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Camping near

Independence, Utah

52 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Independence in Wasatch County: 52 Forest Service.

52
federal places to camp
52 Forest Service
7.2 mi
to the nearest one
Lodgepole at Heber
10,400 ft
at the highest of them
Mirror Lake. The lowest, Cherry, sits at 5,200 ft
1,737
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
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Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
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  • 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.

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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 Independence, nearest first

52 places

  1. Lodgepole at Heber Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 7.2 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 26sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Mill Hollow Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 11.5 miaway 8,800 ftelevation 27sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Mill Hollow Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 12.6 miaway 8,800 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Currant Creek Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 13 miaway 8,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Currant Creek Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 13.3 miaway 8,000 ftelevation 78sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Wolf Creek Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 14.7 miaway 9,482 ftelevation 5sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Balsam Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 15.7 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 26sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Lower Provo Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 15.7 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 9sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Ponderosa Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 15.7 miaway n/aelevation 1site 37 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Pine Valley North Wasatch Cach group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 16.1 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Mt. Timpanogos Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 16.2 miaway n/aelevation 27sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Theater in the Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 16.2 miaway n/aelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Yellow Pine Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 16.4 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Shingle Creek ATV Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 16.6 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Strawberry Bay Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 17.4 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 231sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Strawberry Bay Long Term Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 17.4 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 43sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Altamont group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 17.9 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Rock Canyon group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 17.9 miaway 7,074 ftelevation 4sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Timpooneke Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 18 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 30sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Soapstone Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 18.3 miaway 7,886 ftelevation 33sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Hope Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 18.4 miaway 6,634 ftelevation 23sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Cherry Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 19.2 miaway 5,200 ftelevation 18sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Shady Dell Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 19.2 miaway 8,009 ftelevation 18sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Granite Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 19.5 miaway 6,400 ftelevation 52sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Little Mill Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 20 miaway 6,046 ftelevation 26sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Albion Basin Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 20.1 miaway 9,500 ftelevation 26sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Redman Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 20.8 miaway 8,300 ftelevation 41sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  28. Soldier Creek Vacation Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 21 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  29. Cobblerest Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 21.1 miaway 8,304 ftelevation 18sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  30. Renegade Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 21.3 miaway 7,700 ftelevation 44sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  31. Renegade Long Term Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 21.3 miaway 7,700 ftelevation 17sites 59 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  32. Soldier Creek Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 21.9 miaway n/aelevation 141sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  33. Soldier Creek Long Term Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 21.9 miaway n/aelevation 19sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  34. Whiting Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 22.8 miaway 5,400 ftelevation 27sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  35. Iron Mine Forest Service · Ashley National Forest · Duchesne County 23.7 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 16sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  36. Hades Forest Service · Ashley National Forest · Duchesne County 23.8 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 14sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  37. Spruces - Big Cottonwood Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 23.9 miaway 7,500 ftelevation 96sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  38. Tanners Flat Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 23.9 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 22sites 33 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  39. Aspen Grove Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Wasatch County 24.3 miaway 7,749 ftelevation 53sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  40. Aspen Forest Service · Ashley National Forest · Duchesne County 24.4 miaway 7,200 ftelevation 30sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  41. Diamond Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah County 24.5 miaway 5,200 ftelevation 67sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  42. Jordan Pines group campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Salt Lake County 24.5 miaway 7,500 ftelevation 4sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  43. Washington Lake Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 24.8 miaway 10,000 ftelevation 44sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  44. Ledgefork Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 25.1 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 71sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  45. Ledgefork Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 25.1 miaway 7,738 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  46. Trial Lake Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 26.1 miaway 9,500 ftelevation 58sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  47. Lilly Lake Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 26.4 miaway 10,000 ftelevation 13sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  48. Lost Creek Campground Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 26.5 miaway 9,900 ftelevation 34sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  49. Smith and Morehouse Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Summit County 26.7 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 33sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  50. Moosehorn Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Duchesne County 29 miaway 10,400 ftelevation 32sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  51. Mirror Lake Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Duchesne County 29.3 miaway 10,051 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  52. Mirror Lake Forest Service · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Duchesne County 29.5 miaway 10,400 ftelevation 77sites 74 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov