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Altamont
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.43574, -111.63573
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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 Altamont
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,183 ft.
Fire & smoke — around AltamontNIFC · 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 Altamont · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower1 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- WWater5 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- DDump11 mi
- PPropane14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Altamont
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,183 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.43574, -111.63573
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Altamont · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSundance · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.7 mi
- FuelHart's Gas and Food · ~7.3 mi
- Propane / LPGSinclair · ~13.8 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~7.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~7.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicIntermountain North Orem Clinic · ~8.2 mi
- HardwareAllred's Ace Hardware · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Altamont · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.9 mi straight-line SW — Walmart EV Charging, Lindon, UT (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach81 within 25 mi · 103 within 50 · 142 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.0 mi — MURDOCK LINDON HYUNDAI F1, Lindon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.6 mi — Hue & Hem., Alpine, UT · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.43 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 461010 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Altamont · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomAltamont · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimpooneke · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimpooneke · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSalamander Flat · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Altamont elsewhere
Other camps near Altamont
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Timpooneke Campground~0.3 mi
- Salamander Flat~0.5 mi · fee
- Timpooneke Campground~0.6 mi
- Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area~1.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Altamont
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Altamont 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 Timpanogos Divide at 8,180 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 997 ft higher 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 — Altamont
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 2026-08-22: Altamont is a GROUP-ONLY campground -- the forest files it as "Altamont Group Campground" and recreation.gov describes a single site with "a large picnic shelter, flush toilets and drinking water" -- so there is no single-site rate. It is $312.61 per night for the current 2026-06-05 to 2026-09-19 peak season. The forest page adds two things worth knowing before you go: "A per-day extra vehicle fee will be collected on site", and Highway 92, the only access, has a 30-foot vehicle length restriction. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231934 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/altamont-group-campground (printed coordinates 0.001 mi from our pin; 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 Altamont
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 — Altamont
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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