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Sunglow Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 38.34237, -111.51932
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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 Sunglow Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,252 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sunglow 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 Sunglow Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- AAir-up1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- WWater14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Sunglow Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,252 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
38.34237, -111.51932
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Sunglow Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePetes Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBicknell · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHowie's Gas · ~1.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.3 mi
- GroceriesTaft Travel Plaza · ~7.0 mi
- HardwareBrian Farm Service · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Sunglow Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.0 mi straight-line N — RMP Ivie Creek (Salina, 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 · 8 within 50 · 36 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.3 mi — Richfield, UT - West 1250 South - Tesla Supercharger, Richfield
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.5 mi — Walmart 5168 (Richfield, UT), Richfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.2 mi — Skyview Hotel - Tesla Destination, Torrey, UT · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 387120 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sunglow Campground · Fishlake National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSunglow Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSand Creek Gwt Trailhead · ~5.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeep Creek Lake Trailhead · ~6.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletZedds Meadow Cua Dispered · ~8.2 mi E · USFS
Open Sunglow Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Sunglow Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Rocks Special Recreation Management Area~6.4 mi
- BLM public land~7.7 mi
- Great Western Trail~8.1 mi
- Zedds Meadow Cua Dispered~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Sunglow Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sunglow Campground are set by Fishlake National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Donkey Reservoir at 9,800 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 2,548 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 — Sunglow Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234308
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 Sunglow 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 — Sunglow Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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