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North Fork Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.74319, -109.68215
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 North Fork Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,258 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Fork Camping AreaNIFC · 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 North Fork Camping Area · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump12 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — North Fork Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,258 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.74319, -109.68215
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around North Fork Camping Area · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Ashley Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBullionville · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~17.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.3 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicAshley Regional Medical Center · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~17.1 mi
EV charging — from North Fork Camping Area · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.5 mi straight-line S — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 22 within 100 · 193 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.0 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.7 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.5 mi — RAINBOW MAN DINOSAUR INN, Vernal, 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 aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Spark by Hilton Vernal - Tesla Destination, Vernal, 21.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 347509 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Fork Camping Area · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Creek Guard Station · ~0.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Park · ~2.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOaks Park · ~3.1 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near North Fork Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Windy Park Camping Area~2.5 mi
- Oaks Park~3.1 mi
- Red Springs Campground~4.3 mi
- Kaler Hollow~4.5 mi
The unit that manages North Fork Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Fork Camping Area are set by Ashley National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Trout Creek at 9,440 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 — North Fork Camping Area
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
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 North Fork Camping Area
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 — North Fork Camping Area
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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