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Soldier Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.15479, -111.05830
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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 Soldier Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,712 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Soldier CreekNIFC · 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 Soldier Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- ShShower1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Soldier Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,712 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.15479, -111.05830
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Soldier Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.4 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGHoliday Oil · ~29.5 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.2 mi
- PharmacyMaple Mountain Pharmacy · ~28.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMedical Center · ~29.2 mi
- HardwareSunroc · ~29.1 mi
EV charging — from Soldier Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.8 mi straight-line W — Walmart 4068 (Spanish Fork, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 139 within 100 · 182 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.9 mi — Provo, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Provo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.0 mi — VOLVO CAR USA PROVO DC4, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.4 mi — STATE OF UTAH TIE FORK REST 2, Spanish Fork, 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 121757 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Soldier Creek · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSoldier Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomAspen Grove · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomRenegade · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomStrawberry Bay · ~7.1 mi W · USFS
Open Soldier Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Soldier Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aspen Grove~2.4 mi · fee
- Renegade~5.8 mi · fee
- Strawberry Bay~7.1 mi · fee
- Jackson Camping Area~11.2 mi
The unit that manages Soldier Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Soldier Creek 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 Strawberry Divide at 8,100 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 388 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 — Soldier Creek
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 2026-08-22: $37.23 per night for a standard or RV non-electric site, for the current 2026-05-08 to 2026-10-10 peak season. The same season carries a second standard and RV rate of $72.68; recreation.gov distinguishes it only by an internal unit code, so we cannot say what size site it buys. The group shelter is $366.07. The same rate table carries a cheaper fourth rate at $22.00 which it labels "LT loop - standard non-electric" (that is the figure the top of the listing advertises); the agency does not explain which sites the LT loop covers, so treat $37.23 as the number to budget and $22.00 as a possible loop-specific rate. The forest page publishes no amount and links this exact listing. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231931 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/soldier-creek-campground (last updated June 5, 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 Soldier Creek
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 — Soldier Creek
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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