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Carmel
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.93090, -109.73120
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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 Carmel
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,231 ft.
Fire & smoke — around CarmelNIFC · 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 Carmel · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- +Urgent care39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-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 — Carmel
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,231 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.93090, -109.73120
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Carmel · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townManila · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.6 mi
- FuelCowboy Oil · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.6 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~4.0 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~4.0 mi
EV charging — from Carmel · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.5 mi straight-line S — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 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 · 3 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 193 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.2 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.8 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.6 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Spark by Hilton Vernal - Tesla Destination, Vernal, 34.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 347509 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Carmel · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCarmel · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNavajo Cliffs · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheep Creek Scenic Byway · ~0.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillows Campground · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
Open Carmel elsewhere
Other camps near Carmel
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willows Campground~1.0 mi · fee
- Manns Campground~1.3 mi · fee
- Sheep Creek Bay Campground~3.0 mi · fee
- Hideout~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Carmel
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Carmel 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 Hickerson Park at 9,120 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 2,889 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 — Carmel
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: $20.00 per night for a single unit. Caveat worth reading before you budget: the Ashley NF page labels this figure "2025 Fees" in its own words -- "2025 Fees - $20/night for single units." -- and the page was last updated March 31, 2025, so it is a full season out of date and is the only amount the agency publishes for this camp. There is no recreation.gov listing for it, so there is no second channel to check the figure against. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/carmel-campground .
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 Carmel
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 — Carmel
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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