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Sand Cove Primitive Camp
Drive-up · public land · UT · 37.20580, -113.33152
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,192 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic2 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- DDump7 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
3,192 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.20580, -113.33152
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVirgin River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLeeds · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.4 mi
- FuelExxon · ~2.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~6.7 mi
- GroceriesLin's Fresh Market · ~2.3 mi
- PharmacyDavis Drug Pharmacy · ~3.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHurricane Valley Clinic · ~1.9 mi
- HardwarePeterbilt · ~11.5 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Romtec Aspen · ~3.5 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletRed Cliffs Romtec Vault Toilet- East · ~4.3 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletRed Cliffs Romtec Vault Toilet - West · ~4.3 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCottonwood Romtec Vault Toilet · ~4.8 mi W · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Cliffs Recreation Area~4.2 mi
- Quail Creek Reservoir Designated Dispersed Camping Area~4.4 mi
- Site 23~4.7 mi
- Site 25~4.7 mi
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →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 →