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Hideout
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.91451, -109.64766
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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 Hideout
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,049 ft.
Fire & smoke — around HideoutNIFC · 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 Hideout · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- AAir-up57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-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 — Hideout
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,049 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.91451, -109.64766
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hideout · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townManila · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.1 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~6.4 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~6.4 mi
EV charging — from Hideout · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.3 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 15 within 100 · 193 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.2 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.5 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.4 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Spark by Hilton Vernal - Tesla Destination, Vernal, 32.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Hideout · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomHideout · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSheep Creek Bay Campground · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheep Creek · ~1.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDowd Mountain Overlook · ~1.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Hideout elsewhere
Other camps near Hideout
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sheep Creek Bay Campground~1.5 mi · fee
- Kingfisher Island~1.8 mi · fee
- Manns Campground~3.3 mi · fee
- Willows Campground~3.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hideout
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hideout 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 Trout Creek at 9,440 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 3,391 ft higher 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 — Hideout
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: $33.00 per night Tuesday-Wednesday and $34.00 per night Thursday-Monday. Provenance, said plainly, because this one is weaker than most: the Ashley NF page for this camp prints no amount at all -- its whole fee block is "See www.recreation.gov for current rate." -- and the recreation.gov listing it points at (231906, HIDEOUT CANYON BOAT-IN CAMPGROUND) publishes a single row for the current 2026-05-15 to 2026-09-17 season, TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC at $0.00, which is not a usable price. The $33/$34 comes from the Forest Service's own recreation-site record, read live this fire. This is a BOAT-IN camp and the forest page states "Recreation Fee passes are required at all Forest Service Boat Launch Parking areas", so the pass is on top of the campsite fee. Flaming Gorge NRA Recreational Use Passes are $5 day / $15 week / $35 annual (https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/flaming-gorge-national-recreation-area-0, last updated March 27, 2025). Sources: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D2559969&outFields=site_name,fee_description&f=json , https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/hideout-boat-campground (last updated March 31, 2025) and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231906 .
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 Hideout
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 — Hideout
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →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 →