Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
East Fork Designated Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.60578, -112.25680
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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 East Fork Designated Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around East Fork Designated DispersedNIFC · 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 East Fork Designated Dispersed · Dixie National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — East Fork Designated Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
UT
Coordinates
37.60578, -112.25680
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around East Fork Designated Dispersed · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKing Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBryce Canyon City · ~7.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.0 mi
- FuelChevron Bryce Canyon · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.2 mi
- PharmacyPanguitch Drug Co · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicGarfield Memorial Hospital · ~17.9 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from East Fork Designated Dispersed · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.2 mi straight-line NE — Bryce Canyon City, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 53 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS44.5 mi — Cedar City Motor Company - DCFC, Cedar City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.5 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.7 mi — Bryce Canyon Inn & Bryce Canyon Coffee Company - Tesla Destination, Tropic, UT (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 5 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 417111 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Fork Designated Dispersed · Dixie National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTropic Reservoir Boat Ramp · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomKing Creek Group Area A · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKing Creek Campground · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomB-63 Farview Dry Head · ~4.3 mi S · NPS
Open East Fork Designated Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near East Fork Designated Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- King Creek Campground~0.3 mi
- King Creek Group Area B~0.4 mi
- King Creek Group Area A~0.5 mi · fee
- King Creek Campground~0.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Fork Designated Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Fork Designated Dispersed are set by Dixie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Agua Canyon at 8,890 ft, about 6 miles away. 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 — East Fork Designated Dispersed
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 East Fork Designated Dispersed
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 — East Fork Designated Dispersed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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