Free camping near Alta, UT
Yes. 5 of the 25 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Alta, UT are listed as free; 18 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Holman Flat Dispersed Area, 5.8 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Albion Basin, 0.5 miles southeast, a fee campground.
All 25 camps near Alta, UT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Basin | 0.5 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Redman | 2.9 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Brighton | — |
| Mineral Basin Dispersed Area | 3.0 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Spruces Campground | 4.1 | Fee | Big Cottonwood Creek (river) | 1.2 mi to Dunyon Dell | — |
| Spruces | 4.3 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Brighton | — |
| Tanners Flat | 4.3 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Jordan Pines | 4.7 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Brighton | — |
| Forest Lake Dispersed Area | 5.1 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Holman Flat Dispersed Area | 5.8 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Alta | — |
| Granite Flat | 6.6 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| Elk Camp | 9.4 | Free | South Fork of Deer Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Little Mill | 9.7 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Cedar Hills | — |
| South Cascade Springs Dispersed Camping Areas | 9.8 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Sundance | — |
| Salamander Flat | 9.9 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Sundance | — |
| Altamont | 10 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Sundance | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 10 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 2.8 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area | 10 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Sundance | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 10 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Mt Timpanogos | 12 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sundance | — |
| Theater-In-The-Pines | 12 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Sundance | — |
| Hope | 19 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Orem | — |
| National Guard Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | First Left Fork (stream) | 2.4 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Rock Canyon | 22 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Provo | — |
| Ponderosa Group Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Samak | — |
| Yellow Pine Camp | 23 | Free | Yellow Pine Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Samak | — |
Who manages the camps near Alta, UT
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service.
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 25 camps: 5 free, 18 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 25 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Alta, UT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Alta, UT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.