Agency-listedUSFSFee
Whiting
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 40.13187, -111.52889
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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 Whiting
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,440 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WhitingNIFC · 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 Whiting · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- PPropane5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- AAir-up6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- ShShower14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Whiting
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,440 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
40.13187, -111.52889
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Whiting · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMapleton · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.6 mi
- FuelGas-N-Go Conoco · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGHoliday Oil · ~4.9 mi
- Dump station~4.9 mi
- GroceriesReam's Springville Market · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyMaple Mountain Pharmacy · ~3.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicMedical Center · ~5.1 mi
- HardwareSunroc · ~4.7 mi
EV charging — from Whiting · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line W — Walmart 4068 (Spanish Fork, 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 reach30 within 25 mi · 97 within 50 · 141 within 100 · 175 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.8 mi — Provo, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Provo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.2 mi — VOLVO CAR USA PROVO DC2, Provo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.6 mi — Provo - 20 L2, Mapleton, UT · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 26 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 121757 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whiting · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhiting · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCherry · ~3.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDiamond · ~6.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMount Timpanogos · ~7.4 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Whiting
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cherry~3.7 mi · fee
- Diamond~6.6 mi · fee
- Balsam~8.1 mi · fee
- Diamond Fork Group Sites~8.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Whiting
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whiting 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 Hobble Creek at 7,360 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,920 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 — Whiting
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 Whiting
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 — Whiting
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →Off-grid communication →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 →