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Camping near

Monticello, Utah

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Monticello in San Juan County: 5 BLM, 3 Forest Service.

8
federal places to camp
5 BLM, 3 Forest Service
6.2 mi
to the nearest one
Buckboard
8,900 ft
at the highest of them
Buckboard. The lowest, Creek Pasture Campground, sits at 4,852 ft
156
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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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 Monticello, nearest first

8 places

  1. Buckboard Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · San Juan County 6.2 miaway 8,900 ftelevation 12sites 43 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Devils Canyon Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · San Juan County 10 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 41sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Nizhoni Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · San Juan County 12.6 miaway n/aelevation 23sites 53 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Windwhistle Campground BLM · San Juan County 22.3 miaway 6,000 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Windwhistle Group Site group campground BLM · Canyon Rims · San Juan County 22.4 miaway 5,995 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Superbowl Campground BLM · Bears Ears National Monument · San Juan County 24.7 miaway 4,931 ftelevation 37sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Creek Pasture Campground BLM · Bears Ears National Monument · San Juan County 26.1 miaway 4,852 ftelevation 32sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Hamburger Rock Campground BLM · Bears Ears National Monument · San Juan County 28.8 miaway 4,856 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov