Free camping near Orem, UT
Yes. 6 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Orem, UT are listed as free; 27 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is National Guard Dispersed Area, 4.9 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Hope, 4.2 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 35 camps near Orem, UT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 4.2 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Orem | — |
| National Guard Dispersed Area | 4.9 | Free | First Left Fork (stream) | 2.4 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Rock Canyon | 6.2 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Provo | — |
| Mt Timpanogos | 8.9 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sundance | — |
| Theater-In-The-Pines | 8.9 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Sundance | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 9.7 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 9.8 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 2.8 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Altamont | 10 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Sundance | — |
| Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area | 10 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Sundance | — |
| Salamander Flat | 10 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Sundance | — |
| Little Mill | 10 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Cedar Hills | — |
| Elk Camp | 11 | Free | South Fork of Deer Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 12 | Free | — | 9.9 mi to Lake Shore | — |
| South Cascade Springs Dispersed Camping Areas | 13 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Sundance | — |
| Granite Flat | 13 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| Holman Flat Dispersed Area | 14 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Alta | — |
| Whiting | 15 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Mapleton | — |
| Cherry | 15 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Forest Lake Dispersed Area | 16 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Balsam | 17 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Mineral Basin Dispersed Area | 18 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Tanners Flat | 19 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Albion Basin | 20 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Diamond | 21 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to Mapleton | — |
| Sawmill Hollow | 22 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Diamond Fork Group Sites | 22 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Diamond Group Area | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Redman | 23 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Brighton | — |
| Maple Bench | 23 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Elk Ridge | — |
| Dry Canyon (Diamond Fork) | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Lodgepole | 23 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Independence | — |
| Maple Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Elk Ridge | — |
| Spruces Campground | 24 | Fee | Big Cottonwood Creek (river) | 1.2 mi to Dunyon Dell | — |
| Spruces | 24 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Brighton | — |
| Jordan Pines | 24 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Brighton | — |
Who manages the camps near Orem, UT
Who manages them: 34 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 34 camps: 5 free, 27 fee, 2 unpriced
- Salt Lake Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 35 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Orem, 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 Orem, 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.