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Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.30656, -111.28664
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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 Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,007 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Joes Valley Pavilion Group 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 Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- WWater19 mi
- DDump35 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,007 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.30656, -111.28664
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLowry Water (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townManti Canyon Summer Homes · ~13.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~16.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMarket Fresh · ~16.3 mi
- PharmacySkyline Pharmacy · ~18.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.8 mi straight-line SE — STATE OF UTAH CASTLE DALE 2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 91 within 100 · 180 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.7 mi — Price, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Price
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — Big Mountain Lodge, Ferron, UT (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 164837 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJoes Valley Pavilion Group Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOrange Olsen Cabin · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOrange Olsen Dwelling · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJoes Valley Fishing Site East · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
Open Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Joes Valley Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Pavilion B Group Site~1.0 mi · fee
- Indian Creek Group Campground~9.7 mi · fee
- Potters Pond Campground~10.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground are set by Manti-La Sal National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Upper Joes Valley at 8,600 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 1,593 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 — Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233152
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.
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 Joes Valley Pavilion Group 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 — Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →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 →