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Panguitch Lake South Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.70018, -112.65625
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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 South Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,402 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Panguitch Lake South 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 South 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
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane27 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 South Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,402 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.70018, -112.65625
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Panguitch Lake South Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePanguitch Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townPanguitch Lake Resort · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik #231 · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.9 mi
- GroceriesParowan Market · ~13.9 mi
- PharmacyPanguitch Drug Co · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicGarfield Memorial Hospital · ~15.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~22.4 mi
EV charging — from Panguitch Lake South Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.2 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 CHAdeMO23.8 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.8 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 South 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 · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomWhite Bridge Campground · ~4.9 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomYankee Designated Dispersed Camping Area · ~7.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Panguitch Lake South Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Panguitch Lake South Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Panguitch Lake North Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Mammoth Designated Dispersed Camping Area~4.4 mi
- White Bridge Campground~5.0 mi · fee
- Yankee Meadow Campground~7.0 mi
The unit that manages Panguitch Lake South Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Panguitch Lake South 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 South Campground
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 Panguitch Lake South 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 South Campground
When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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