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Preston Valley
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 41.77365, -111.65489
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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 Preston Valley
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,186 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Preston ValleyNIFC · 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 Preston Valley · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- DDump17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Preston Valley
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,186 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
41.77365, -111.65489
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Preston Valley · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNorth Logan · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~9.6 mi
- Dump station~16.6 mi
- GroceriesFoothills One Stop · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacySpence's Pharmacy · ~8.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicAlder Grove Pediatrics & Spine · ~8.5 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Preston Valley · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.8 mi straight-line W — ASPIRE Research Center, Logan, UT (at a research facility) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 8am-5pm daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 124 within 100 · 177 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.8 mi — LW Miller Charger, Logan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.8 mi — ASPIRE Research Center, Logan, UT (at a research facility) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 8am-5pm daily
- Pricing at the fast chargerFree (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 428740 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Preston Valley · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPreston Valley · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCard · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWood Camp Campground · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLodge Campground · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
Open Preston Valley elsewhere
Other camps near Preston Valley
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wood Camp Campground~1.7 mi · fee
- Lodge Campground~1.8 mi · fee
- Guinavah-Malibu Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Spring Hollow Campground~3.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Preston Valley
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Preston Valley are set by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Temple Fork at 7,420 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 2,234 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 — Preston Valley
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. | Fee 2026-08-22: $23.99 per night for a standard non-electric site during the current 2026-05-15 to 2026-09-20 peak season, and $24.27 in the first-come first-served weeks either side of it (2026-05-08 to 05-14 and 2026-09-21 to 10-03). The Logan Ranger District page publishes no amount and links this exact listing. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10048073 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/preston-valley-campground (last updated May 13, 2026).
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 Preston Valley
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 — Preston Valley
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →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 →