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Trial Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.67845, -110.95450
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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 Trial Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,798 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Trial LakeNIFC · 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 Trial Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Trial Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,798 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.67845, -110.95450
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Trial Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSamak · ~15.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.0 mi
- FuelKamas Valley Co-Op · ~17.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.5 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~17.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~27.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicWasatch County Family Clinic · ~26.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from Trial Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.5 mi straight-line NW — RMP Coalville (Coalville, UT) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 64 within 50 · 145 within 100 · 170 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.0 mi — Park City, UT, Park City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.5 mi — SUMMIT COUNTY COALVILLE QC, Coalville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.2 mi — Kamas City Office · VIALYNK · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 417007 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Trial Lake · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTrial Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWashington Lake · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWashington Lake Group · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLilly Lake · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
Open Trial Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Trial Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Washington Lake~0.4 mi · fee
- Washington Lake Group~0.4 mi
- Lilly Lake~0.8 mi · fee
- Lost Creek~1.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Trial Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Trial Lake 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 Trial Lake at 9,970 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Trial Lake
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 2026-08-22: $27.75 per night for a single site, for the current 2026-06-27 to 2026-09-08 peak season; an RV non-electric site is the same $27.75. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache page for this campground publishes no amount at all -- its whole fee block reads "For current pricing and availability visit Recreation.gov" -- so the number comes from the recreation.gov rate table, which also advertises $27.75 as the starting price. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231945 (rate schedule, current season) and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/recreation/trial-lake-campground (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, last updated June 26, 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 Trial Lake
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 — Trial Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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