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Posey Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.93485, -111.69414
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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 Posey Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,687 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Posey Lake 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 Posey Lake Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Posey Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,687 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.93485, -111.69414
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Posey Lake Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEscalante · ~12.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHigh Adventure · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.9 mi
- GroceriesEscalante Mercantile & Natural Grocery · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicWayne Community Health Center & Pharmacy · ~29.0 mi
EV charging — from Posey Lake Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.1 mi straight-line SW — Bryce Canyon City, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS56.9 mi — Beaver, UT, Beaver
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO60.1 mi — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT), Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.7 mi — Skyview Hotel - Tesla Destination, Torrey, UT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 417111 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Posey Lake Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPosey Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Spruce Campground · ~3.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCowpuncher Guard Station/Rental Cabin · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBarker Reservoir Recreation Complex · ~6.7 mi W · USFS
Open Posey Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Posey Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Spruce Campground~3.5 mi
- Barker Recreation Area~6.8 mi · fee
- Antimony Creek Dispersed~16.7 mi
- Garfield County~17.2 mi
The unit that manages Posey Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Posey Lake 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 Clayton Springs at 10,010 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 1,323 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 — Posey Lake Campground
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 Posey Lake 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 — Posey Lake Campground
When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →How to read this page →All field notes →
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