Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dripping Springs Complex
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.92117, -109.35274
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Dripping Springs Complex
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,066 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dripping Springs ComplexNIFC · 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 Dripping Springs Complex · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- DDump5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
- +Urgent care57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-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 — Dripping Springs Complex
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,066 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.92117, -109.35274
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dripping Springs Complex · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGreen River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townDutch John · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.1 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.8 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Dripping Springs Complex · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.4 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 · 17 within 100 · 196 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.2 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)33.4 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 Dripping Springs Complex · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDripping Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDripping Springs · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomLittle Hole · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
- RestroomLittle Hole · ~2.2 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Dripping Springs Complex
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dripping Springs Campground~0.5 mi
- Little Hole Complex~2.2 mi
- Arch Dam Group Campground~3.0 mi · fee
- Sand River Camp~3.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dripping Springs Complex
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dripping Springs Complex are set by Ashley National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dripping Springs Complex
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Dripping Springs Complex
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 — Dripping Springs Complex
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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