★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Tooele County
Drive-up · public land · Tooele County, UT · 40.52692, -112.59613
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Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on public land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
Numerous free dispersed campsites along forest road in mountains west of Salt Lake City. Very green and lush area. Forest road was extremely muddy during my stay due to wet weather. Four-wheel drive critical in the mud. Some cell service. Not very flat, but enough room for two or three vehicles. Some extraordinary hiking in the area and very picturesque. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,484 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- WWater26 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
6,484 ft
County
Tooele County, UT
Coordinates
40.52692, -112.59613
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Willow Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGrantsville · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSoelberg's Market · ~8.9 mi
- PharmacyBirch Family Pharmacy · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdvanced Practice Medical Clinic · ~15.6 mi
- HardwareDiamond Rental · ~15.8 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
High clearance / 4×4
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIntake · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Narrows · ~2.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Narrows · ~2.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoy Scout · ~2.4 mi S · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Knolls~8.0 mi
- North Stansbury Mountains~9.2 mi
- Cedar Mountains~19.5 mi
- Tooele County~21.2 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Tooele County, UT). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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