Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · UT · 40.77221, -113.98128
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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 Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,285 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)NIFC · 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 Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb) · Bureau of Land Management · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- WWater51 mi
- PPropane57 mi
- +Urgent care57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 51-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
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 — Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,285 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.77221, -113.98128
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb) · Bureau of Land Management · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWendover · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMetro Fuel · ~1.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMiller's Travel Centers · ~4.1 mi
- HardwareA & I Hardware · ~5.5 mi
EV charging — from Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb) · Bureau of Land Management · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.7 mi straight-line SW — West Wendover, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 14 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 11 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.0 mi — Pilot Travel Center 147, Wendover
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO94.8 mi — Walmart 2402 (Elko, NV), Elko
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.9 mi — Quality Inn Stateline, Wendover, UT · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Super 8 by Wyndham Wendover, Wendover, 3.5 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 102323 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb) · Bureau of Land Management · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWendover (WB) · ~1.9 mi S
- Highway rest areaWendover (EB) · ~2.0 mi S
- Highway rest areaSalt Flats (EB) · ~6.9 mi E
- Highway rest areaSalt Flats (WB) · ~7.1 mi E
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How we know this — Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)
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 Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)
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 — Silver Island Mountains Backcountry Byway (Bcb)
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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