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Arch Dam Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.91209, -109.40829
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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 Arch Dam Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,247 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Arch Dam Group CampgroundNIFC · 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 Arch Dam Group Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
- +Urgent care54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — Arch Dam Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,247 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.91209, -109.40829
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Arch Dam Group Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGreen River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townDutch John · ~1.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.2 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~2.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.9 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~17.1 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~17.1 mi
EV charging — from Arch Dam Group Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.2 mi straight-line S — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal, UT · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 196 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.8 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.1 mi — RAINBOW MAN DINOSAUR INN, Vernal, UT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 333924 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Arch Dam Group Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletArch Dam Group · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpillway · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDutch John Draw · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMustang Ridge · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Arch Dam Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Arch Dam Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dutch John Draw Group Campground~1.8 mi · fee
- Mustang Ridge Complex~1.9 mi
- Deer Run Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Mustang Ridge Campground~2.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Arch Dam Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Arch Dam Group Campground are set by Ashley National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Kings Cabin at 8,740 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 2,493 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 — Arch Dam Group Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231905
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Arch Dam Group Campground
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 — Arch Dam Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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