Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Lake Fork
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.94427, -111.42499
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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 Lake Fork
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Lake ForkNIFC · 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 Lake Fork · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump11 mi
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Lake Fork
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
UT
Coordinates
39.94427, -111.42499
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Fork · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLake Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRio · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.7 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~20.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.0 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Neighborhood Market · ~14.6 mi
- PharmacySalem Hills Pharmacy · ~15.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHillside Medical Clinic · ~15.2 mi
- HardwareACE Hardware · ~15.4 mi
EV charging — from Lake Fork · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.9 mi straight-line NW — Walmart 4068 (Spanish Fork, 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 142 within 100 · 175 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.3 mi — Provo, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Provo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.7 mi — VOLVO CAR USA PROVO DC2, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — STATE OF UTAH TIE FORK REST 1, Spanish Fork, 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 121757 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lake Fork · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond · ~8.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Skyline/Fishcreek Trailhead · ~9.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond Fork Group Sites · ~9.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Ledges · ~9.4 mi N · USFS
Open Lake Fork elsewhere
Other camps near Lake Fork
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Diamond~8.9 mi · fee
- Diamond Fork Group Sites~9.3 mi · fee
- Diamond Group Area~9.4 mi
- Unicorn Ridge Dispersed Campground~9.6 mi
The unit that manages Lake Fork
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Fork 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 Clear Creek #1 at 8,960 ft, about 9 miles away. 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 — Lake Fork
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Lake Fork
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 — Lake Fork
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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