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Kaler Hollow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.70223, -109.61494
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Kaler Hollow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,889 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kaler HollowNIFC · 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 Kaler Hollow · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump11 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Kaler Hollow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,889 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.70223, -109.61494
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kaler Hollow · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGoverment Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBullionville · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~17.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.0 mi
- GroceriesMaeser 7-11 · ~16.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicAshley Regional Medical Center · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.4 mi
EV charging — from Kaler Hollow · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.7 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 · 20 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.5 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.9 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.7 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Spark by Hilton Vernal - Tesla Destination, Vernal, 17.6 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 Kaler Hollow · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKaler Hollow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOaks Park · ~2.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Iron Springs · ~3.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Iron Springs · ~3.1 mi E · USFS
Open Kaler Hollow elsewhere
Other camps near Kaler Hollow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Iron Springs Group Campground~2.4 mi
- Oaks Park~2.8 mi
- South Iron Springs~3.0 mi · fee
- North Iron Springs Camping Area~3.1 mi
The unit that manages Kaler Hollow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kaler Hollow 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 4 miles 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 — Kaler Hollow
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Kaler Hollow
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 — Kaler Hollow
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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