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Gooseberry Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.80272, -111.68549
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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 Gooseberry Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,863 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gooseberry 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 Gooseberry Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- DDump19 mi
- WWater32 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Gooseberry Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,863 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.80272, -111.68549
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Gooseberry Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSalina · ~14.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~13.0 mi
- PharmacySalina Pharmacy · ~14.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSalina Family Medicine · ~14.2 mi
- HardwareJJWD Hardware · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from Gooseberry Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.7 mi straight-line NW — Love's 581 (Salina, UT) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.5 mi — Richfield, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.5 mi — SCO SEVIER VALL H 1, Richfield, 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 163553 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gooseberry Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomGooseberry Administration Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGooseberry Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheep Creek Trailhead · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrown'S Hole Trailhead · ~2.0 mi E · USFS
Open Gooseberry Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Gooseberry Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brown's Hole Trailhead~2.2 mi
- Oak Ridge Trailhead~2.4 mi
- Gates Lake CUA Dispersed~2.5 mi
- Twin Ponds CUA Dispersed~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Gooseberry Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gooseberry Campground are set by Fishlake National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Gooseberry RS at 7,930 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Gooseberry Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Gooseberry 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 — Gooseberry Campground
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →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 →