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Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 39.13471, -111.38177
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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 Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,652 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Willow Lake Fishing/Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- WWater17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- DDump34 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,652 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
39.13471, -111.38177
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~13.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMarket Fresh · ~16.4 mi
- PharmacySoutheastern Utah District Health Department / Boyds Family Pharmacy · ~20.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicMain Street Family Clinic · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareCastle Valley Supply · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.2 mi straight-line E — STATE OF UTAH CASTLE DALE 2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 64 within 100 · 178 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.2 mi — Scipio, UT - Tesla Supercharger, Scipio
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — Big Mountain Lodge, Ferron, UT (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 164837 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area · Manti-La Sal National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomIndian Creek Guard Station · ~4.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDuck Fork Fishing Site · ~4.4 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomFerron Canyon Overlook · ~5.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWrigley Reservoir Fishing Site · ~5.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ferron Reservoir Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Twelve Mile Flat Campground~5.7 mi · fee
- Upper Six Mile Ponds Campground~9.2 mi
- Spring Hill~10.0 mi
The unit that manages Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area are set by Manti-La Sal National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Wrigley Creek at 9,330 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 322 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 — Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233992
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
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 — Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Camping near a reservoir →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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