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Pole Creek Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.67860, -110.05891
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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 Pole Creek Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,235 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pole Creek LakeNIFC · 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 Pole Creek Lake · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- WWater25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- DDump27 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- ShShower34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Pole Creek Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,235 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.67860, -110.05891
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pole Creek Lake · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePole Creek Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townWhiterocks · ~16.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~25.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~17.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicUintah Basin Medical Center · ~26.1 mi
- HardwareDuchesne County Library · ~26.4 mi
EV charging — from Pole Creek Lake · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.8 mi straight-line SE — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 192 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.8 mi — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT), Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.3 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.2 mi — L&L Motor Company, Roosevelt, UT · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 334568 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pole Creek Lake · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPole Creek Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork Trailhead · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUinta Canyon · ~5.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUinta River · ~5.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Pole Creek Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Pole Creek Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Uinta Canyon~5.9 mi · fee
- Uinta River Group Campground~5.9 mi
- Whiterocks~7.4 mi · fee
- Paradise Park~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pole Creek Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pole Creek Lake 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 Chepeta at 10,490 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 255 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 — Pole Creek Lake
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.
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 Pole Creek Lake
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 — Pole Creek Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →How to read this page →All field notes →
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