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Theater-In-The-Pines
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.40448, -111.60344
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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 Theater-In-The-Pines
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,846 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Theater-In-The-PinesNIFC · 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 Theater-In-The-Pines · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter2 mi
- WWater4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- DDump11 mi
- PPropane16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Theater-In-The-Pines
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,846 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.40448, -111.60344
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Theater-In-The-Pines · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSundance · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.6 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGSinclair · ~16.1 mi
- Dump station~11.4 mi
- GroceriesHarmons · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~7.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicIntermountain North Orem Clinic · ~7.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Theater-In-The-Pines · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.8 mi straight-line SW — Walmart EV Charging, Lindon, 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 reach72 within 25 mi · 101 within 50 · 142 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.5 mi — MURDOCK LINDON HYUNDAI F1, Lindon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 mi — SWTCH Energy Inc., Orem, UT (at an office building) · SWTCH · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, no confirmation date on the record · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.43 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 461010 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Theater-In-The-Pines · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTheater-In-The-Pines · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTheater-In-The-Pines · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomMt Timpanogos · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlpine Summit · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
Open Theater-In-The-Pines elsewhere
Other camps near Theater-In-The-Pines
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mt Timpanogos~0.2 mi · fee
- Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area~1.9 mi · fee
- Timpooneke Campground~2.7 mi
- Salamander Flat~2.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Theater-In-The-Pines
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Theater-In-The-Pines 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 Timpanogos Divide at 8,180 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 1,334 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 — Theater-In-The-Pines
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 2026-08-24: this is a GROUP campground, so there is no single-camper rate to quote -- the Forest Service records its site type as GROUP CAMPGROUND -- and it is $362.20 per night for the group standard non-electric site, for the current 2026-05-29 to 2026-09-19 peak season. That is the only row in the table, and recreation.gov has carried the same $362.20 in every season block from 2025 through 2028. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page publishes no amount. Worth knowing if you go looking for this camp yourself: the Forest Service's page slug drops the first "in", /theater-pines-campground. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231937 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/theater-pines-campground (last updated May 22, 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 Theater-In-The-Pines
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 — Theater-In-The-Pines
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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