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Rock Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.27215, -111.58747
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 — at Rock Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,019 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rock 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 Rock Canyon · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- DDump12 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Rock Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,019 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.27215, -111.58747
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rock Canyon · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townProvo · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGLove's · ~8.3 mi
- Dump station~12.0 mi
- GroceriesBYU Creamery Outlet · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~3.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBYU Student Health Center · ~3.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~3.4 mi
EV charging — from Rock Canyon · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.3 mi straight-line W — SKY FORD PROVO LVL 3-4 · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach35 within 25 mi · 102 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 172 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)5.4 mi — Provo, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Provo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.2 mi — VOLVO CAR USA PROVO DC4, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.5 mi — STATEOFUTDAS STATE HOSPITAL1, Provo, 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 446302 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rock Canyon · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRock Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHope · ~2.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTheater-In-The-Pines · ~9.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTheater-In-The-Pines · ~9.2 mi N · USFS
Open Rock Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near Rock Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- National Guard Dispersed Area~1.6 mi
- Hope~2.8 mi · fee
- Theater-In-The-Pines~9.2 mi · fee
- Cherry~9.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rock Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rock Canyon 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 Cascade Mountain at 7,750 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 731 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 — Rock 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Rock 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 — Rock Canyon
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →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 →