Camping near
Alta, Utah
27 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Alta in Salt Lake County: 27 Forest Service.
- 27
- federal places to camp
- 27 Forest Service
- 0.6 mi
- to the nearest one
- Albion Basin
- 9,500 ft
- at the highest of them
- Albion Basin. The lowest, Cherry, sits at 5,200 ft
- 652
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet
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Within 30 miles of Alta, nearest first
27 places
- Albion Basin Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 0.6 miaway 9,500 ftelevation 26sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Redman Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 2.8 miaway 8,300 ftelevation 41sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Spruces - Big Cottonwood Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 4.1 miaway 7,500 ftelevation 96sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Tanners Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 4.2 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 22sites 33 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Jordan Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 4.6 miaway 7,500 ftelevation 4sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Granite Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 6.7 miaway 6,400 ftelevation 52sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Little Mill Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 9.6 miaway 6,046 ftelevation 26sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Altamont group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 10.2 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Timpooneke Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 10.2 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 30sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mt. Timpanogos Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 12.2 miaway n/aelevation 27sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Theater in the Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 12.4 miaway n/aelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Hope Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 19.4 miaway 6,634 ftelevation 23sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rock Canyon group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 21.8 miaway 7,074 ftelevation 4sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Yellow Pine Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 23.6 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Shingle Creek ATV Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 25.8 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lower Provo Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 26.3 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 9sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Pine Valley North Wasatch Cach group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 26.6 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lodgepole at Heber Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 26.7 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 26sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Ponderosa Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 27.3 miaway n/aelevation 1site 37 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mill Hollow Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 27.9 miaway 8,800 ftelevation 27sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mill Hollow Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 28.8 miaway 8,800 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Balsam Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 29 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 26sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Bountiful Peak Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Davis County 29.1 miaway 7,544 ftelevation 30sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Ledgefork Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 29.4 miaway 7,738 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Ledgefork Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 29.5 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 71sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cherry Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 29.6 miaway 5,200 ftelevation 18sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Smith and Morehouse Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 29.8 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 33sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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