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USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Utah County, UT · 39.92404, -111.63086
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,068 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UTNIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,068 ft
County
Utah County, UT
Coordinates
39.92404, -111.63086
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWimmer Ranch Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBirdseye · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~18.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.2 mi
- GroceriesMacey's Supermarket · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyMountain View Family Pharmacy · ~9.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountain View Hospital · ~9.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.5 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.5 mi straight-line W — Murdock Ford, Santaquin, UT (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach20 within 25 mi · 54 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.1 mi — Provo, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Provo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.5 mi — VOLVO CAR USA PROVO DC2, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.2 mi — MTECH PAYSON STATION 2 · ChargePoint Network · 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 417832 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPayson Lakes Guard Station · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPayson Lakes · ~0.7 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomBlackhawk · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMaple Lake · ~3.9 mi NW · USFS
Open USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT elsewhere
Other camps near USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Payson Lakes~0.7 mi · fee
- Blackhawk~1.8 mi · fee
- Maple Lake~3.9 mi · fee
- Maple Bench~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT 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 Payson R.S. at 8,050 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 — USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
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 — USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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