Free camping near Samak, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Samak, UT there are 50 camps: 6 free, 44 fee. The closest is Ponderosa Group Campground, 2.5 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Yellow Pine Camp, 3.4 miles out.
Who manages them: 50 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Group Campground | 2.5 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Samak | — |
| Yellow Pine Camp | 3.4 | Free | Yellow Pine Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Samak | — |
| Shingle Creek Atv | 6.1 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Woodland | — |
| Pine Valley Camp (Dispersed) | 7.1 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Woodland | — |
| Lower Provo River | 7.2 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Woodland | — |
| Horseman Camp | 7.6 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Woodland | — |
| Ledgefork | 10 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to Oakley | — |
| Soapstone Comfort Camps | 11 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Woodland | — |
| Smith-Morehouse | 11 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Oakley | — |
| Soapstone | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Woodland | — |
| Shady Dell | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Woodland | — |
| Mill Hollow Campground | 13 | Fee | Mill Hollow Reservoir (water) | 7.7 mi to Timber Lakes | — |
| Spring Canyon Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Woodland | — |
| Duchesne Tunnel Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Woodland | — |
| Cobblerest Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Woodland | — |
| Murdock Basin/Broadhead Meadows | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Woodland | — |
| Washington Lake Group | 15 | Free | — | 15 mi to Samak | — |
| Washington Lake | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Samak | — |
| Trial Lake | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Samak | — |
| Wolf Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Timber Lakes | — |
| Lilly Lake | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Samak | — |
| Lost Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Samak | — |
| Redman | 18 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Brighton | — |
| Moosehorn | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Mirror Lake | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Mill Flat Camping Area | 19 | Free | Duchesne River (river) | 9.0 mi to Hanna | — |
| Iron Mine | 19 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Tabiona | — |
| Mineral Basin Dispersed Area | 20 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Albion Basin | 20 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Forest Lake Dispersed Area | 20 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Butterfly Lake | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Spruces Campground | 21 | Fee | Big Cottonwood Creek (river) | 1.2 mi to Dunyon Dell | — |
| Hades | 21 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Tabiona | — |
| Spruces | 21 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Brighton | — |
| South Cascade Springs Dispersed Camping Areas | 21 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Sundance | — |
| Sulphur | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Jordan Pines | 21 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Brighton | — |
| Splash Dam Campsite Camping Area | 22 | Free | Splash Dam Lake (water) | 8.5 mi to Hanna | — |
| Lodgepole | 23 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Independence | — |
| Holman Flat Dispersed Area | 23 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Alta | — |
| Aspen | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Tabiona | — |
| Currant Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Independence | — |
| Elk Camp | 23 | Free | South Fork of Deer Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Beaver View | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Granite Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area | 24 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Sundance | — |
| Hayden Fork Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Salamander Flat | 25 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Sundance | — |
| Tanners Flat | 25 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Theater-In-The-Pines | 25 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Sundance | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Samak, 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.