Free camping near West Mountain, UT
Yes. 8 of the 25 camps within 25 straight-line miles of West Mountain, UT are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is BLM public land, 11 miles northwest, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Maple Bench, 7.8 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 25 camps near West Mountain, UT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Bench | 7.8 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Elk Ridge | — |
| Maple Lake | 8.2 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Elk Ridge | — |
| Tinney Flat | 11 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Rocky Ridge | — |
| Payson Lakes | 11 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Woodland Hills | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 11 | Free | — | 9.9 mi to Lake Shore | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Utah County, UT (39.9033, -111.8938) | 12 | Free | Currant Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Starr | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Utah County, UT | 12 | Free | Wimmer Ranch Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Birdseye | — |
| Blackhawk | 13 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Woodland Hills | — |
| Whiting | 15 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Mapleton | — |
| Cherry | 18 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Rock Canyon | 18 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Provo | — |
| Bear Canyon | 19 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Mona | — |
| Diamond | 19 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to Mapleton | — |
| National Guard Dispersed Area | 19 | Free | First Left Fork (stream) | 2.4 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Cottonwood | 19 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Mona | — |
| Hope | 19 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Orem | — |
| Ponderosa | 20 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Mona | — |
| Lake Fork | 20 | Free | Lake Fork (stream) | 3.6 mi to Rio | — |
| Diamond Fork Group Sites | 21 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Diamond Group Area | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dry Canyon (Diamond Fork) | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Balsam | 23 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Tooele County, UT (40.2149, -112.1807) | 24 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Fairfield | — |
| Sawmill Hollow | 24 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Hobble Creek | — |
| Pony Express National Historic Trail (Nht) Back Country Byway (Bcb) | 25 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fairfield | — |
Who manages the camps near West Mountain, UT
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 2 on Utah Trust Lands Administration.
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest — 20 camps: 4 free, 16 fee
- Salt Lake Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
- Utah Trust Lands Administration — 2 camps: 2 free
- Manti-La Sal National Forest — 1 camp: 1 free
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 West Mountain, 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 West Mountain, 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.