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South Iron Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.70197, -109.55680
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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 South Iron Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,738 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Iron SpringsNIFC · 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 South Iron Springs · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump9 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- WWater15 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — South Iron Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,738 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.70197, -109.55680
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around South Iron Springs · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFlaming Gorge · ~13.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~17.0 mi
- Dump station~9.1 mi
- GroceriesMaeser 7-11 · ~16.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.0 mi
EV charging — from South Iron Springs · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.1 mi straight-line S — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.3 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — RAINBOW MAN DINOSAUR INN, Vernal, 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 347509 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Iron Springs · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Iron Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Iron Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKane Hollow · ~1.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKaler Hollow · ~3.0 mi W · USFS
Open South Iron Springs elsewhere
Other camps near South Iron Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Iron Springs Camping Area~0.2 mi
- South Iron Springs Group Campground~0.6 mi
- Kane Hollow Camping Area~1.4 mi
- Kaler Hollow~3.0 mi
The unit that manages South Iron Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Iron Springs are set by Ashley National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Kings Cabin at 8,740 ft, about a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — South Iron Springs
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: $20 per night for the group unit -- this is a group site, so there is no single-camper rate. The forest files it as "South Iron Springs Group Site" and says to reserve it online at recreation.gov. The Forest Service's own recreation-site record agrees on $20. Caveat: the page has not been touched since March 27, 2025, so this is an unrefreshed 2025 rate. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/south-iron-springs-group-site (Ashley NF; printed coordinates 0.001 mi from our pin).
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 South Iron Springs
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 — South Iron Springs
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →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 →