Ep. 75: Flaming Gorge | Utah & Wyoming RV travel camping

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Flaming Gorge is a massive reservoir on the Green River spanning the Utah/Wyoming border. In Episode 75 we'll share one of our all-time favorite regular boondocking locations, camping at the tip of a peninsula in Jug Hollow with water on three sides, and kayaking the broadest part of Flaming Gorge.
Filmed September 27-30, 2018.
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@ilsejoyce 5 лет назад

Another fantastic video! Beautiful!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you Ilse!

@MrChip9821 4 года назад

Thanks Mark ,My wife and I are headed out to this place this September hopefully there'll be a spot open for us.

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

It's very popular, Grant, but you should be able to find something along the water somewhere on that peninsula.

@WaywardWaggs 5 лет назад

Looks like a great place to camp out there alone one the point.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

It truly is -- we just adore that spot!

@coltonmartinez35 3 года назад

I grew up on that lake..lived in green river my whole life still love it there..and you just captured how awesome of a place it is..good memories thank you!!

@GrandAdventure 3 года назад

So cool Colton, thank you! We're very happy to hear that you enjoyed this episode.

@rvamericayall 5 лет назад

Looks like a perfect kayaking area without the power boats. Congrats on snagging that great peninsula site!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks guys! We've gotten that very spot before, but more often than not it's already taken when we get there. This time we scored! 😎

@jukeman57 5 лет назад

Man what a beautiful place. So remote it seems. You seem to have an uncanny knack to finding gorgeous places. Looked like the pups had a blast too. Enjoyed the adventure. Thanks.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you Michael! How remote? My wife and I unfortunately both still smoke, and one evening at 8 pm we realized that we were running out of cigarettes. So we packed the dogs in the truck and drove the roughly 30 minutes each way on dirt and paved roads in the dark to the only gas station within 90 minutes of that campsite. We arrived right as they were closing up for the night, only to discover that...I left my wallet in the trailer. 🤯

@jukeman57 5 лет назад

Grand Adventure I’ve done that too. Used to smoke. Smoked for about 44 years. Thought I could never quit but gritted my teeth and gave it up. Takes about 3-4 days to withdraw. It is absolutely tough but very doable. So glad I’m free of that costly addiction now. Costly monetarily and costly to good health. Love your vids. Quit smoking so you can live longer and keep the Grand Adventure going.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

@@jukeman57 you've given me hope. ;)

@nicosannicolas7161 4 года назад

Hi Mark. I just want to thank you so much for sharing this amazing boondocking site. My wife and I stayed at jug hollow last weekend for our anniversary and we had an amazing time! We stayed on a site right across from that little island and got our fill of kayaking. This place is an absolute MUST for us to return to. Thanks again!!

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

You're most welcome, Nico! I'm very happy that you got to enjoy

@rosaharris4327 3 года назад

Luv it! beautiful!!

@GrandAdventure 3 года назад

Thank you Rosa! It's a very special place.

@rvingmontanezway103 5 лет назад

Wowowo very nice site at the beginning I love it thanks for sharing

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching, bud!

@jonathancapestany6379 5 лет назад

We just came back from a long round trip Florida to Utah and did a stop at this beautiful gem, we stayed at this same spot and let me tell you it was worth the trip, beautiful crystal waters, swimming ducks and quiet and peaceful. We also visited the gorge dam and head over Moab and some other national parks in Utah. Thanks for showing this area we will come back someday.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

So happy that you enjoyed this spot! You're I think the third viewer that we're aware of who's gotten that tip of the peninsula this season.

@jonathancapestany6379 5 лет назад

That was a sweet spot. I told wifey i hope Mike’s spot is available and sure it was. We arrived on a Wednesday afternoon and sadly left next Morning but we definitely be back.

@WanderlandTravelers 5 лет назад

What a great spot and drone footage! Thank you for sharing. Gotta love those lakefront spots, especially when you have water on 3 sides! -Brad

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks Brad! Truly one of our favorite regular spots.

@CampTravelExplore 5 лет назад

This is on my kayaking bucket list, really incredible! Such a beautiful boondocking area! Great editing too!!! Love your drone work!!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks folks! For kayaking, the whole Horseshoe Canyon section of Flaming Gorge is far, far more interesting photos.app.goo.gl/jNWFL7gwzJNtFdLE7 . You can only get there by boat, however, so it's either a long full-day paddle from where we're camped in this video, or you're kayak camping as we did in the photo set I've just linked to. Here's another trip to that area: goo.gl/photos/YKj8qtB6yeq1hmnQ8 , and a third kayak camping trip to the Kingfisher Island area: photos.app.goo.gl/WWcaMrgLdmghiYeo7

@lostweekendscaravan 5 лет назад

Marc you are so lucky. What a beautiful place to camp. Thanks so ,uch for sharing this video. Phil and Juliet😀👍

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks as always, friends - it's definitely one of our favorite go-to spots.

@chumrobarge1018 Год назад

This video inspired me to drive from Wisconsin to antelope flats for a 3 night stay in a canvas tent right where your camper is. The water was lower so we could get all the way out

@GrandAdventure Год назад

Fantastic! We're thrilled that you found the information useful, and gosh, what a special place!

@Over-for-now 9 месяцев назад

Hello, we hosted at antelope flat campground. Did you come there?

@chumrobarge1018 9 месяцев назад

@@Over-for-now back in 2020. There were no hosts at that time

@billruprecht7398 3 года назад

Great spot! Thanks for sharing

@GrandAdventure 3 года назад

You are most welcome, Bill.

@WineWhiskeyNH 5 лет назад

Beautiful!!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

It is indeed a gorgeous spot. Thanks for watching!

@Stevie-J 2 месяца назад

Happy dog at 4:36

@GrandAdventure 2 месяца назад

@@Stevie-J Maggie was a wonderful girl. We miss her intensely. She came home with that antelope skull. 😄

@jeffl8246 5 лет назад

Amazing video Marc. The sweeping drone footage, as well as the kayak POV, were spectacular on our 100" home theater screen. Your on-point narrative is always enjoyable and informative. High quality RV travel content - thank you. Cheers!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you Jeff! Gosh I wish I could see it on 100" - we top out at 55. Does the 4K hold up?

@jeffl8246 5 лет назад

@@GrandAdventure Your content is breathtaking. 220mbps down, Roku Ultra, Benq ht2550. Whatever you are doing Marc, please keep it coming.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

@@jeffl8246 sweet setup! Our 55" is a 4K Roku TV with sound through a Yamaha receiver to a Bose sub/satellites and a Klipsch center channel 5.1, but wow!

@jeffl8246 5 лет назад

@@GrandAdventure Nice setup Marc! Figured you had an appreciation for good audio/video. It shows in the high quality of your content. We really appreciate the chance to connect here, and thank you for everything you do behind the scenes to deliver the Grand Adventure. Please know we are subscribed, and look forward to each and every episode.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

@@jeffl8246 and we're thrilled to have you along. Thank you!

@davepritchard4101 5 лет назад

Night video! I kinda felt partially responsible the time high resolution gear got damp. Such a beautiful place! I have watched ep. 25 a few times and will revisit.😀

@laughingram7287 4 года назад

What a nice site - perfect! Couldn’t get over how you parked your trailer....One would think one would back the trailer in. You must march to the beat of a different drummer. 😉

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

If I backed it in, the patio would be facing away from the water and beach -- and we can't have that! 😁 It's important, however, to have a solid exit strategy first. 😉

@ColinJ388 5 лет назад

Man I miss that place so much. We would always go to firehole and buckboard on the WY side with Dad. I can not wait until my son is old enough to take him out boating there!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing, Colin! We've never actually camped far north on the reservoir, like in the Firehole area. One of these days we'll hit that up.

@laureng8175 5 лет назад

I can't imagine why you like that site at all. ;-) Looks fantastic. Putting that one on our list!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Lauren, you'll love it!

@maryroberts2586 2 года назад

Wow, thx!

@GrandAdventure 2 года назад

Our pleasure Mary, thanks for watching!

@rambling_rob7035 5 лет назад

Oh man, what a site. I've got to put that one in the book for next year as well.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

It's one of our favorites -- we go there just about every year.

@thomasdarby6084 5 лет назад

One thing I recall about the Flaming Gorge area was the first time I went through the area on a "wandering" trip in 1989 that took me up that way from Vernal, Utah. After going across the bridge by the Flaming Gorge Dam visitor center, on US 191, I climbed up the mountains until the name "gorge" really struck home... there were drop-offs to the right, into a green valley that looked at least a mile deep, and no guard rail! Then, here came a serious thunderstorm, with me having no place to go for shelter. Lightning struck the road not 100 yards ahead. The rain drops were heavy and came in squall lines. Bad enough... but consider, I was driving an old 1964 Volkswagen van, with antennas for my CB and radios on the roof! I felt sure I was a rolling lightning rod, or that a gust of wind would blow me into that "gorge." Well, I tell you, I managed to white-knuckle it into Rock Springs where I found an open diner and consumed a lot of coffee before I could relax. I've been camping there many times since, but that first adventure gave me awe and reverence for the power of nature!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Great story, Thomas!! And told quite well, too -- I can just picture that little VW van struggling up those grades in the storm, for they weren't exactly known for their horsepower. And as you know, that drive from Vernal to Rock Springs is still pretty spectacular!

@ChristinaColoradoan 5 лет назад

In the know always gets the best spots! Been wanting to hit Flaming Gorge, guessing it's best during fall 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Christina, September is a wonderful time to go there. The crowds are gone, as are the gnats that hang out in the tamarisk, but the days and the water are still relatively warm.

@ChristinaColoradoan 5 лет назад

@@GrandAdventure awesome! Next summer for sure! Utah, Wyoming and Colorado+ are in my Summer adventures to come 🌞 Thank you for sharing 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

@TouringTastebuds 5 лет назад

Have not done Utah in our Airstream yet, looks incredible and will have to remember Flaming Gorge! Awesome video!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you so much! If you need Utah beta when you do, just ask.

@bruceh3786 5 лет назад

It looks like this is also one of the favorite spots for your dogs with water, water, everywhere. This was another well crafted video. The last scene with the aerial of you and your dog merging in on camp showed lot of creativity and skill. Does the reservoir ice over during the winter?

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks as always, Bruce! Yes, it does ice over in winter. As for the drone shots, you don't know the half of it - I was piloting the drone from the kayak!😂

@WhoaNellieRVAdventures 5 лет назад

Once again drone envy. Beautiful place for an elevated view. Good job!

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thanks Lucy! Yeah, this is one spot where the only way to really appreciate the location is to film it from the air.

@journey2fifty 5 лет назад

Very well done, stunning footage! We just discovered your channel a couple weeks ago, so we have a lot to catch up on! Thank you for sharing.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you! We're thrilled to have you along.

@gavinstreetie1473 5 лет назад

“Jug hollow” there’s a name won’t forget that one in a hurry , how do you find these places ? So isolated and yet so beautiful, have you been before ? The spot you boondocked looked like your own private island, will go and have a look at your previous film on flaming gorge ! Thanks G&Z

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Funny you say that, for some reason it took me the longest time to remember that name. Yep, we've been going there every summer for 5 years at least. That one I first found by just perusing maps of the area, then doing recon with Google Satellite view. Some of our best spots have been located that way.

@ericmoore6934 5 лет назад

thanks for info. hopefully the water level is not too low for kayaking. I will try both lakes, Caballo being the other 👍

@TravelRN910 2 года назад

At Flaming Gorge jug hollow currently. The water level is at least 30 feet lower than in your video now. Even more camping sites.

@GrandAdventure 2 года назад

Well that's the glass half full, along with the lake level! Enjoy yourself there.

@HankDanico 4 года назад

Great spot

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

It certainly was, Henry. We've headed there roughly once a year for several years now.

@2012escapee1 5 лет назад

Need to put this on my list. :)

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Yes you do!

@ericmoore6934 5 лет назад

I did Dinosaur Nation Park, and side trip to Flaming Gorge , back during the 2015 summer. I did the Dam tour, it was pretty cool, and hiked some trails east of the Dam on the green river, and some other trails in the Red Canyon area just west of the Dam. I think you must been further away from the Dam. Near the dam there is a whole lot more trees than in your video, perhaps you were up in Wyoming? I will have to come back and kayak. Your camping spot looked awesome. Enjoyed your video.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you! The Jug Hollow Road leaves US-191 about 5 miles north of Dutch John, and a couple of miles further from the dam. It's not that far as the crow flies, actually. (There's a link to a Google Map in the video description.) It's just north of Boars Tusk, which is the demarcation point between the canyons of Flaming Gorge to the south, and the high plains to the north. We were actually just on the Utah side of the state line, and we have paddled Horseshoe, Kingfisher and Red Canyons in the past. However, there's no lakeside dispersed camping accessible by RV anywhere on the canyons side of Flaming Gorge, so we opt for Jug Hollow. Thanks for watching!

@ericmoore6934 5 лет назад

Thanks for the info. I just went to the google map link, and you're right, it's not far from the Dam, and in Utah. I was camping in Colorado that trip at the Dinosaur monument, and came up here for a day trip. I didn't venture far from the visitor center located at the dam. I recently bought a Kayak at the start of this past summer, so Im traveling to different lakes. I'm planning a trip to Elephant Butte next month in NM.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

@@ericmoore6934 Elephant Butte looks like a great paddle. Water level this fall appears very, very low, so root for a big winter down there.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

@@ericmoore6934 here's what I was talking about: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O7N0XW_RR_k.html

@madmartigan579 5 лет назад

I always feared the day this spot would be broadcast to the world. Oh well, if not here, it would be somewhere else. We've been going here for years and it used to be so quiet and never had to fight for a spot. Now it gets full very quickly. I've noticed that some folks (most likely locals from Dutch John or Manila) will unfortunately park their RV's in some of the best places, permanently for the season which makes it difficult (Look for the guy whose trailer says "Outback" on the nose and you'll see what I mean). In recent years we've had to start looking for other places to camp because this area doesn't offer the tranquility it once did. Dense camping attracts a different kind of camper. As a lifetime resident it has been hard to watch the population explode and it becomes harder and harder to find isolation and "get away." Congrats on being lucky enough to find that spot unoccupied. Going in the fall as you did likely played a role. One year we went, the water level was so high, that entire place was under water. I have to imagine with the 2018-2019 winter, it is high now as well. Beautiful and thorough work on your video.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you so much. Indeed, it's been one of our go-to spots for many years, and we've noticed the increase in folks as well. We thought long and hard about publishing this video, but in the end the footage was just too good to pass up. At least we're a small channel. LOL! Appreciate that you watched, thanks again.

@markreynolds9570 5 лет назад

Marc, another awesome camping site. Isn't Utah your home base? I"ll bet you're skiing by now. Thanks again.

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you Mark! Yep, Utah is home and we are indeed skiing, but there are many more camping travel vids in the pipeline - we made another big swing south before ski season.

@williamkeil8414 5 лет назад

good video

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Thank you William!

@tmcsparron 4 года назад

Hi Mark, We love your video and hope to cross paths along with our adventures. We have a 25' Class B+ weighing in at 12K. Do you believe that we would be able to visit Jug Hollow with this size rig?

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

Thank you Tom! I don't imagine that you'd have much trouble whatsoever getting that rig in there.

@jpi6668 4 года назад

We just spent several days boondocking at the place highlighted in this video. We tried to grab the same same campsite 🏕, but it was already taken, however, we found another one that suited us fine. I watched this video a year ago and was determined to try this area out for myself. Susan and I are interested in getting a Kayak, we would like to get a two person version. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks and keep up the good work...

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

So glad that Jug Hollow worked out for you JP! It's one of our favorite areas. What kind of kayak you should look for depends on how you want to use it. We definitely recommend a sit-in, rather than sit-on-top as your center of gravity is down low near the waterline, rather than being well above it. It's also far more comfortable. The longer the kayak, the more accurately it will track and the less effort that is required to paddle it.

@jet0577 4 года назад

How do you find all these places and they always seem to be empty? Is this durning the week? During school season? I can't imagine these places would be that empty June - Aug

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

Sometimes we just get lucky. 😁 We did arrive at Jug Hollow midweek during September to film this episode, and it's typically busiest on the summer weekends.

@timcox359 5 лет назад

Can a 30' Class A get out on the peninsula?

@GrandAdventure 5 лет назад

Getting that far out might depend on your comfort level. You'd definitely be on the other side of that tamarisk on the point - I barely got through it myself. However, the peninsula is several miles long and you'd have no issue getting to the early sites.

@8152090 4 года назад

Do you know what the water level was when you took video? I know it changes from year to year.

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

I do not, although it was higher than normalat the time we were there for this video. It would be very easy to check by comparing the filming dates to the water tables. It does indeed vary widely depending on the snow year and dam releases.

@toastedloaf37 4 года назад

hey there! we are heading to flaming gorge this weekend, we would like to know where 0:28 is? I've tried scouring the internet but i cant find it, is it near flaming gorge? Would you mind telling me?

@GrandAdventure 4 года назад

We don't mind telling you at all, but that's part of our intro to all of our videos. It was shot at Mesa Verde National Park in Mancos, CO, but at Flaming Gorge. But enjoy Flaming Gorge! It's one of our favorites.