Free camping near Brighton, UT
Yes. 5 of the 26 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Brighton, UT are listed as free; 19 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Holman Flat Dispersed Area, 7.8 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Redman, 0.9 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 26 camps near Brighton, UT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redman | 0.9 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Brighton | — |
| Albion Basin | 2.3 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Spruces Campground | 2.6 | Fee | Big Cottonwood Creek (river) | 1.2 mi to Dunyon Dell | — |
| Spruces | 2.8 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Brighton | — |
| Jordan Pines | 3.4 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Brighton | — |
| Mineral Basin Dispersed Area | 4.7 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Tanners Flat | 5.7 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Forest Lake Dispersed Area | 6.8 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Holman Flat Dispersed Area | 7.8 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Alta | — |
| Granite Flat | 8.7 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| Elk Camp | 11 | Free | South Fork of Deer Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| South Cascade Springs Dispersed Camping Areas | 11 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Sundance | — |
| Little Mill | 12 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Cedar Hills | — |
| Salamander Flat | 12 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Sundance | — |
| Altamont | 12 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Sundance | — |
| Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area | 12 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Sundance | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 12 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 2.8 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 13 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Mt Timpanogos | 14 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sundance | — |
| Theater-In-The-Pines | 14 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Sundance | — |
| Hope | 21 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Orem | — |
| Ponderosa Group Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Samak | — |
| National Guard Dispersed Area | 22 | Free | First Left Fork (stream) | 2.4 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Yellow Pine Camp | 22 | Free | Yellow Pine Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Samak | — |
| Rock Canyon | 23 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Provo | — |
| Shingle Creek Atv | 25 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Woodland | — |
Who manages the camps near Brighton, UT
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service.
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 26 camps: 5 free, 19 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 26 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Brighton, UT
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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 Brighton, 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.