Free camping near Sandy, UT
Yes. 5 of the 25 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sandy, UT are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Holman Flat Dispersed Area, 12 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Tanners Flat, 7.8 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 25 camps near Sandy, UT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanners Flat | 7.8 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Granite Flat | 12 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Alpine | — |
| Jordan Pines | 12 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Brighton | — |
| Spruces | 12 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Brighton | — |
| Holman Flat Dispersed Area | 12 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Alta | — |
| Spruces Campground | 12 | Fee | Big Cottonwood Creek (river) | 1.2 mi to Dunyon Dell | — |
| Albion Basin | 12 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Little Mill | 12 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Cedar Hills | — |
| Mineral Basin Dispersed Area | 14 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Redman | 14 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Brighton | — |
| Forest Lake Dispersed Area | 14 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 14 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Altamont | 15 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Sundance | — |
| Timpooneke Campground | 15 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 2.8 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Salamander Flat | 15 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Sundance | — |
| Elk Camp | 15 | Free | South Fork of Deer Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Aspen Grove | — |
| Cascade Scenic Drive Dispersed Area | 16 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Sundance | — |
| Mt Timpanogos | 17 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sundance | — |
| Theater-In-The-Pines | 17 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Sundance | — |
| South Cascade Springs Dispersed Camping Areas | 18 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Sundance | — |
| North Oquirrh Management Area (Noma) | 19 | Unpriced | — | 4.4 mi to Stansbury Park | — |
| Hope | 22 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Orem | — |
| Tooele CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Ophir | — |
| National Guard Dispersed Area | 23 | Free | First Left Fork (stream) | 2.4 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Rock Canyon | 25 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Provo | — |
Who manages the camps near Sandy, UT
Who manages them: 23 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 23 camps: 4 free, 17 fee, 2 unpriced
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Salt Lake Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 25 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sandy, 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 Sandy, 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.