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Aspen
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.49637, -110.84630
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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 Aspen
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,130 ft.
Fire & smoke — around AspenNIFC · 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 Aspen · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- DDump11 mi
- WWater14 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-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 — Aspen
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,130 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.49637, -110.84630
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Aspen · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTabiona · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHanna Country Store · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.1 mi
- GroceriesHanna Hilton Mercantile · ~7.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicWasatch County Family Clinic · ~29.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~25.1 mi
EV charging — from Aspen · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.5 mi straight-line W — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 33 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 175 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.1 mi — SUMMIT COUNTY COALVILLE QC, Coalville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.0 mi — SUMMIT COUNTY KAMAS 1 · 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 452387 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Aspen · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAspen · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHades · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIron Mine · ~4.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrand View Trailhead · ~5.0 mi N · USFS
Open Aspen elsewhere
Other camps near Aspen
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hades~3.0 mi · fee
- Splash Dam Campsite Camping Area~4.5 mi
- Iron Mine~4.5 mi · fee
- Mill Flat Camping Area~4.8 mi
The unit that manages Aspen
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Aspen 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 Rock Creek at 7,880 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 750 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 — Aspen
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: $10 per night for a single unit (up to 8 people), $16 for a double (up to 16) and $30 for the group unit (up to 32), and this one is corroborated -- the Ashley NF page, the Forest Service recreation-site record and recreation.gov's current 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-08 peak season all give the same $10/$16/$30. recreation.gov has carried the same figures in every season block through 2028. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233792 , https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/aspen-campground (last updated March 20, 2025) and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D2570845&outFields=site_name,fee_description&f=json.
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 Aspen
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 — Aspen
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →