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Salamander Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.43882, -111.62723
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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 Salamander Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,583 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Salamander FlatNIFC · 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 Salamander Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower1 mi
- WWater4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- PPropane14 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 — Salamander Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,583 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.43882, -111.62723
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Salamander Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSundance · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.2 mi
- FuelHart's Gas and Food · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGSinclair · ~14.1 mi
- Dump station~10.3 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~7.7 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~7.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicIntermountain North Orem Clinic · ~8.6 mi
- HardwareAllred's Ace Hardware · ~8.2 mi
EV charging — from Salamander Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.3 mi straight-line SW — Walmart EV Charging, Lindon, UT (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach81 within 25 mi · 103 within 50 · 142 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.4 mi — MURDOCK LINDON HYUNDAI F1, Lindon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.3 mi — HL&P SOLDIER HOLLOW, Midway, 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 charger$0.43 per kWh (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 461010 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Salamander Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSalamander Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomAltamont · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimpooneke · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimpooneke · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Salamander Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Salamander Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Altamont~0.5 mi · fee
- Timpooneke Campground~0.7 mi
- Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area~1.0 mi · fee
- Timpooneke Campground~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Salamander Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Salamander Flat 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 Timpanogos Divide at 8,180 ft, less than a mile away. It sits about 597 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 — Salamander Flat
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 2026-08-21: there is no per-night, per-site rate here -- the forest charges PER VEHICLE for a block of days, and the same pass covers day use and overnight camping: $10 per vehicle per three days, $20 per vehicle per seven days, $60 per vehicle per season. Interagency passes are accepted for an overnight stay; pay at the self-service fee tube and display the hang tag. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/salamander-flat-campground (Pleasant Grove Ranger District, last updated July 1, 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 Salamander Flat
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 — Salamander Flat
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →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 →