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Mackinaw Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.55351, -111.71687
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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 Mackinaw Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,860 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mackinaw 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 Mackinaw Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- DDump2 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- WWater31 mi
- OOutfitter54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Mackinaw Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,860 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.55351, -111.71687
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mackinaw Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFremont · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGrass Valley Mercantile · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~0.9 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~22.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicWayne Community Health Center & Pharmacy · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareLoa Builders Supply · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Mackinaw Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.3 mi straight-line NE — RMP Ivie Creek (Salina, 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 137 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.9 mi — Richfield, UT - West 1250 South - Tesla Supercharger, Richfield
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.0 mi — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT), Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.0 mi — Skyview Hotel - Tesla Destination, Torrey, UT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 387120 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mackinaw Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomMackinaw Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTwin Creeks Rec Site · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomTwin Creeks Interpretive · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomBowery Creek Group Rec Site · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Mackinaw Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mackinaw Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bowery Creek Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp — Sevier County, UT~1.9 mi
- Mallard Bay Overflow Campground~2.0 mi · fee
- Frying Pan Campground~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mackinaw Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mackinaw Campground are set by Fishlake National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Fish Lake Utah at 8,780 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 — Mackinaw Campground
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.
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 Mackinaw 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 — Mackinaw Campground
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →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 →