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Tanners Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.57203, -111.70060
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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 Tanners Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,216 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tanners FlatNIFC · 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 Tanners Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- DDump11 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Tanners Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,216 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.57203, -111.70060
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tanners Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAlta · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelSmith's Fuel Center · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~7.4 mi
- Dump station~10.9 mi
- GroceriesSmith's · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCold Creek Lodge · ~6.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.7 mi
EV charging — from Tanners Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.6 mi straight-line W — Walmart EV Charging, Draper, UT (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach90 within 25 mi · 115 within 50 · 144 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.1 mi — Dick's Sporting Goods - Fort Union, Midvale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.0 mi — Albion Day Lodge, Alta, UT (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily; no overnight parking
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Snowbird Parking Structure, Level 2 - Tesla Destination, Snowbird, 2.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.39 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 460345 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tanners Flat · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTanners Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomStorm Mountain · ~4.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlbion Basin · ~4.6 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomBirches · ~4.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Tanners Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Tanners Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Albion Basin~4.6 mi · fee
- Jordan Pines~5.8 mi · fee
- Mineral Basin Dispersed Area~5.9 mi · fee
- Spruces Campground~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Tanners Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tanners Flat 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 Snowbird at 9,170 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 1,954 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 — Tanners Flat
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: $29.07 per night for a standard non-electric site for the current 2026-05-15 to 2026-09-19 peak season; a double site or tent-only site is $59.02, the group tent area is $127.73 (larger group block $214.94) and a group walk-to site is $59.02. A per-day, per-vehicle fee is collected on site for extra vehicles. Note this is Salt Lake City watershed -- no dogs, no wading. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232109 (rate schedule) and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/tanners-flat-campground (last updated July 1, 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 Tanners Flat
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 — Tanners Flat
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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