★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Tooele County
Drive-up · public land · Tooele County, UT · 40.91037, -112.52694
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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.
The beach on Stansbury Island west of Salt Lake City. Free camping area. Some fire rings with vault toilet. Bugs were out in force during my stay. Enough room for numerous overland vehicles. A little spoiled and not very private. Good cell service. Nice view of lake. Somewhat recommended due to convenient proximity to Salt Lake City.
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 4,206 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
- ShShower16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- WWater24 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 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
4,206 ft
County
Tooele County, UT
Coordinates
40.91037, -112.52694
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~16.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~16.9 mi
- GroceriesSoelberg's Market · ~21.7 mi
- PharmacyBirch Family Pharmacy · ~21.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicStansbury Health Center · ~22.2 mi
- HardwareDiamond Rental · ~27.0 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaGrassy Mountain (WB) · ~27.3 mi W
- Highway rest areaGrassy Mountain (EB) · ~27.8 mi W
- Vault / pit toiletCottonwood · ~28.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIntake · ~28.6 mi S · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Stansbury Mountains~18.2 mi
- Horseshoe Knolls~22.5 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
Water on public land →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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