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Monte Cristo Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 41.46207, -111.49787
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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 Monte Cristo Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,881 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Monte Cristo 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 Monte Cristo Campground · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower14 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- DDump21 mi
- WWater22 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, 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 — Monte Cristo Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,881 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
41.46207, -111.49787
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Monte Cristo Campground · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSheep Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSunridge Highlands · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelWoodruff Country Store · ~17.9 mi
- Propane / LPGSouthfork Propane · ~19.8 mi
- Dump station~21.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~19.8 mi
- PharmacyValley Health Mart Pharmacy · ~20.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLiving Tree Urgent Care · ~24.3 mi
- HardwareSouthfork Hardware · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Monte Cristo Campground · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.8 mi straight-line NW — Wilson Motors Co - DCFC, Logan, UT · Blink Network · 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 · 38 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 178 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.6 mi — LW Miller Charger, Logan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.9 mi — ASPIRE Research Center, Logan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.8 mi — WCL OVB - NORTH, Huntsville, UT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Utah State University - Life Sciences, Logan, 25.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; USU permit required
- 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 391690 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Monte Cristo Campground · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMonte Cristo · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBirch Creek Double Sst Toilet · ~9.8 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWillows · ~13.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Meadows · ~13.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Monte Cristo Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Monte Cristo Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #2 — Rich County, UT~0.8 mi
- Dispersed camp — Rich County, UT~1.0 mi
- Dispersed camp — Weber County, UT~4.0 mi
- Wapiti Campground~11.0 mi
The unit that manages Monte Cristo Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Monte Cristo Campground 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 Monte Cristo at 8,930 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 — Monte Cristo Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Monte Cristo 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 — Monte Cristo Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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