Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sunset
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 41.00338, -111.83989
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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 Sunset
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,463 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SunsetNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Sunset · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- AAir-up4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- DDump10 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Sunset
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,463 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
41.00338, -111.83989
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sunset · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFarmington · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.6 mi
- FuelChevron · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~9.3 mi
- Dump station~10.3 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~2.9 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~3.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicUniversity of Utah Health Care Farmington Health Center · ~3.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.8 mi
EV charging — from Sunset · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.9 mi straight-line W — Station Park Farmington MB.HPC · MERCEDES_BENZ · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Open to all EV drivers · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach60 within 25 mi · 106 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 172 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.2 mi — VOLVO CAR USA UINTAH DC4, Uintah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.8 mi — SPX CHARGEPOINT BUILDING F, Farmington, UT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Hampton Inn and Suites Salt Lake City/Farmington - Tesla Destination, Farmington, 3.0 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 458930 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sunset · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBountiful Peak · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
- Highway rest areaKaysville (NB) · ~4.9 mi W
- Highway rest areaKaysville (SB) · ~5.0 mi W
- Highway rest areaWeber Canyon (EB) · ~9.4 mi N
Open Sunset elsewhere
Other camps near Sunset
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bountiful Peak~2.4 mi · fee
- Anderson Cove~17.3 mi · fee
- Jefferson Hunt~17.4 mi
- Magpie Campground~20.6 mi
The unit that manages Sunset
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sunset 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 Farmington Lower at 6,850 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 387 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 — Sunset
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 2026-08-21: no rate published by the agency. The Forest Service's own recreation-site record for this site carries a fee flag with an empty fee description, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF has no web page for it (no slug under /recreation/ resolves), the Ogden Ranger District index page prints no fee, and a 60-mile recreation.gov search around the pin returns no matching listing. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/ogden-ranger-district and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D2542564&outFields=site_name,fee_description&f=json .
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 Sunset
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 — Sunset
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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