Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Willard Basin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 41.39153, -111.97838
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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 Willard Basin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,674 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Willard BasinNIFC · 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 Willard Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- ShShower17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Willard Basin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
8,674 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
41.39153, -111.97838
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Willard Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBlack Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWillard · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.1 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPGSinclair · ~14.7 mi
- Dump station~4.4 mi
- GroceriesLee's Marketplace · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~5.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicQuality Care Chiropractic, PLLC · ~6.3 mi
- HardwareMountainland Supply Company · ~5.8 mi
EV charging — from Willard Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.4 mi straight-line NW — Flying J Travel Center 748, Willard, UT · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach23 within 25 mi · 66 within 50 · 137 within 100 · 177 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)6.2 mi — Farr West, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Farr West
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.0 mi — Walmart 3454 (Perry, UT), Perry
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.0 mi — WCL NOB - NORTH, Ogden, UT · 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 448977 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Willard Basin · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomWillard Bay State Park Recreation Management Area Restroom- Restroom Building · ~3.8 mi W · BoR
- RestroomWillard Bay State Park Recreation Management Area Restroom- Restroom Building · ~3.9 mi W · BoR
- RestroomWillard Bay State Park Recreation Management Area Restroom- Restroom Building · ~4.1 mi W · BoR
- RestroomWillard Bay State Park Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom Building · ~4.1 mi W · BoR
Open Willard Basin elsewhere
Other camps near Willard Basin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Box Elder Campground~7.3 mi · fee
- Middle Fork Dispersed Camping~13.3 mi
- Anderson Cove~14.0 mi · fee
- Jefferson Hunt~14.7 mi
The unit that manages Willard Basin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Willard Basin 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 Ben Lomond Peak at 7,690 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 984 ft lower 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 — Willard Basin
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Willard Basin
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 — Willard Basin
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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