Can you reserve a site at Millsite Day Use?

No. Millsite Day Use is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Millsite Day Use

Facility · Utah ·

Managed by the Bureau of Land Management

Price Field Office (Bureau of Land Management UT) · Open Access

6,250 ft
Elevation

Millsite Reservoir west of Ferron in (Emery Country) and is located at the mouth of Ferron Canyon. Millsite is a large impoundment of a midelevation desert at its interface with high, mountainous plateau and high bluffs providing a spectacular backdrop to the reservoir. The reservoir was built in 1974 by the construction of an earth-fill dam. The shoreline is owned by a number of different agencies, including the BLM, the State of Utah, the Ferron Canal and Reservoir Company’s. Public access is somewhat restricted. Water is consumed for irrigation, but also used for recreation and coldwater aquatic habitat. BLM day use area and Millsite state park, are located west of Utah Hwy. 10 in Ferron City on Canyon Road (100 South). BLM access provides dispersed camping; fishing OHV trail access while facilities includeing a boat launch, picnic pavilions, showers, flush toilets, drinking water, sandy beach, and 20 campsites can be located at Millsite State park.

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Contact the Price Field Office

39.09656, -111.19780 · 39°5'47.6"N 111°11'52.1"W

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Typical weather

Typically 89°F in Jul, down to 37°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	37	43	54	62	71	83	89	86	78	65	49	37
Low °F	14	20	29	35	45	54	60	58	49	37	25	15
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.5	0.6

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3.6 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Millsite Day Use

Can you reserve a site at Millsite Day Use?: No. Millsite Day Use is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Millsite Day Use

Willow Lake 10.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Ferron Reservoir Campground Ferron North 14.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Ferron Reservoir 14.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Indian Creek Guard Station 14.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Joes Valley Reservoir 14.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
Orange Olsen 15.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Joes Valley Pavilion Group Site A 15.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
The Hole Trailhead 8.4 mi · Facility
Rochester Panel 13.1 mi · Facility
Joe's Valley Bouldering Area 13.4 mi · Facility
Duck Fork Fishing Site 14.4 mi · Facility
New Joe's Bouldering Area CG 14.6 mi · Facility

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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