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Unicorn Ridge Dispersed Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.02924, -111.28179
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
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 7,583 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
- WWater9 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,583 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.02924, -111.28179
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOak Spring Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMill Fork · ~4.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.0 mi
- FuelLodge Gas Station · ~18.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~12.0 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Neighborhood Market · ~18.2 mi
- PharmacyMaple Mountain Pharmacy · ~18.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicIntermountain Health Spanish Fork · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~19.9 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUnicorn Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThree Forks · ~5.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Canyon (Diamond Fork) · ~5.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond Fork Group Sites · ~6.7 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Diamond Group Area~6.2 mi
- Lake Fork~9.6 mi
- Jackson Camping Area~17.1 mi
- Fish Creek Trailhead and Campground~18.1 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Researched until someone does.
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.
- 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →