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Maple Canyon Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.55683, -111.68720
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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 Maple Canyon Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,865 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Maple Canyon 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 Maple Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- WWater13 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Maple Canyon Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,865 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.55683, -111.68720
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Maple Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFountain Green · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.9 mi
- GroceriesJuanita's · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacySkyline Pharmacy · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~5.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.8 mi
EV charging — from Maple Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line NW — Nephi, UT - 2120 S Main St - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 124 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS28.0 mi — Murdock Ford, Santaquin
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.9 mi — STATE OF UTAH CASTLE DALE 2, Castle Dale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.2 mi — SCO SANPETE VAL H 1, Mount Pleasant, 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 262360 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Maple Canyon Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChicken Creek · ~5.0 mi W · USFS
- RestroomFairview Museum Sc.Byway Kiosk · ~14.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPonderosa · ~14.7 mi N · USFS
- RestroomCanal Canyon Trailhead · ~15.1 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Maple Canyon Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Chicken Creek Campground~5.0 mi
- Ponderosa~14.7 mi · fee
- Cottonwood~15.5 mi · fee
- Bear Canyon~16.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Maple Canyon Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Maple Canyon Campground 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 Rees Flat at 7,190 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 325 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 — Maple Canyon 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. | Fee 2026-08-22: $10.00 per night for a single site and $40.00 per night for the group site; the walk-to sites are also $10.00. Both channels agree -- the Manti-La Sal page prints "$10 per night for single site, $40 per night for a group site" and the recreation.gov rate table for the current 2026-05-08 to 2026-10-18 peak season carries $10 standard non-electric, $10 walk-to and $40 group. Caveat: the $5.00 recreation.gov advertises as this campground's starting price is not a campsite rate at all -- the forest page identifies $5 as "$5/per vehicle for trailhead parking", and no $5 row exists anywhere in the rate table. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/manti-lasal/recreation/maple-canyon-campground (last updated June 16, 2025) and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232413 .
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 Maple Canyon 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 — Maple Canyon Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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