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Elkhorn Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.46484, -111.45615
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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 Elkhorn Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,829 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- WWater16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- OOutfitter49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Elkhorn Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,829 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.46484, -111.45615
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Elkhorn Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLyman · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHowie's Gas · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.0 mi
- GroceriesHowie's · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicWayne Community Health Center & Pharmacy · ~10.1 mi
- HardwareLoa Builders Supply · ~10.9 mi
EV charging — from Elkhorn Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.1 mi straight-line N — RMP Ivie Creek (Salina, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 99 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.1 mi — Richfield, UT - West 1250 South - Tesla Supercharger, Richfield
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.7 mi — Love's 581 (Salina, UT), Salina
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.4 mi — Skyview Hotel - Tesla Destination, Torrey, UT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 387120 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Elkhorn Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletElkhorn Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRound Lake Cua Dispersed · ~2.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeep Creek Lake Trailhead · ~2.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiley Springs Trailhead · ~3.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Elkhorn Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Elkhorn Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Round Lake Cua Dispersed~2.1 mi
- Capitol Reef National Park~4.9 mi
- Morrell Cua Dispersed~5.8 mi
- Zedds Meadow Cua Dispered~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Elkhorn Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Elkhorn Campground are set by Fishlake National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Elkhorn Campground
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: the two agency channels disagree and both numbers are here. The Fishlake NF page states single site $12 per night and group site $45 per night for 1-75 people. recreation.gov's current 2026-06-15 to 2026-09-15 peak season instead reads $16 for a standard non-electric site and $60 for the group site. Carry $16 -- and note the forest itself says the fee tube is the authority for the 7 single sites: they are first-come, first-served, "Fees for first-come-first-serve sites need to be paid within 30 minutes of arrival", and the current amount is posted on the information kiosk with self-pay envelopes. Only the group site is reservable. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234265 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/fishlake/recreation/elkhorn-campground (last updated June 12, 2026).
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 Elkhorn 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 — Elkhorn Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Water on public land →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →