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Red Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.88986, -109.55943
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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 Red Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,415 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red CanyonNIFC · 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 Red Canyon · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- +Urgent care48 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-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 — Red Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,415 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.88986, -109.55943
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Red Canyon · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFlaming Gorge · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~29.9 mi
- Dump station~5.3 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Recreation Services · ~8.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Red Canyon · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.1 mi straight-line S — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 15 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.3 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.2 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.0 mi — RAINBOW MAN DINOSAUR INN, Vernal, UT · 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 347509 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Red Canyon · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRed Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomRed Canyon Vis Center · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Rim Overlook · ~0.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Rim · ~0.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Red Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near Red Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Canyon Rim~0.8 mi · fee
- Greens Lake~1.5 mi · fee
- Skull Creek~2.5 mi · fee
- Hideout~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Red Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Canyon 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 Trout Creek at 9,440 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 2,025 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 — Red Canyon
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 Red Canyon
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 — Red Canyon
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 →