Free camping near Loa, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Loa, UT there are 29 camps: 16 free, 9 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Big Rocks Special Recreation Management Area, 3.1 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — Sevier County, UT, 10 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rocks Special Recreation Management Area | 3.1 | Unpriced | Fremont River (stream) | 3.0 mi to Loa | — |
| Sunglow Campground | 8.0 | Fee | Petes Pond (water) | 1.4 mi to Bicknell | — |
| Mallard Bay Overflow Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 7.8 mi to Koosharem | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Sevier County, UT | 10 | Free | — | 0.2 mi to Lakeside Resort | — |
| Great Western Trail | 11 | Unpriced | Pole Canyon Reservoir (water) | 7.2 mi to Bicknell | — |
| Mackinaw Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Fremont | — |
| Elkhorn Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Lyman | — |
| Bowery Creek Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Fremont | — |
| Round Lake Cua Dispersed | 13 | Free | Round Lake (water) | 9.7 mi to Fremont | — |
| Frying Pan Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Fremont | — |
| Tasha Equestrian Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Fremont | — |
| Paiute Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Fremont | — |
| Zedds Meadow Cua Dispered | 15 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Torrey | — |
| Morrell Cua Dispersed | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Fremont | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 16 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Torrey | — |
| Capitol Reef National ParkDave slept here | 16 | Free | Middle Desert Wash (stream) | 12 mi to Torrey | — |
| Koosharem Canyon/Paiute ATV | 17 | Free | — | 2.2 mi to Koosharem | — |
| Koosharem Reservoir Dispersed Camping | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Koosharem Reservoir | 17 | Unpriced | Koosharem Reservoir (water) | 2.2 mi to Burrville | — |
| Lower Box Creek Trailhead | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Fremont River Cua Dispersed | 18 | Free | Sulphur Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fruita | — |
| Milo's Kitchen Trailhead | 19 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Koosharem | — |
| Black Flat CUA Dispersed | 19 | Free | — | 11 mi to Fishlake Resort | — |
| Upper Box Creek Trailhead | 20 | Free | Upper Box Creek Reservoir (water) | 5.4 mi to Greenwich | — |
| Sevier River | 21 | Unpriced | — | 7.4 mi to Torrey | — |
| Singletree Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Torrey | — |
| Manning Meadow CUA Dispersed | 24 | Free | Manning Meadows Reservoir (water) | 8.8 mi to Marysvale | — |
| Big Lake CUA Dispersed | 24 | Free | Big Lake (water) | 6.5 mi to Annabella | — |
| Salina Reservoir CUA Dispersed | 25 | Free | Salina Reservoir (water) | 15 mi to Fishlake Resort | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Loa, 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.