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Albion Basin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.57794, -111.61337
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Albion Basin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,406 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Albion BasinNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Albion Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- DDump7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Albion Basin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,406 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.57794, -111.61337
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Albion Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAlta · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelTop Stop · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~11.5 mi
- Dump station~7.0 mi
- GroceriesBrighton Store · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~11.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCold Creek Lodge · ~2.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.9 mi
EV charging — from Albion Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.0 mi straight-line NE — Park City, UT (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach86 within 25 mi · 115 within 50 · 146 within 100 · 172 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.0 mi — 7-Eleven - Canyon Rim, Salt Lake City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.2 mi — Albion Day Lodge, Alta, UT (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily; no overnight parking
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 452387 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Albion Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlbion Basin · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSilver Lake Rec Complex · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRedman · ~3.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTanners Flat · ~4.6 mi W · USFS
Open Albion Basin elsewhere
Other camps near Albion Basin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mineral Basin Dispersed Area~2.6 mi · fee
- Redman~3.0 mi · fee
- Spruces Campground~4.5 mi · fee
- Tanners Flat~4.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Albion Basin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Albion Basin are set by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Atwater at 8,750 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 656 ft lower than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Albion Basin
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-24: $29.00 per night for a single standard non-electric site, for the current 2026-07-11 to 2026-09-13 peak season; the $58.00 and $87.00 rows in the same table are the double and triple sites (recreation.gov keys them by max occupancy, 48 and 72 people). The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page publishes no amount -- its whole fee block reads "For current pricing and availability visit Recreation.gov" -- so the number comes from the recreation.gov rate table. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232010 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/albion-basin-campground (last updated August 20, 2026).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Albion Basin
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Albion Basin
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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