the inventory of what is included when you rent one since that information isn't available online. The Other thing I would note for the "cabin" is the coffee pot doesn't have filters included. We improvised, but I would recommend bringing Cone #4 filters. We had family staying in Loop D. It was quite the walk to go between sites - the campground is very large! That was really a good thing because our group definitely had plenty of space even being surrounded by neighbors. The view of the lake was amazing from the Loop camping area. We were surrounded by wildlife with regular sightings of hawks and other birds, pronghorn herds, and even a bobcat! Nearby amenities that we enjoyed were the Marina (someone brought a boat), the Marina store which had some forgotten essentials available for purchase, and the swim beach just outside of the campground. It all made for a very fun trip. The staff were generally very friendly and helpful with one exception. One family member who was camping with their dogs came to drop something off at our cabin. As she came inside, her partner was outside with the dogs (I made it clear no dogs were allowed inside). As they were waiting OUTside in the grassy area, one of the male staff members came to threaten them that I'll lose my deposit for the apartment. The family pointed out the dogs were not in the apartment and were in fact waiting outside. I don't know how the interaction resolved but it was apparently upsetting for the family member with dogs. I didn't lose my deposit since the dogs never did come inside. All of my own interactions with staff were very helpful and pleasant. Wheelchair accessibility: The apartment had one small step to get inside. There were no curb cutouts by the apartments but our party member was able to wheel up a grassy incline to get up on the sidewalk. The backdoor was level with the back sidewalk but that entry was pretty narrow. Around the campground the paths were paved and it was easy enough to navigate. We were able to make it work for our needs and we will definitely be going back. The location can't be beat (proximity to the water), but disappointed in how many bathrooms were out of order. The drinkable water was only in one location far away from the campsites. Very little shade- so bring your own. Bathrooms were kept clean. There was no hand soap- not sure if that was intentional but bring your own in case. The office had limited hours.

Contact Information:

Phone: (801) 226-3564 or +1 801-226-3564

Address: 5570 E, Lucerne Valley Recreation Rd, Manila, UT 84046, USA