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Avintaquin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.88505, -110.77646
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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 Avintaquin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,973 ft.
Fire & smoke — around AvintaquinNIFC · 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 Avintaquin · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- WWater21 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- LLaundry48 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Avintaquin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,973 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.88505, -110.77646
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Avintaquin · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHelper · ~14.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.8 mi
- GroceriesPick & Rail · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyPrice Family Pharmacy · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHelper Clinic · ~14.4 mi
- HardwareKohl's Hardware · ~27.6 mi
EV charging — from Avintaquin · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.7 mi straight-line S — PRICE CITY LEVEL 3 NORTH · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 127 within 100 · 191 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.8 mi — Price, UT, Price
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.7 mi — PRICE CITY LEVEL 2 S. EAST · 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 154454 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Avintaquin · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAvintaquin · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomPrice Canyon Rec Area Lower Group Toilet · ~11.4 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomPrice Canyon Rec Area Lower Cg Toilet · ~11.4 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPrice Canyon Group Site Double Vault Toilet · ~11.4 mi SW · BLM
Open Avintaquin elsewhere
Other camps near Avintaquin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Avintaquin Campground~0.9 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area~11.4 mi
- Jackson Camping Area~13.0 mi
- Wasatch County~18.5 mi
The unit that manages Avintaquin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Avintaquin 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 Wilbur Bench at 9,170 ft, about 2 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Avintaquin
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.
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 Avintaquin
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 — Avintaquin
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →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 →