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Marsh Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.95171, -110.39530
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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 Marsh Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,389 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Marsh LakeNIFC · 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 Marsh Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- WWater22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- OOutfitter51 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
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 — Marsh Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,389 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.95171, -110.39530
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Marsh Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLonetree · ~14.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~25.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.3 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~22.6 mi
- PharmacyShopko Hometown · ~23.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountain View Medical Clinic · ~22.5 mi
EV charging — from Marsh Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.5 mi straight-line NW — Kroger Smiths 86 (Evanston, WY) · 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 · 3 within 50 · 144 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.5 mi — Evanston, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Evanston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.4 mi — SUMMIT COUNTY COALVILLE QC, Coalville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.5 mi — WYHORSERACING EVANSON 1, Evanston, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 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 214279 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Marsh Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMarsh Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBridger Lake · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChina Meadows · ~1.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChina Meadows · ~2.0 mi S · USFS
Open Marsh Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Marsh Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bridger Lake~1.1 mi · fee
- China Meadows~1.5 mi · fee
- Stateline~2.1 mi · fee
- East Fork Blacks Fork~8.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Marsh Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Marsh Lake 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 Hewinta at 9,510 ft, about 5 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 — Marsh Lake
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: $25.96 per night for a standard or tent-only non-electric site, for the current 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-12 peak season. The same season carries a second standard rate of $50.13; recreation.gov distinguishes it only by an internal unit code, so we cannot say what size site it buys. The group standard site is $76.98 and the group tent-only area $82.35. The forest page publishes no camping amount but does state that water is potable at Stateline Dam, Marsh Lake and Bridger Lake, and that the dump station at Stateline Dam is $15.00. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232071 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/marsh-lake-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 Marsh Lake
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 — Marsh Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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