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Camping near

Brighton, Utah

25 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Brighton in Salt Lake County: 25 Forest Service.

25
federal places to camp
25 Forest Service
0.8 mi
to the nearest one
Redman Campground
9,500 ft
at the highest of them
Albion Basin. The lowest, Little Mill, sits at 6,046 ft
608
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Brighton, nearest first

25 places

  1. Redman Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 0.8 miaway 8,300 ftelevation 41sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Albion Basin Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 2.4 miaway 9,500 ftelevation 26sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Spruces - Big Cottonwood Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 2.7 miaway 7,500 ftelevation 96sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Jordan Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 3.3 miaway 7,500 ftelevation 4sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Tanners Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 5.6 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 22sites 33 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Granite Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 8.9 miaway 6,400 ftelevation 52sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Little Mill Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 11.7 miaway 6,046 ftelevation 26sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Altamont group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 12.2 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Timpooneke Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 12.3 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 30sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Mt. Timpanogos Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 14.1 miaway n/aelevation 27sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Theater in the Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 14.3 miaway n/aelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Hope Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 21.3 miaway 6,634 ftelevation 23sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Yellow Pine Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 22.5 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Rock Canyon group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 23.7 miaway 7,074 ftelevation 4sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Shingle Creek ATV Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 24.9 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Lower Provo Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 25.5 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 9sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Pine Valley North Wasatch Cach group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 25.7 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Ponderosa Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 26.5 miaway n/aelevation 1site 37 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Mill Hollow Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 27.5 miaway 8,800 ftelevation 27sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Bountiful Peak Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Davis County 27.6 miaway 7,544 ftelevation 30sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Lodgepole at Heber Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 27.6 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 26sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Ledgefork Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 27.9 miaway 7,738 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Ledgefork Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 28 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 71sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Smith and Morehouse Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 28.2 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 33sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Mill Hollow Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 28.5 miaway 8,800 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov