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Oak Creek Rec Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.35011, -112.26568
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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 Oak Creek Rec Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,987 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oak Creek Rec SiteNIFC · 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 Oak Creek Rec Site · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- DDump13 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Oak Creek Rec Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,987 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.35011, -112.26568
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Oak Creek Rec Site · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOak City · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.2 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.8 mi
- GroceriesFillmore Market · ~27.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDelta Community Hospital · ~15.8 mi
EV charging — from Oak Creek Rec Site · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.3 mi straight-line SE — Scipio, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 · 12 within 50 · 121 within 100 · 164 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.3 mi — Flying J Scipio (Scipio, UT), Scipio
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.4 mi — Love's 581 (Salina, UT), Salina
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.8 mi — SCO DELTA HOSP-1 · 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 448072 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oak Creek Rec Site · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomOak Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Campground · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPlantation Flats Camping Area · ~2.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Beach Vault Toilet #7 · ~13.0 mi E · BLM
Open Oak Creek Rec Site elsewhere
Other camps near Oak Creek Rec Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Springs Campground~0.6 mi
- Plantation Flats Camping Area~2.0 mi
- Yuba Lake Recreation Area~12.9 mi
- Maple Hollow Rec Site~20.6 mi
The unit that manages Oak Creek Rec Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oak Creek Rec Site are set by Fishlake National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Oak Creek at 7,840 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,853 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 — Oak Creek Rec Site
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234257
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 Oak Creek Rec Site
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 — Oak Creek Rec Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →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 →