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Yankee Meadow Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · UT · 37.76684, -112.76050
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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 Yankee Meadow Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,367 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Yankee Meadow CampgroundNIFC · 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 Yankee Meadow Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- PPropane34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Yankee Meadow Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,367 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
37.76684, -112.76050
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Yankee Meadow Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBowery Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townParowan · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik #231 · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.5 mi
- GroceriesParowan Market · ~6.7 mi
- PharmacyCedar Drug & Gift · ~18.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCedar Valley Medical Clinic · ~16.8 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~18.0 mi
EV charging — from Yankee Meadow Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.2 mi straight-line W — Cedar City Motor Company - DCFC · Blink Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 47 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.7 mi — Cedar City, UT - South Main Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cedar City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.4 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.2 mi — Stellantis - Series, Cedar City, UT · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Grand Lodge at Brian Head - Tesla Destination, Brian Head, 6.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 387332 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Yankee Meadow Campground · Dixie National Forest · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomYankee Designated Dispersed Camping Area · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet5 Mile Picnic Site · ~2.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrian Head Peak Th · ~6.4 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBear Flat/Marathon Trailhead · ~7.1 mi NE · USFS
Open Yankee Meadow Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Yankee Meadow Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Yankee Meadow Campground~0.4 mi
- Yankee Designated Dispersed Camping Area~0.8 mi
- Panguitch Lake North Campground~7.2 mi · fee
- Panguitch Lake South Campground~7.3 mi
The unit that manages Yankee Meadow Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Yankee Meadow Campground are set by Dixie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Yankee Reservoir at 8,680 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 313 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 — Yankee Meadow Campground
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 Yankee Meadow Campground
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 — Yankee Meadow Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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