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Panguitch Lake North Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.70249, -112.65722
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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 Panguitch Lake North Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,373 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Panguitch Lake North 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 Panguitch Lake North Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Panguitch Lake North Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,373 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.70249, -112.65722
Cost
Fee · priced on the land manager's own page (recreation.gov, read 2026-09-18)
Nearby & resupply — around Panguitch Lake North Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePanguitch Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townPanguitch Lake Resort · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik #231 · ~13.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.0 mi
- GroceriesParowan Market · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacyPanguitch Drug Co · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicGarfield Memorial Hospital · ~15.2 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~22.4 mi
EV charging — from Panguitch Lake North Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.1 mi straight-line W — Cedar City Motor Company - DCFC · Blink Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 34 within 100 · 48 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.0 mi — Cedar City, UT - South Main Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cedar City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.7 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.7 mi — Two Sunsets Hotel - Tesla Destination, Panguitch, UT · 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 — The Grand Lodge at Brian Head - Tesla Destination, Brian Head, 10.7 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 387332 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Panguitch Lake North Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPanguitch Lake North · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLava Picnic Site · ~4.0 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomWhite Bridge Campground · ~4.8 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomYankee Designated Dispersed Camping Area · ~7.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Panguitch Lake North Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Panguitch Lake North Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Panguitch Lake South Campground~0.2 mi
- Mammoth Designated Dispersed Camping Area~4.6 mi
- White Bridge Campground~4.9 mi · fee
- Yankee Meadow Campground~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Panguitch Lake North Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Panguitch Lake North Campground are set by Dixie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Panguitch Lake RS at 8,300 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 — Panguitch Lake North Campground
Fee note
$23-$60 a night by site type and season per the Recreation.gov page, read 18 Sep 2026: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232080
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232080
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) | Fee 2026-09-18: $23-$60 per night, by site type and season (Recreation.gov rates table). Source: https://www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/232080/rates (fee_backfill, figure verified on that page).
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 Panguitch Lake North 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 — Panguitch Lake North Campground
When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Gear & rig loadout →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 →