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Spruces Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.51842, -112.77397
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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 Spruces Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,080 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spruces CampgroundNIFC · 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 Spruces Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- PPropane35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Spruces Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,080 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.51842, -112.77397
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Spruces Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Virgin River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townNavajo Lake Lodge · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.4 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~19.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.6 mi
- GroceriesSmith's · ~18.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCedar City Hospital · ~20.3 mi
- HardwareIFA Country Stores · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Spruces Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.0 mi straight-line NW — Cedar City, UT - South Main Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 44 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.5 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.5 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.4 mi — Best Western Plus Cedar City - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Grand Lodge at Brian Head - Tesla Destination, Brian Head, 13.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 421675 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Spruces Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletDuck Creek Visitor Center · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomDuck Creek Pond Trailhead · ~4.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Mirror Lake Trailhead · ~5.5 mi E · USFS
- RestroomBLDG Vault Toilet at Picnic Area · ~7.2 mi NW · NPS
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Other camps near Spruces Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Navajo Lake Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Te-Ah Campground~2.7 mi
- Duck Creek Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Duck Creek Campground~4.2 mi
The unit that manages Spruces Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spruces Campground are set by Dixie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Midway Valley at 9,830 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 750 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 — Spruces Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273759
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Spruces Campground
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 — Spruces Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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