Free camping near Sterling, UT
Yes. 5 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sterling, UT are listed as free; 10 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Spring Hill, 7.3 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Twin Lake Campground, 7.0 miles southeast, a fee campground.
All 20 camps near Sterling, UT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lake Campground | 7.0 | Fee | Twin Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Mayfield | — |
| Spring Hill | 7.3 | Free | Twelvemile Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Sterling | — |
| Upper Six Mile Ponds Campground | 8.1 | Unpriced | Upper Six Mile Pond (water) | 4.8 mi to Manti Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Manti Community Campground | 9.0 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Manti | — |
| Twelve Mile Flat Campground | 12 | Fee | North Fork (stream) | 9.4 mi to Manti Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Ferron Reservoir Campground | 13 | Fee | Ferron Reservoir (water) | 8.6 mi to Manti Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Ephraim Canyon | 13 | Free | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Ephraim | — |
| Lake Hill Campground | 14 | Fee | Lake Hill (water) | 5.1 mi to Manti Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Anthony Flat Trailhead | 14 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to Mayfield | — |
| Willow Lake Fishing/Camping Area | 17 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Gooseberry I-70 Trailhead | 19 | Free | Salina Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Salina | — |
| Yuba Lake Recreation Area | 22 | Unpriced | Sevier River (river) | 7.1 mi to Mills | — |
| Upper Joes Valley Campground | 22 | Fee | Joes Valley Reservoir (water) | 13 mi to Manti Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Pavilion B Group Site | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Orangeville | — |
| Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground | 23 | Fee | Lowry Water (stream) | 13 mi to Manti Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Chicken Creek Campground | 24 | Unpriced | — | 5.1 mi to Levan | — |
| Aurora Open Ohv Area | 24 | Unpriced | Sevier River (river) | 1.2 mi to Aurora | — |
| Maple Grove Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Aurora | — |
| Upper Joes Valley Dispersed Site | 25 | Unpriced | Indian Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Orangeville | — |
| Oak Ridge Trailhead | 25 | Free | — | 14 mi to Salina | — |
Who manages the camps near Sterling, UT
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Manti-La Sal National Forest — 14 camps: 2 free, 9 fee, 3 unpriced
- Fishlake National Forest — 4 camps: 3 free, 1 fee
- Fillmore Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- Richfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sterling, 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.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Sterling, 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.