Free camping near Helper, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Helper, UT there are 28 camps: 6 free, 12 fee, 10 unpriced. The closest is Price Canyon Recreation Area, 5.7 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Nuck Woodward Road Trailhead, 18 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Canyon Recreation Area | 5.7 | Fee | Price River (river) | 2.2 mi to Royal | — |
| Price Field Office | 6.6 | Unpriced | — | 1.1 mi to Price | — |
| Avintaquin Campground | 14 | Unpriced | — | 9.8 mi to Kyune | — |
| Avintaquin | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Helper | — |
| Nuck Woodward Road Trailhead | 18 | Free | Nuck Woodward Canyon (stream) | 6.6 mi to Wattis | — |
| South Hughes Group Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Huntington Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Old Folks Flat Group Campground | 19 | Fee | Nuck Woodward Canyon (stream) | 7.4 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Little Rock Campground | 19 | Free | Nuck Woodward Canyon (stream) | 7.1 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| The Chute Group Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Huntington Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Little Rock Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Huntington Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Fish Creek Trailhead and Campground | 19 | Unpriced | French Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Winter Quarters | — |
| Beaver Dam Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Huntington Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Wattis | — |
| Big Rock Group Campground | 20 | Fee | Huntington Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Wattis | — |
| Forks Of Huntington Campground | 21 | Fee | Huntington Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Wattis | — |
| Horse Canyon Camping Area | 21 | Free | Horse Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Hiawatha | — |
| Flat Canyon Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Cleveland Reservoir | 22 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Lake Canyon Rec Area Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Rolfson Reservoir (water) | 5.3 mi to Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area | — |
| Little Bear Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Huntington | — |
| Lower Little Bear Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Huntington Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Mohrland | — |
| Little Bear Group Campground | 23 | Fee | Huntington Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Mohrland | — |
| River Bend Campground | 23 | Free | Huntington Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Mohrland | — |
| Jackson Camping Area | 23 | Free | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Three Forks | — |
| Gooseberry Reservoir Campground | 23 | Fee | Lower Gooseberry Reservoir (water) | 4.6 mi to Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area | — |
| Gooseberry Campground | 23 | Fee | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area | — |
| Wasatch CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | — | 17 mi to Scofield | — |
| Miller Flat Reservoir Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Bear Creek Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Huntington Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Mohrland | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Helper, 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.