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Deer Run Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.90579, -109.44454
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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 Deer Run Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,206 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deer Run 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 Deer Run Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
- +Urgent care53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-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 — Deer Run Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,206 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.90579, -109.44454
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Deer Run Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGreen River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townFlaming Gorge Summer Home Area · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.4 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~0.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~15.5 mi
EV charging — from Deer Run Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.5 mi straight-line S — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal, UT · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 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 · 6 within 50 · 13 within 100 · 198 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.0 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.4 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
- 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 333924 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deer Run Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Run · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCedar Springs Campground · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomCedar Springs · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- RestroomFirefighters Memorial · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Deer Run Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Deer Run Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cedar Springs Campground~0.4 mi · fee
- Firefighters Memorial~1.0 mi · fee
- Mustang Ridge Campground~1.5 mi · fee
- Mustang Ridge Complex~1.5 mi
The unit that manages Deer Run Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deer Run Campground 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 Kings Cabin at 8,740 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 2,534 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 — Deer Run Campground
Fee note
$42 a night per the Recreation.gov page, read 18 Sep 2026: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231900
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231900
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) | Fee 2026-09-18: $42 per night, by site type and season (Recreation.gov rates table). Source: https://www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/231900/rates (fee_backfill, figure verified on that page).
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 Deer Run 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 — Deer Run Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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