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Deep Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.85664, -109.73027
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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 Deep Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,616 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deep CreekNIFC · 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 Deep Creek · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- WWater12 mi
- DDump14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- +Urgent care43 mi
- AAir-up57 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 — Deep Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,616 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.85664, -109.73027
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Deep Creek · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townManila · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCowboy Oil · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~29.4 mi
- Dump station~14.1 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~9.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.7 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~9.1 mi
EV charging — from Deep Creek · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.7 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)30.2 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.0 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.7 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, 29.5 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 Deep Creek · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeep Creek · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSummit Springs Guard Station · ~1.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrowne Lake · ~4.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Pond Scenic Byway · ~4.5 mi E · USFS
Open Deep Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Deep Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Springs Campground~3.9 mi
- Browne Lake Campground~4.4 mi
- Manns Campground~4.8 mi · fee
- Willows Campground~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Deep Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deep Creek 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 Trout Creek at 9,440 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,824 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 — Deep Creek
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, and the reason is a broken referral. The Ashley NF page's entire fee block reads "Fee information visit Rec.gov" -- but the Forest Service publishes no recreation.gov listing for this campground, and a keyless recreation.gov search within 20 miles of the pin returns no campground at this location. The Forest Service's own recreation-site record likewise carries a fee flag with an EMPTY fee description. So the agency asserts a fee, points you at a page that does not exist, and never states the amount. Carry cash and expect to pay at the site. Checked: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/deep-creek-campground and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D2555577&outFields=site_name,fee_description&f=json .
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 Deep Creek
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 — Deep Creek
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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