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Whiterocks
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.61937, -109.94193
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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 Whiterocks
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,461 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WhiterocksNIFC · 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 Whiterocks · Ashley National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- WWater28 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Whiterocks
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,461 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.61937, -109.94193
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Whiterocks · Ashley National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWhiterocks · ~10.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~16.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~23.7 mi
- Dump station~28.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~13.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~23.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Clinic · ~25.5 mi
- HardwareDuchesne County Library · ~22.2 mi
EV charging — from Whiterocks · Ashley National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.4 mi straight-line SE — Vernal, UT - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 55 within 100 · 190 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.4 mi — RMP Vernal (Vernal, UT), Vernal
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.0 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.0 mi — L&L Motor Company, Roosevelt, UT · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 334568 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whiterocks · Ashley National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhiterocks · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParadise Guard Station · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParadise Park · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPole Creek Lake · ~7.4 mi NW · USFS
Open Whiterocks elsewhere
Other camps near Whiterocks
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Paradise Park~3.6 mi · fee
- Pole Creek Lake~7.4 mi · fee
- Massey Meadow Camping Area~8.2 mi
- Uinta Canyon~10.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Whiterocks
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whiterocks are set by Ashley National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mosby Mtn. at 9,550 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 2,089 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. 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 — Whiterocks
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: $8 per night for a single unit -- the cheapest confirmed rate in this batch. The Forest Service's own recreation-site record agrees with the forest page on the figure. Caveat: that page has not been touched since February 18, 2025, so this is an unrefreshed 2025 rate; the forest gives a phone number for the Flaming Gorge-Vernal Ranger District, 435-789-1189, if you want it confirmed. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/recreation/whiterocks-campground (Ashley NF; printed coordinates 0.001 mi from our pin).
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 Whiterocks
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 — Whiterocks
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →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 →