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Oowah Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.50281, -109.27241
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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 Oowah Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,794 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oowah CampgroundNIFC · 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 Oowah Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- +Urgent care52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Oowah Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,794 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.50281, -109.27241
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Oowah Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMill Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCastle Valley · ~12.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelE's Market Fuel · ~13.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.2 mi
- GroceriesDave's Corner Market · ~15.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMoab Regional Hospital · ~16.3 mi
- HardwareStandard Plumbing Supply Company · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Oowah Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.9 mi straight-line W — Moab, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 50 within 100 · 105 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.4 mi — Moab, UT - North Main Street - Tesla Supercharger, Moab
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO43.9 mi — STATE OF UTAH WELCOME WEST 2, Monticello
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.6 mi — Field Station Moab - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Homewood Suites by Hilton Moab - Tesla Destination, Moab, 15.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Gonzo Inn, Moab, 15.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see front desk for access · 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 102459 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oowah Campground · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOowah Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarner Gs · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarner Campground · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHazard County Trailhead · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
Open Oowah Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Oowah Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Oowah Campground~0.4 mi
- Warner Campground~1.2 mi
- Masons Draw Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- Mount Peale Free Camping~5.1 mi
The unit that manages Oowah Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oowah Campground are set by Manti-La Sal National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lasal Mountain at 9,580 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 786 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 — Oowah Campground
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-24: $10.00 per night for a single unit -- the Manti-La Sal page's entire fee block is "$10/Night for single unit". There is no recreation.gov listing for this campground, so there is no second channel to check it against; a keyless recreation.gov search around the pin returns only Warner Lake, 1.2 mi away and a different campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/manti-lasal/recreation/oowah-campground (Manti-La Sal NF, last updated May 29, 2026).
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 Oowah Campground
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 — Oowah Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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