Free camping near Helper, UT
Yes. 6 of the 28 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Helper, UT are listed as free; 12 charge a fee and 10 have no price on record. The closest free one is Nuck Woodward Road Trailhead, 18 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Price Canyon Recreation Area, 5.7 miles northwest, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 28 camps near Helper, UT
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Helper, UT
Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Manti-La Sal National Forest — 21 camps: 4 free, 10 fee, 7 unpriced
- Price Field Office — 3 camps: 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- Ashley National Forest — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 fee
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 28 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Helper, 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 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.