A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Garden City, Utah

16 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Garden City in Rich County: 15 Forest Service, 1 BLM.

16
federal places to camp
15 Forest Service, 1 BLM
2.7 mi
to the nearest one
Sunrise Campground
8,100 ft
at the highest of them
Tony Grove Campground. The lowest, Bridger Campground, sits at 5,000 ft
214
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 75 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 Garden City, nearest first

16 places

  1. Sunrise Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Rich County 2.7 miaway 7,579 ftelevation 26sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Red Banks Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 8.3 miaway 6,352 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Lewis M. Turner Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 8.9 miaway 5,900 ftelevation 9sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tony Grove Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 12 miaway 8,100 ftelevation 36sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Lodge Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 15.3 miaway 5,600 ftelevation 9sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Preston Valley Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 16.8 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Wood Camp Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 16.8 miaway 5,600 ftelevation 6sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Smithfield Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 18.2 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Guinavah Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 19.1 miaway 5,054 ftelevation 42sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Spring Hollow Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 20.2 miaway 5,031 ftelevation 14sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Little Creek Campground BLM · Salt Lake Field Office · Rich County 20.3 miaway 6,380 ftelevation 10sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Bridger Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 21.1 miaway 5,000 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Spring Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 22.7 miaway 5,456 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Friendship Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 23.1 miaway 5,412 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Blacksmith Fork Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 23.5 miaway 5,400 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Pioneer Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Cache County 25.7 miaway 5,600 ftelevation 17sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov