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Anderson Cove
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 41.24976, -111.78616
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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 Anderson Cove
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,929 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Anderson CoveNIFC · 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 Anderson Cove · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- PPropane1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- AAir-up1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- HHardware1 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Anderson Cove
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,929 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
41.24976, -111.78616
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Anderson Cove · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHuntsville · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.7 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~0.8 mi
- Propane / LPGChris Propane · ~0.8 mi
- Dump station~0.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~0.0 mi
- PharmacyValley Health Mart Pharmacy · ~4.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicOgden Clinic · ~8.5 mi
- HardwareSouthfork Hardware · ~1.4 mi
EV charging — from Anderson Cove · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.2 mi straight-line W — RMP Ogden Union Station (Ogden, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach21 within 25 mi · 95 within 50 · 137 within 100 · 174 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.9 mi — Farr West, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Farr West
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.2 mi — VOLVO CAR USA UINTAH DC1, Uintah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.2 mi — WCL OVB - SOUTH, Huntsville, UT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Weber State University - Parking Lot A1, Ogden, 9.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; WSU permit required; 3 hour time limit · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 389665 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Anderson Cove · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAnderson Cove · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Inlet Beach · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- RestroomArt Nord · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPort Ramp · ~2.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Anderson Cove elsewhere
Other camps near Anderson Cove
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jefferson Hunt~0.9 mi
- Middle Fork Dispersed Camping~3.6 mi
- Magpie Campground~6.4 mi
- Botts Campground~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Anderson Cove
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Anderson Cove 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 Powder Mountain at 8,490 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 3,561 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 — Anderson Cove
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: $33.68 per night for a standard non-electric single site, for the current 2026-04-24 to 2026-10-31 peak season; a double site is $68.25 and the group site is $312.89. Off peak (January 1 to April 23) the single site is $33.98. The $38.00 MANAGEMENT row is the host site and is not a camper rate. This is the longest season in the batch -- Anderson Cove is a reservoir-side campground with a marina and day-use beach, open more than six months. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page still publishes no amount even though it was updated on August 20, 2026. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232013 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/anderson-cove-campground.
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 Anderson Cove
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 — Anderson Cove
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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