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East Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.78308, -109.55324
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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 East Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,059 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East ParkNIFC · 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 Park · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump5 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
- +Urgent care48 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 — East Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,059 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.78308, -109.55324
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Park · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFlaming Gorge · ~8.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~22.5 mi
- Dump station~5.1 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Recreation Services · ~12.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from East Park · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.7 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.9 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.8 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.7 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
- 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 East Park · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEast Park · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Park Boat Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrizzly Ridge Yurt · ~3.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHighline Trailhead · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
Open East Park elsewhere
Other camps near East Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grizzly Ridge Meadow Camping Area~4.1 mi
- Oaks Park~4.6 mi
- Red Springs Campground~4.8 mi
- Windy Park Camping Area~4.8 mi
The unit that manages East Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Park 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 5 miles away. It sits about 319 ft lower 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 — East Park
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 2026-08-24: $12 per night for a single unit. The Ashley NF also warns there is no potable water and no trash service in the shoulder seasons -- pack it in, pack it out. The Forest Service recreation-site record gives the same $12 single site. Staleness warning: the forest page has not been touched since March 20, 2025 and this camp has no recreation.gov listing to cross-check against. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/east-park-campground and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D2567919&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 East Park
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 Park
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Water on public land →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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