Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Sand Wash Recreation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · UT · 39.83944, -109.91417
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Sand Wash Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,634 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sand Wash Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Sand Wash Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel26 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- GGrocery26 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- ShShower46 mi
- RxPharmacy46 mi
- LLaundry47 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- WWater54 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 54-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 26 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Sand Wash Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,634 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.83944, -109.91417
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sand Wash Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNine Mile Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFairbanks Crossing · ~12.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~25.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~25.9 mi
EV charging — from Sand Wash Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.2 mi straight-line NE — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 57 within 100 · 204 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.1 mi — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT), Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.3 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.2 mi — L&L Motor Company, Roosevelt, UT · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 334568 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sand Wash Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSand Wash South Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomSand Wash North Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDaddy Canyon · ~13.9 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPariette Interpretive Th Vault Toilet · ~15.1 mi NE · BLM
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How we know this — Sand Wash Recreation Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Sand Wash Recreation Area
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 — Sand Wash Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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