Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation

Current Conditions

Last Updated: June 26th, 2026

Stage 2 Restrictions: 

What is PROHIBITED in Stage 2:
● Open Fires: Building, maintaining, attending, or using any fire, campfire, or stove fire.
This includes charcoal grills, coal/wood stoves, and tent stoves—even in developed fire
rings at campgrounds and at homes on unincorporated state lands.
● Smoking: Prohibited in nature. (Allowed only inside enclosed vehicles/trailers/buildings,
at developed recreation sites, or while stopped in an area paved or cleared of
flammable vegetation).
● Fireworks & Targets: Discharging or using fireworks, tracer ammunition, exploding
targets, or other pyrotechnic devices.
● Spark-Emitting Tools: Cutting, welding, or grinding metal in areas with dry vegetation.
● Off-Road/Equipment: Operating motorcycles, chainsaws, ATVs, or other small internal
combustion engines without an approved and functional spark arrestor.

What is ALLOWED in Stage 2:
Note: A pressurized water system must be in place on unincorporated state and private lands, including
campgrounds.
● Pressurized Fuel Devices: Devices using pellets, pressurized liquid, or gas (stoves, grills,
or lanterns) that include shutoff valves when used in an area at least three feet or more
from flammable material such as grasses or pine needles.

ALL GENERATORS AND MUSIC OFF (10pm-7am)

Day-Use: Open

Surface / Ice Conditions: open water, some ice in the back of bays

Launch Ramp: open, wedge dock is in.

Boat Dock: Open

Archery Range: Open

Disc Golf Course: Open

Campground: Open, See “other information” below for details on specific campgrounds. 

Water Level:   77% & receding

Fishing Conditions: Smallmouth Bass (good), Walleye (good), Trout (good), all other species (slow)

Fish Cleaning Station: OPEN

AIS Decontamination Station: OPEN

Fishing Pier: Open, ADA accessible

Additional Fishing Info:

Reservations:  Reservations can be made 120 days in advance for regular campgrounds, cabins, cabanas, and boat slips and 1 year in advance for the group areas.  You can’t make reservations for the off-season dates (Oct 2 to May 14th) except for the cabins which can be reserved all year.  You can’t make reservations in Juniper Point, Knight Hollow, and part of part of Rabbit Gulch Campgrounds. These are dispersed camping areas and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Other Information: 

Boat Slips are OPEN, (first-come first-serve until reservation period of May15th-Sep 30th) $20 per night

  • Mountain View Campground is open, camp fee is $40 partial hook-ups, $40 full hook-ups (water-off/power-available/sewer) 
  • Beach Campground is open, camp fee is $40 for all sites
  • The cabins are open year round and can be reserved year round. ($85, November 1st- May 14th) ($100, May 15th- October 31st)
  • The fish cleaning station is OPEN
  • Dump station is open
  • All primitive campgrounds are open year round.  Indian Bay and Rabbit Gulch West Loop are $25 per vehicle
  • Juniper Point, Knight Hollow, and Rabbit Gulch East are $15 per night.
  • All additional Vehicles (camping) is $15 per vehicle per night
  • The Group Area is open (May15-Sep30).  It is $200 per night for 50 people.  Additional people are charged $3 per person at the gate. Reservation can be made up to 1 year in advance.
  • The group areas at Indian Bay open (May15-Sep30) and Rabbit Gulch (OPEN).  The cost is $120 per night which pays for the first 25 people.  If you have over 25 people you will pay $2 for each additional person per night. Reservation can be made 1 year in advance.
  • 3D-Archery Course is open
  • Showers are open

Dogs in Lodging Info Sheet

General Practices
*$20 per dog per stay nonrefundable fee.
*Max 2 pets per lodging unit.
*Majority of lodging units need to be pet friendly.
*No pets in tents or teepees.
*$150 per night violation fee for the following:
-Not declaring the pet on arrival.
-Pet waste not cleaned up around the site.
-Unattended pet not crated.
-More than two pets.
-Damage to site including pet waste inside lodging sites (cost of repair all damages).
Violation Fee Instructions
The credit card used to make the reservation will remain on file for hours after
checkout. The violation fee is $150. When the visitor leaves, notes will be made of any
violations by staff. If no violations are observed, then nothing needs to be done.
Violations include:

  • Not declaring the pet on arrival.
  • Pet waste not cleaned up around the site.
  • Unattended pet not crated.
  • More than two pets.
  • Damage to site including pet waste inside lodging sites (cost to repair all
    damages).

The Central Utah Water Conservancy District maintains a website with up-to-date reservoir status information.  Click on the link below for more information.

CUWCD RESERVOIR STATUS