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Lost Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.68165, -110.93440
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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 Lost Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,961 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lost CreekNIFC · 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 Lost Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump9 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- PPropane46 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 18 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 — Lost Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,961 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.68165, -110.93440
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lost Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSamak · ~16.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelKamas Valley Co-Op · ~18.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.3 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~18.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~28.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicWasatch County Family Clinic · ~27.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Lost Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.2 mi straight-line NW — RMP Coalville (Coalville, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 145 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.1 mi — Park City, UT, Park City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.3 mi — SUMMIT COUNTY COALVILLE QC, Coalville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.3 mi — Kamas City Office · VIALYNK · 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 417007 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lost Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLost Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLilly Lake · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrial Lake · ~1.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWashington Lake · ~1.4 mi W · USFS
Open Lost Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Lost Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lilly Lake~0.2 mi · fee
- Trial Lake~1.1 mi · fee
- Washington Lake~1.4 mi · fee
- Washington Lake Group~1.5 mi
The unit that manages Lost Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lost Creek 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 Trial Lake at 9,970 ft, less than 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 — Lost Creek
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: $27.75 per night, for the current 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-08 peak season -- the same $27.75 for a standard non-electric or an RV non-electric site. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page publishes no amount and defers to recreation.gov. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231940 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/lost-creek-campground (last updated July 1, 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 Lost Creek
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 — Lost Creek
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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