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Blackhawk
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.89753, -111.63019
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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 Blackhawk
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,920 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BlackhawkNIFC · 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 Blackhawk · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump1 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Blackhawk
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,920 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.89753, -111.63019
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Blackhawk · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWoodland Hills · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.3 mi
- FuelMaverik Truck and RV · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGHoliday Oil · ~14.0 mi
- Dump station~0.6 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~9.2 mi
- PharmacySantaquin Pharmacy · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicStaff Lodge · ~6.1 mi
- HardwareStringhams hardware · ~9.2 mi
EV charging — from Blackhawk · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.0 mi straight-line W — Murdock Ford, Santaquin, UT (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 135 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.8 mi — Nephi, UT - 12502 S Main St - Tesla Supercharger, Nephi
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.4 mi — PROVOAIRPORT DCFAST CHARGE 1, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.6 mi — MTECH PAYSON STATION 2 · 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 417832 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Blackhawk · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBlackhawk · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomPayson Lakes Guard Station · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPayson Lakes · ~2.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMaple Lake · ~5.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Blackhawk elsewhere
Other camps near Blackhawk
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT~1.8 mi
- Payson Lakes~2.5 mi · fee
- Maple Lake~5.2 mi · fee
- Tinney Flat~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Blackhawk
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Blackhawk 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 Payson R.S. at 8,050 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 — Blackhawk
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 2026-08-22: no rate published by the agency, in either channel. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page for this campground says only "For current pricing and availability visit Recreation.gov" and links listing 232227 -- and that listing carries NO rate table at all (not merely an empty current season: zero rate rows for any year) and no advertised starting price either. There is nothing here to quote. What the listing does tell you is that Blackhawk is large and varied -- single, double, equestrian and group sites for up to 50 and 100 people -- so the rate you are quoted on arrival will depend on which of those you take. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/blackhawk-campground (printed coordinates 0.001 mi from our pin; last updated September 10, 2025) and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232227 .
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 Blackhawk
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 — Blackhawk
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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