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Camping near

Elk Ridge, Utah

25 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Elk Ridge in Utah County: 25 Forest Service.

25
federal places to camp
25 Forest Service
3.4 mi
to the nearest one
Maple Bench Campground
8,400 ft
at the highest of them
Gooseberry Reservoir. The lowest, Diamond, sits at 5,200 ft
762
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 Elk Ridge, nearest first

25 places

  1. Maple Bench Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 3.4 miaway 5,800 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Maple Lake Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 3.8 miaway n/aelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Payson Lakes Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 5.9 miaway 8,000 ftelevation 86sites 71 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Payson Lakes Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 6.4 miaway 8,000 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Tinney Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 8 miaway 7,000 ftelevation 15sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Blackhawk Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 8.5 miaway 8,000 ftelevation 38sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Whiting Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 11.6 miaway 5,400 ftelevation 27sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Diamond Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 13.8 miaway 5,200 ftelevation 67sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Cherry Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 15.3 miaway 5,200 ftelevation 18sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Bear Canyon group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Juab County 15.6 miaway 6,624 ftelevation 3sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Ponderosa Uinta Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Juab County 17 miaway 6,200 ftelevation 23sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Rock Canyon group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 18.5 miaway 7,074 ftelevation 4sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Balsam Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 19.5 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 26sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Hope Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 20.4 miaway 6,634 ftelevation 23sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Theater in the Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 27.5 miaway n/aelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Mt. Timpanogos Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 27.6 miaway n/aelevation 27sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Renegade Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 28.8 miaway 7,700 ftelevation 44sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Renegade Long Term Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 28.8 miaway 7,700 ftelevation 17sites 59 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Gooseberry Reservoir Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · Sanpete County 29.1 miaway 8,400 ftelevation 8sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Strawberry Bay Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 29.1 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 231sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Strawberry Bay Long Term Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 29.1 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 43sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Altamont group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 29.4 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Mammoth Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · Sanpete County 29.4 miaway 8,600 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Timpooneke Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 29.4 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 30sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Fish Creek Campground Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · Carbon County 30 miaway 7,684 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov