Best Dispersed Camping near Altonah, UT
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Best Dispersed Sites Near Altonah, UT (46)
1. Juniper Point — Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation
Duchesne, Utah2 Reviews•5 Photos•13 SavesPrimitive campground without individual sites. Campers are allowed to camp where they desire and may or may not have a picnic table. Two vault toilets dispersed throughout the campground. ALL GENERATORS AND MUSIC OFF (10pm-7am)
- Pets
- RVs
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Dispersed
- Picnic Table
$15 - $25 / night
2. Knight Hollow — Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation
Duchesne, Utah1 Review•5 SavesPrimitive campground without individual sites. Campers are allowed to camp where they desire and may or may not have a picnic table. Three vault toilets dispersed throughout the campground. ALL GENERATORS AND MUSIC OFF (10pm-7am)
- RVs
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Dispersed
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
$15 - $25 / night
3. McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead
Vernal, Utah9 Reviews•68 Photos•84 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
4. Soapstone Basin Dispersed Camping
Kamas, Utah9 Reviews•50 Photos•393 Saves- Pets
- RVs
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
- Standard (Tent/RV)
5. Massey Meadow Camping Area
Whiterocks, Utah3 Reviews•9 Photos•50 SavesThis is a dispersed camping area.
- Dispersed
6. Pyramid Lake Dispersed Camping
Hanna, Utah5 Reviews•35 Photos•288 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Dispersed
- Alcohol
$6 / night
7. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Dispersed Camping
Kamas, Utah5 Reviews•37 Photos•276 SavesMany people enjoy the solitude and primitive experience of camping away from developed campgrounds and other campers. Dispersed camping is the term used for camping anywhere in the National Forest outside of a designated campground. Dispersed camping means no toilets, no treated water, and no fire grates are provided.
Camping in dispersed areas on the Forest is allowed for fourteen (14) days in any thirty (30) day consecutive period. Campers must move off Forest after reaching the 14-day limit. The stay limit also applies to all camping equipment (tents, chairs, ATVs, ATV trailers, etc.), even if used by a different person or group. Camping equipment must be removed by the end of the fourteen (14) day stay limit or the equipment may be impounded. Stay limits are implemented to reduce impacts to vegetation and wildlife habitat, as well as provide access to popular campsite areas for other visitors.
- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Dispersed
8. Christmas Meadows
Oakley, Utah5 Reviews•19 Photos•130 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Dispersed
- Trash
- Picnic Table
$21 - $29 / night
9. Uinta Dispersed Campsites
Oakley, Utah5 Reviews•12 Photos•281 SavesNumerous dispersed campsites along Highway 150 and Christmas Meadows Road which branches off of it.
- Pets
- Fires
- RVs
- Tents
- Dispersed
- Firewood Available
10. Dispersed Camping--Mill Hollow/Utah FR054
Heber, Utah6 Reviews•39 Photos•433 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Group
- Dispersed
- Alcohol
Recent Dispersed Reviews in Altonah
108 Reviews of 46 Altonah Campgrounds
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Blaine R.
Guide
McCoy Flats East Dispersed Camp
McCoy
Great area. Fun mountain biking trails. Couple of spots with fire rings. Only issue is someone is “camping” in their car right by the day use area, a non-camping area.
Floor V.
TravelerMcCoy Flats East Dispersed Camp
Not allowed to camp here anymore
It’s not allowed to camp here anymore
- TTaylor I.
Scout
Soapstone Basin Dispersed Camping
Very busy, but beautiful
It was easy to find and the road can be a little scary when wet. There is a couple of miles with pretty rocky roads so i wouldn't risk a low clearance car. It was extremely busy when we went, but managed to find a spot mostly to ourselves. No bathrooms, primitive and huge families with atvs and dirt bikes everywhere nearby. They were polite and had reasonable time for no noise. Cool pathways to walk or ride on and very nice views even though most the wildflowers seemed to have just finished their blooms.
Donovan A.Traveler
Moosehorn Dispersed Camping
Mostly sloped, but can't beat the views
F150 with aftermarket tires - 19' travel trailer with 225/75/15 tires.
The initial road turn off is VERY easy to miss. If you're coming West on HWY150 and you see the brown Moosehorn sign, you've missed it. It's around Mile Marker 31 and the first 30' looks like it was paved at one point. It's just debris and potholes now.
The start is a little bit tight and rocky, but slow and steady gets you thru it. There is a first camp off to the right for an RV with level ground, loop to turn around. This one was taken and so I continued down towards the lake overlook. It's difficult to get level (I'm not really level right now lots of blocks, chocks, and rocks) but I don't care, the view is amazing. Great Starlink/Solar connection
High in August was getting to 75 and the low at night was not as cold as the lowlands of Uintas.
Greg L.
Legend
Sheep Creek Lake Primitive Campground
Sheep Creek primitive camping area
This is a primitive camping area by Sheep Creek Lake. No amenities, no established campsites, no toilets, no garbage dumpsters, no water, no cell signal. Road access is gravel graved. A primitive boat ramp is available. This lake seems to be more of a Fish and Game nursery lake for raising Colo River Trout.
- EEmily L.Scout
Wolf Creek Pass Primitive Areas
Horrible, don’t bother coming here
Every site in every area from here to mill hollow is packed with swarms of biting flies. Seriously. Don’t come here.
Adam J.Guide
Currant Creek Rd Dispersed
Dispersed camping overlooking Currant Reservoir and Creek
Plenty of dispersed spots along the ridge road. Most have easy pull in access and fire rings. Beautiful views from multiple spots along the ridge but comes with the expected exposure to wind/sun. More privacy for the spots further along the road some nestled in beautiful aspen groves. It is a great area. We camped overnight and fly fished the currant the next day. It was July 4 weekend but still not crowded.
- Adam J.Guide
Dispersed Camping--Mill Hollow/Utah FR054
Amazing spots the further up you go
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Road was very accessible lower down with some more adventurous offshoots requiring higher clearance and likely 4x4. We went up an offshoot and navigated through and around some deeper ruts and snow drifts but found an amazing spot on the rim. Fewer people the more altitude we gained. Lots of spots here. Keep driving until you find one, closer in spots are usually taken up with trailers and small rvs. Highly recommend.
Gabe S.Traveler
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Dispersed Camping
Great spot!
Definitely rough reading for a portion of it. Lots of mosquitos. But super pretty and secluded. There were several spots that provide you with your own area and privacy. Bathrooms only about a 5 minute drive away. I had zero service though. Great spot and would come back again.
- JJared L.Traveler
Elizabeth Ridge Dispersed
Quiet and secluded
Was just driving til I found somewhere cool and this was it! Beautiful place but bugs were out so come prepared
- Greg L.Legend
Forest Road #838 Dispersed Camping Area
Forest Rd #838 dispersed
Forest Road #838 is a rough rocky road but is flat so not steep. Several spots in sun or shade. Just off hwy #44 so some hwy noise. No water, no trash, no toilets. Cell signal is marginal.
Michael M.Traveler
McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead
Great quiet spot
Well off the beaten path. Nearest boondocking neighbor is over a mile away. Good att coverage
- Greg L.Legend
Green River Bridge
Green River bridge camping
A bit of a trashy area, glass, cans, shot shells, likely a weekend party spot for teen parties. No cell signal either.
This site is long ways from Vernal, so the McCoy flats BLM dispersed area is a much better option... Excellent cell signal, only a few miles into Vernal and a Walmart.. and it has new vault toilets and is free dispersed hanging with the MTB crowd
- Greg L.Legend
McCoy Flats East Dispersed Camp
East McCoy Flats dispersed
McCoy Flats BLM is a mt bike focus recreation area with a network of excellent nonmotorizrd singletrack trails. Dispersed free camping allowed, and currently there are several nice vault toilets scattered along the main access paved road.
This camping area is at the third new vault toilet. Lots of room for large TTs. No trash dumpsters and no water, but cell signal is excellent 5g five bars. Only few miles from main hwy on an old paved pothole filled road. And then only 3 miles back into Vernal and a Walmart on this end of town, so logistics are very good.
- Greg L.Legend
McCoy Flats Juniper Dispersed
Dispersed Juniper Camping
This McCoy Flats area is a mt bike non-motorized trails recreation focus area. This site is going to be a future developed BLM CG, but for now it is still free dispersed. There is an older vault toilet up in the junipers and a new vault toilet out by main paved road. New campers to this site should recon first before hauling a TT up these narrow entrenched two-track sandy roads. The right fork is best IMO. Only vault toilets here currently, no dumpsters, no water, but cell signal is good. This site is the first of three new vault toilets along the main road. Note: screenshot of BLM proposed CG map is attached here.
- DDebby S.Guide
Dog Valley Camp Near Vernal
Quiet and pretty secluded
Camped across the road from established free camping. Our site was private and no ATVs so it's pretty quiet too. Some road noise, but it drops off around 11 pm.
- Dominica T.Guide
McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead
Beautiful camping site
Very quiet, not a lot of other campers
3 bars verizon
Lots of mountain bikers
- TTiffany P.Traveler
Trial Lake Road Dispersed Camping
Trial Lake Road Dispersed Camping
Dispersed camping all along the road past the Washington Lake established campgrounds
- TThomas G.Scout
McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead
Dispersed campsite with great views
Amazing spot to relax and take in the views of the mountains and valleys in the distance.
kiloalpha 2.Guide
Utah Forest Road 13 Dispersed Camping
Great Campsites, Convenient Location
We loved camping here after visiting Flaming Gorge! It was definitely worth the drive down because it loops us back up to I-80 on the western side of the gorge.
The road is bumpy but it's nothing a regular passenger car shouldn't be able to handle. The camp sites are spacious and each one is far enough from each other that peace and quietness was never an issue. There are some sites with fire pits and lots is dead wood that can be used. Plenty of shade from trees, but it does get breezy at night.
- ccaseyTraveler
McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead
Wide open spaces
Had a great stay at McCoy Flats, there were plenty of spaces to pull off the road and a few developed BLM sites, with vault toilets spread out regularly along the road. Will definitely go back!
Gentry B.Traveler
Uinta Dispersed Campsites
Really great but beware the mosquitos
I’ve been up here several times this summer. So here’s the deal: there are HELLA OHV users in the lower altitudes so brace yourself for that. I always go higher since it seems like they disappear once you reach mile marker 23 or so. There’s soooo much disbursement camping around here, my dudes. If you’re looking for solitude trust me you can find it if you look! Last time I went up, I was up around mile marker 26 or so and it was fairly isolated. A moose rolled up on me as I was making camp which was both terrifying and awesome. BEWARE THE MOSQUITOS. Wear so much bug repellant or at least bring it. Idk what the deal was but the last time I was up there just a bit after Trial Lake, there were swarms unlike anything I’ve seen in my life. So be forewarned!
Jakey and Alex L.Guide
Juniper Point — Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation
Great Site to Pop Into
We loved jumping in the reservoir and the fishing is great. Downside, lots of bugs… spiders were an issue still plaguing us a week later in all of our gear. The flies are an issue. Also, people that come here treat this site like trash and trash it. Spent a solid couple hours just cleaning up glass around our site for our dogs. Other than that it was great
Taylor S.GuideSoapstone Basin Dispersed Camping
Cooler weather
Headed up this way to escape the valley heat. Temps are significantly cooler. Decent dispersed camping sites, but coming in on a Friday afternoon a lot of sites already filled. There is a lot of road traffic in the area, keep an eye out for side by sides, motorcycles and 4 wheelers because a lot of them aren’t.
Heather P.TravelerUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Dispersed Camping
Not super secluded, but still private
There were lots of different site options, like mentioned in other reviews. Some of them are fairly close together, but there’s a good amount of visual privacy from trees etc. We didn’t have any issues with loud neighbors which was super nice. This was a great free option. Something worth noting: the road gets pretty rough/there’s a decent sized dip after the first few sites, which we were able to make with a 4WD high clearance car, with a small trailer. But I wouldn’t have attempted it in my sedan. There’s still spots before this spot in the road but be aware :)
- Tayler S.Scout
Soapstone Basin Dispersed Camping
Our favorite
We go several times a year. You have to be willing to “rough it”. There are no facilities and no toilets. But it’s gorgeous. Wildflowers as far as you can see. Wide open spaces. Dispersed camp sites.
- lliaScout
Dispersed Camping--Mill Hollow/Utah FR054
Beautiful area with lots of water!!
Incredible area with many options to camp. Couldn’t get much higher than the reservoir due to snow on the road. Quiet area with not too many people around
Guide to Altonah
Discover the beauty of dispersed camping near Altonah, Utah, where nature enthusiasts can find serene spots away from the crowds. With a variety of locations offering unique experiences, campers can enjoy the great outdoors in a truly immersive way.
Dispersed campers should check out Juniper Point
- Located at Juniper Point — Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation, this area offers a peaceful environment perfect for fishing and swimming in the nearby reservoir.
- While enjoying the natural beauty, be prepared for some pesky bugs, as visitors have noted an abundance of flies and spiders in the area.
- This spot is pet-friendly, making it a great choice for those who want to bring their furry companions along for the adventure.
Tips for free and dispersed camping near Altonah, Utah
- For a well-reviewed experience, consider Knight Hollow — Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation, which is known for its clean facilities and suitability for larger groups.
- Remember that many dispersed camping areas, like Knight Hollow, do not provide drinking water or firewood, so it's essential to come prepared with your own supplies.
- The access roads can be rough, so a vehicle with good clearance is recommended to reach some of the more secluded spots.
Exploring the Uinta Mountains for dispersed camping
- Pyramid Lake Dispersed Camping is a hidden gem where campers can enjoy stunning views and excellent fishing opportunities.
- This area requires a recreation pass, which can be obtained at self-serve stations along the highway, ensuring that you have the necessary permits for your stay.
- Be prepared for primitive camping conditions, as there are no toilets or trash services, so practicing Leave No Trace principles is crucial for maintaining the area's natural beauty.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular dispersed campsite near Altonah, UT?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dispersed campground near Altonah, UT is Juniper Point — Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation with a 4-star rating from 2 reviews.
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