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Oaks Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.74207, -109.62357
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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 Oaks Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,281 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oaks ParkNIFC · 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 Oaks Park · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump10 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Oaks Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,281 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.74207, -109.62357
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Oaks Park · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGoverment Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBullionville · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~15.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.6 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicAshley Valley Medical Center · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Oaks Park · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.4 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 · 15 within 100 · 202 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.3 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.7 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.5 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, 20.3 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 Oaks Park · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOaks Park · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Park · ~1.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKaler Hollow · ~2.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Creek Guard Station · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
Open Oaks Park elsewhere
Other camps near Oaks Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Windy Park Camping Area~1.5 mi
- Kaler Hollow~2.8 mi
- North Fork Camping Area~3.1 mi
- South Iron Springs Group Campground~3.9 mi
The unit that manages Oaks Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oaks Park 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, about 3 miles 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 — Oaks Park
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Oaks Park
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 — Oaks Park
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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