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Lodgepole
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.31343, -111.25747
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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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,768 ft.
Fire & smoke — around LodgepoleNIFC · 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 · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- WWater14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- PPropane23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,768 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.31343, -111.25747
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lodgepole · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIndependence · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLodge Gas Station · ~0.8 mi
- Propane / LPGLove's · ~23.3 mi
- Dump station~0.2 mi
- GroceriesLodge General Store · ~0.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicWasatch County Family Clinic · ~15.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.2 mi
EV charging — from Lodgepole · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.9 mi straight-line W — SKY FORD PROVO LVL 3-4 · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach23 within 25 mi · 96 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 170 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.1 mi — Provo, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Provo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.1 mi — VOLVO CAR USA PROVO DC4, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — SCO HVH-3-STH.BUILD, Heber City, 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 446302 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lodgepole · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLodgepole · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomStrawberry Bay · ~9.4 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomCurrant Creek · ~10.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBalsam · ~11.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Lodgepole elsewhere
Other camps near Lodgepole
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Strawberry Bay~9.4 mi · fee
- Currant Creek~10.1 mi · fee
- Balsam~11.0 mi · fee
- Sawmill Hollow~12.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lodgepole
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lodgepole are set by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Daniels-Strawberry at 8,010 ft, about a mile 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 — Lodgepole
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 2026-08-22: $30.43 per night for a standard non-electric site, for the current 2026-05-08 to 2026-09-12 peak season. recreation.gov files this campground as "LODGEPOLE AT HEBER"; the only other row in its current rate table is a $0 MANAGEMENT site, which is the host site and not bookable. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page publishes no amount. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231930 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/lodgepole-campground (last updated June 5, 2026).
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
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
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →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 →