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Vernon Reservoir
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.98503, -112.38225
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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 Vernon Reservoir
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Vernon ReservoirNIFC · 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 Vernon Reservoir · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- DDump21 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- WWater28 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Vernon Reservoir
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
UT
Coordinates
39.98503, -112.38225
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Vernon Reservoir · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townVernon · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSilver Sage · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.7 mi
- GroceriesSilver Sage Convenience Store · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicDugway Clinic · ~25.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~29.6 mi
EV charging — from Vernon Reservoir · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.6 mi straight-line E — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 53 within 50 · 135 within 100 · 169 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.7 mi — Nephi, UT - 12502 S Main St - Tesla Supercharger, Nephi
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.8 mi — PROVOAIRPORT DCFAST CHARGE 1, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.4 mi — Dugway Administration Center · Blink Network · J1772 · 14 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 Vernon Reservoir · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVernon Reservoir · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Sands Loop C Vault Toilet 1 · ~16.8 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Sands Loop C Vault Toilet 2 · ~16.9 mi S · BLM
- RestroomWhite Sands Campground Toilet · ~16.9 mi S · BLM
Open Vernon Reservoir elsewhere
Other camps near Vernon Reservoir
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Vernon Reservoir Campground~0.5 mi
- Little Sahara Recreation Area~18.3 mi
- Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Tooele County, UT (40.2149, -112.1807)~19.1 mi
- Pony Express National Historic Trail (Nht) Back Country Byway (Bcb)~19.9 mi
The unit that manages Vernon Reservoir
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Vernon Reservoir 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 Vernon Creek at 7,310 ft, about 4 miles away. 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 — Vernon Reservoir
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.
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 Vernon Reservoir
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 — Vernon Reservoir
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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