Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Plantation Flats Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.35478, -112.22871
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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 Plantation Flats Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,598 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Plantation Flats Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Plantation Flats Camping Area · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Plantation Flats Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,598 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.35478, -112.22871
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Plantation Flats Camping Area · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOak City · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.9 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesGunnison Market · ~26.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicDelta Community Hospital · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Plantation Flats Camping Area · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line SE — Scipio, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 121 within 100 · 164 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.1 mi — Flying J Scipio (Scipio, UT), Scipio
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.5 mi — Love's 581 (Salina, UT), Salina
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.7 mi — SCO DELTA HOSP-1 · 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 448072 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Plantation Flats Camping Area · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPlantation Flats Camping Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs Campground · ~1.4 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomOak Creek Campground · ~2.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Beach Vault Toilet #7 · ~11.0 mi E · BLM
Open Plantation Flats Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Plantation Flats Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Springs Campground~1.4 mi
- Oak Creek Rec Site~2.0 mi · fee
- Yuba Lake Recreation Area~10.9 mi
- Maple Hollow Rec Site~20.5 mi
The unit that manages Plantation Flats Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Plantation Flats Camping Area 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 Oak Creek at 7,840 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 1,242 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 — Plantation Flats Camping Area
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Plantation Flats Camping Area
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 — Plantation Flats Camping Area
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Stay limits →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 →