Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Big Lake CUA Dispersed
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.65189, -111.96473
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Big Lake CUA Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,349 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Lake CUA DispersedNIFC · 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 Big Lake CUA Dispersed · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump15 mi
- WWater22 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Big Lake CUA Dispersed
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
9,349 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.65189, -111.96473
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Big Lake CUA Dispersed · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townAnnabella · ~6.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSevier Valley Oil · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.7 mi
- GroceriesGG's Marketplace · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~8.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicIntermountain Healthcare · ~8.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.5 mi
EV charging — from Big Lake CUA Dispersed · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.3 mi straight-line NW — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 150 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.1 mi — Richfield, UT - West 1250 South - Tesla Supercharger, Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.0 mi — Richfield Fairfield Inc · 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 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 125446 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Lake CUA Dispersed · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Lake Cua Dispersed · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSauls Meadow Camp Ground · ~3.7 mi NW · BLM
- Flush restroomKoosharem Guard Station · ~6.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMonrovian Trailhead · ~7.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Big Lake CUA Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Big Lake CUA Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Koosharem Reservoir~7.3 mi
- Koosharem Reservoir Dispersed Camping~7.3 mi
- Milo's Kitchen Trailhead~8.2 mi
- Koosharem Canyon/Paiute ATV~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Big Lake CUA Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Lake CUA Dispersed are set by Fishlake National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Box Creek at 9,850 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 501 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 — Big Lake CUA Dispersed
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Big Lake CUA Dispersed
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 — Big Lake CUA Dispersed
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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