Pineview Reservoir & Ogden Valley

Ogden Valley is a beautiful mountain valley bisected by the Ogden River, in the mountains east of Ogden City. The rural communities of Eden and Huntsville are located here.

Ogden Valley is a hub for recreational activities. Snowbasin, Powder Mountain and Wolf Mountain ski resorts are located there. Pineview Reservoir provides outstanding opportunities for boating, fishing and other water sports. The Ogden River provides very good trout fishing from the reservoir down through Ogden Canyon into Ogden City. The South Fork of the Ogden River, located above the reservoir, a blue-ribbon trout stream, is attractive to fly fishermen.

Pineview Reservoir offers a unique blend of sport fish, including trophy-sized tiger muskie. Tigers are a hybrid blending muskie with northern pike. They grow large, attack lures aggressively and fight like – well, like tigers. The Utah state record tiger muskie, a 49-inch fish that weighed 33 lbs, 9 oz, was caught in Pineview.

Pineview also offers good numbers of smallmouth bass, crappie, perch and bullhead catfish, along with a few trout.

Because the reservoir is located in a small valley, ringed by mountains, wind is minimal and so the water is usually calm, often glassy – ideal for water skiing and wake boarding. The reservoir has nice sandy beaches.

Nice, modern campgrounds can be found at the reservoir and along the South Fork of the Ogden River (along Hwy 39.

The Monte Cristo Mountains, east of Ogden Valley, feature an extensive network of snowmobile trails. During summer, these mountains provide excellent trails for horseback riding. They are also a favorite area for backcountry camping and hiking.