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Oak Ridge Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.83331, -111.66602
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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 Oak Ridge Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,687 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oak Ridge TrailheadNIFC · 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 Ridge Trailhead · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- DDump21 mi
- WWater30 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- ShShower38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 Ridge Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,687 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.83331, -111.66602
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Oak Ridge Trailhead · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSalina · ~13.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~12.4 mi
- PharmacySalina Pharmacy · ~13.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSalina Family Medicine · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareJJWD Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Oak Ridge Trailhead · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.2 mi straight-line NW — Love's 581 (Salina, UT) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 148 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.8 mi — Richfield, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 mi — SCO SEVIER VALL H 1, Richfield, UT · 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 163553 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oak Ridge Trailhead · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOak Ridge Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheep Creek Trailhead · ~2.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrown'S Hole Trailhead · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomGooseberry Administration Site · ~2.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Oak Ridge Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Oak Ridge Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brown's Hole Trailhead~2.4 mi
- Gooseberry Campground~2.4 mi
- Twin Ponds CUA Dispersed~3.5 mi
- Cold Springs CUA Dispersed~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Oak Ridge Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oak Ridge Trailhead 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 Gooseberry RS at 7,930 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 757 ft lower 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 Ridge Trailhead
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 Oak Ridge Trailhead
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 Ridge Trailhead
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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