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Castle Rock Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.55539, -112.35578
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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 Castle Rock Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,170 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Castle Rock CampgroundNIFC · 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 Castle Rock Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- DDump27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Castle Rock Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,170 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.55539, -112.35578
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Castle Rock Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJoe Loft Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSevier · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSevier Valley Oil · ~20.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.2 mi
- GroceriesTugs · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~13.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicIntermountain Healthcare · ~13.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.9 mi
EV charging — from Castle Rock Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.2 mi straight-line NE — Richfield, UT - West 1250 South - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 26 within 100 · 125 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.7 mi — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT), Richfield
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.7 mi — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT), Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.1 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 327925 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Castle Rock Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCastle Rock Campground · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJoe Lott Trailhead · ~1.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMax Reid (Paiute) Trailhead · ~1.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver King Mine Interpretive · ~5.2 mi S · USFS
Open Castle Rock Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Castle Rock Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Castle Rock Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Max Reid (Paiute) Trailhead~1.8 mi
- Shingle Creek Dispersed Camping~5.9 mi
- Bullion Falls Trail System~10.0 mi
The unit that manages Castle Rock Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Castle Rock Campground 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 Kimberly Mine at 9,110 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 2,940 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 — Castle Rock Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Castle Rock Campground
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 — Castle Rock Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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