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Lodgepole Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.81219, -109.46540
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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 Lodgepole Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,085 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lodgepole 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 Lodgepole Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
- +Urgent care53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Lodgepole Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,085 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.81219, -109.46540
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Lodgepole Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCart Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDeer Lodge Summer Home Area · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.6 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~18.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicAshley Valley Medical Center · ~24.7 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Lodgepole Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.9 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.4 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.9 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.8 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
- 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 Lodgepole Campground · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLodgepole · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Springs · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHighline Trailhead · ~1.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreendale Junction Pullout · ~3.7 mi N · USFS
Open Lodgepole Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lodgepole Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Springs Campground~0.3 mi
- Grizzly Ridge Meadow Camping Area~4.3 mi
- Greendale Group~4.8 mi · fee
- Skull Creek~4.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lodgepole Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lodgepole Campground 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 8 miles away. It sits about 655 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 — Lodgepole Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232139
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 Lodgepole 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 — Lodgepole Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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