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Devils Canyon Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.73703, -109.40886
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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 Devils Canyon Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,102 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Devils Canyon 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 Devils Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
- DDump55 mi
- OOutfitter58 mi
- ShShower60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Devils Canyon Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,102 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.73703, -109.40886
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Devils Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~8.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~8.4 mi
- PharmacySan Juan Pharmacy & Gift · ~9.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicBlanding Family Practice · ~9.4 mi
- HardwareRedd's True Value · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Devils Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.5 mi straight-line SW — Blanding, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 40 within 100 · 80 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.8 mi — STATE OF UTAH WELCOME EAST 1, Monticello
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.8 mi — STATE OF UTAH WELCOME EAST 1, Monticello
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.3 mi — SKY KIVA VILLAGE, Cortez, CO · 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 102457 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Devils Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDevils Canyon Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevils Canyon Nature Trail Trailhead · ~0.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPalmers Flat Trailhead · ~3.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNizhoni Campground · ~7.7 mi NW · USFS
Open Devils Canyon Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Devils Canyon Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Devils Canyon Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- San Juan County~5.3 mi
- Nizhoni Campground~7.7 mi · fee
- Free camping~8.7 mi
The unit that manages Devils Canyon Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Devils Canyon Campground are set by Manti-La Sal National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Camp Jackson at 8,840 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,738 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 — Devils Canyon Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232272
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.
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 Devils Canyon 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 — Devils Canyon Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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