Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Pony Express National Historic Trail (Nht) Back Country Byway (Bcb)
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · UT · 40.23061, -112.18442
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,287 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- DDump23 mi
- PPropane24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,287 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.23061, -112.18442
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFairfield · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCedar Valley Country Store · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGJenson Lumber Propane · ~25.4 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~23.0 mi
- GroceriesMacey's · ~10.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicPremier Family Medical · ~14.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.7 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFive Mile Pass County Line Campground Double Vault · ~0.3 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFive Mile Pass Thrope Hills Campground Double Vault · ~0.5 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFive Mile Pass South Ohv Staging Area Double Vault · ~1.1 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFive Mile Pass North Ohv Staging Area Double Vault -North · ~1.1 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tooele County~11.9 mi
- BLM public land~15.7 mi
- Vernon Reservoir Campground~19.6 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Rocky Basin-Settleme at 8,700 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 3,413 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
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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).
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
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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