Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Forest Service2,912,959 acres · USDA Forest Service
Can you sleep here
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Stay limit14 days in most forests — the exact limit is set per forest and district
In an RVDispersed sites are unimproved: no hookups, no water, no dump station, and access roads are often unsurfaced. Designated wilderness inside the unit is closed to all vehicles.
Rule36 CFR 261.58 — occupancy and use, set by forest order
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 4,551 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 109
- Longest rig
- 106 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
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Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 109 campgrounds shown
109 of 109 campgrounds
- Albion Basin Campgroundto 25 ft · 34 sitesReservations accepted
- Altamont Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Anderson Cove CampgroundReservations accepted
- Aspen Grove CampgroundReservations accepted
- Balsam CampgroundReservations accepted
- Bear Canyon Campgroundto 99 ft · 16 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Bear River CampgroundReservations accepted
- Beaver View Campgroundto 45 ft · 19 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Blackhawk Campgroundto 45 ft · 47 sitesReservations accepted
- Blacksmith Fork CabinReservations accepted
- Botts Campground9 sitesReservations accepted
- Bountiful Peak Campground38 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Box Elder Campgroundto 40 ft · 34 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Boy Scout Campgroundto 25 ft · 12 sitesReservations accepted
- Bridger Campground11 sitesReservations accepted
- Bridger Lake Campgroundto 99 ft · 33 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Butterfly Lake CampgroundReservations accepted
- Cherry Campgroundto 48 ft · 22 sitesReservations accepted
- China Meadows Campgroundto 25 ft · 10 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Christmas Meadows Campgroundto 40 ft · 12 sitesReservations accepted
- Cobblerest Campground19 sitesReservations accepted
- Cottonwood CampgroundThis is a non-reservable area.
- Cottonwood Campground - SLRD5 sitesReservations accepted
- Currant Creek Campgroundto 55 ft · 161 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Dead Horse CampgroundReservations accepted
- Deadhorse Trailheadto 30 ft · 5 sitesReservations accepted
- Diamond Campgroundto 70 ft · 73 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Diamond ForkSeason not published
- East Fork Bear RiverSeason not published
- East Fork Bear River CampgroundReservations accepted
- Friendship Campground8 sitesReservations accepted
- Granite Flat CampgroundReservations accepted
- Green Canyon Picnic AreaSeason not published
- Hayden Fork Campgroundto 20 ft · 10 sitesReservations accepted
- High Creek CampgroundThis is a non-reservable campground.
- Hoop Lake Campground46 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Hope Campgroundto 35 ft · 26 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Intake Campground6 sitesReservations accepted
- Jordan Pines Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Ledgefork Campgroundto 99 ft · 75 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Lewis M. Turner CampgroundReservations accepted
- Lilly Lake Campgroundto 50 ft · 15 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Little Lyman Lake Campground11 sitesReservations accepted
- Little Mill Campgroundto 65 ft · 41 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Lodge CampgroundReservations accepted
- Lodgepole CampgroundReservations accepted
- Loop CampgroundReservations accepted
- Lost Creek Campgroundto 40 ft · 37 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Lower Meadows Campground25 sitesReservations accepted
- Lower Narrows Campground4 sitesReservations accepted
- Lower Provo River CampgroundReservations accepted
- Magpie CampgroundReservations accepted
- Maple Bench Campground11 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Maple Lake Campground11 sitesReservations accepted
- Maples CampgroundSeason not published
- Marsh Lake Campgroundto 75 ft · 50 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Meeks Cabin Campgroundto 65 ft · 26 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Mill Hollow Campgroundto 50 ft · 29 sitesReservations accepted
- Mirror Lake Campgroundto 74 ft · 82 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Monte Cristo Campgroundto 60 ft · 94 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Moosehorn Campgroundto 35 ft · 34 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Mount Timpanogos CampgroundReservations accepted
- Murdock Basin ATV TrailheadSeason not published
- Payson Lakes CabinReservations accepted
- Payson Lakes Campgroundto 71 ft · 146 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Perception Park Family CampgroundReservations accepted
- Pine Valley Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Pioneer CampgroundReservations accepted
- Ponderosa CampgroundReservations accepted
- Ponderosa Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Preston Valley Campground10 sitesReservations accepted
- Red Banks Campground14 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Redman Campground-SLRDReservations accepted
- Renegade Campgroundto 30 ft · 64 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Rock Canyon Campgroundto 20 ft · 6 sitesReservations accepted
- Shady Dell Campgroundto 99 ft · 22 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Shingle Creek ATV Campground22 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Smith-Morehouse CampgroundReservations accepted
- Smithfield Campground7 sitesReservations accepted
- Soapstone Campgroundto 86 ft · 37 sitesReservations accepted
- Soldier Creek Campgroundto 90 ft · 170 sites · Electric · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- South Fork CampgroundReservations accepted
- Spring CampgroundReservations accepted
- Spring Hollow Campgroundto 25 ft · 19 sitesReservations accepted
- Spruces CampgroundReservations accepted
- Stateline Campgroundto 106 ft · 43 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Stillwater CampgroundReservations accepted
- Strawberry Bay Campgroundto 104 ft · 292 sites · Electric · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Sulphur Campgroundto 38 ft · 25 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Sunrise Campgroundto 36 ft · 29 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Tanners Flat Campgroundto 43 ft · 48 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Taylor Fork ATV TrailheadThis is a non-reservable campground
- Theater-in-the-Pines Campgroundto 30 ft · 2 sitesReservations accepted
- Timpooneke Campgroundto 30 ft · 34 sitesReservations accepted
- Tinney Flat Campgroundto 99 ft · 25 sitesReservations accepted
- Tony Grove Lake CampgroundReservations accepted
- Trial Lake CampgroundReservations accepted
- Upper Meadows Campground10 sitesReservations accepted
- Upper Narrows Campground8 sitesReservations accepted
- Vernon Reservoir CampgroundThis is a non-reservable area.
- Washington Lake Campgroundto 105 ft · 47 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Whiting Campgroundto 45 ft · 52 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Willows CampgroundReservations accepted
- Wolf Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Wolverine ATV Trailhead/Campgroundto 38 ft · 7 sitesReservations accepted
- Wood Camp CampgroundReservations accepted
- Yellow Pine CampgroundReservations accepted
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Mount Naomi Wilderness44,569 acres
- Lone Peak Wilderness30,524 acres
- Mount Nebo Wilderness27,084 acres
- Deseret Peak Wilderness25,078 acres
- Wellsville Mountain Wilderness22,843 acres
- Mount Olympus Wilderness15,443 acres
- Twin Peaks Wilderness11,485 acres
- Mount Timpanogos Wilderness10,518 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
Plan it
Drive to Uinta-Wasatch-Cache the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.