Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Mount Carmel Free Campsite
Drive-up · public land · UT · 37.20715, -112.67550
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Mount Carmel Free Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,494 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mount Carmel Free CampsiteNIFC · 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 Mount Carmel Free Campsite · public land · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- PPropane43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Mount Carmel Free Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5,494 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.20715, -112.67550
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Mount Carmel Free Campsite · public land · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~1.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.3 mi
- GroceriesShell · ~1.2 mi
- PharmacyKanab Drug · ~13.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicFredonia Community Health Center · ~18.9 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Mount Carmel Free Campsite · public land · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.1 mi straight-line SE — Honey's Marketplace - Tesla Supercharger, Kanab, UT (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 52 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS38.3 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.3 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.7 mi — KANAB CENTER KANAB ST3 · 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 aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Days Inn & Suites - Kanab, UT - Tesla Destination, Kanab, 13.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.57 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 462303 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mount Carmel Free Campsite · public land · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPeekaboo Single Vault Toilet · ~6.6 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPeekaboo Staging Area Double Vault Toilet · ~6.6 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPonderosa Grove Campground Vault Toilet. · ~8.1 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPonderosa Grove Campground Group Site Vault Toilet · ~8.2 mi S · BLM
Open Mount Carmel Free Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Mount Carmel Free Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Kane County, UT (37.2058, -112.6901)~0.8 mi
- Zion Scenic Byway Dispersed Camping~6.2 mi
- Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon~6.7 mi
- Peek-A-Boo Staging Area~6.7 mi
How we know this — Mount Carmel Free Campsite
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.
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Mount Carmel Free Campsite
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 — Mount Carmel Free Campsite
Water on public land →Stay limits →Your first dispersed night →Reading the aerial →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 →