Best Dispersed Camping near Altonah, UT

Recent Dispersed Reviews in Altonah

108 Reviews of 46 Altonah Campgrounds

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  Blaine R.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 9, 2024

  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.

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  Floor V.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 6, 2024

  McCoy Flats East Dispersed Camp

  Not allowed to camp here anymore

  It’s not allowed to camp here anymore

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  Taylor I.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 5, 2024

  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.

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  Donovan A.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  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.

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 23, 2024

  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.

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  Emily L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  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.

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  Adam J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 11, 2024

  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.

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  Adam J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 2, 2024

  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.

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  Gabe S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 1, 2024

  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.

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  Jared L.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 30, 2024

  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

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 14, 2024

  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.

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  Michael M.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 4, 2024

  McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead

  Great quiet spot

  Well off the beaten path. Nearest boondocking neighbor is over a mile away. Good att coverage

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  May. 12, 2024

  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

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  May. 11, 2024

  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.

  https://www.blm.gov/visit/mccoy-flats-trailhead#

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  May. 10, 2024

  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.

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  Debby S.

  Guide

  

  May. 7, 2024

  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.

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  Dominica T.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 24, 2024

  McCoy Flats MTB Trailhead

  Beautiful camping site

  Very quiet, not a lot of other campers

  3 bars verizon

  Lots of mountain bikers

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  Tiffany P.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 14, 2024

  Trial Lake Road Dispersed Camping

  Trial Lake Road Dispersed Camping

  Dispersed camping all along the road past the Washington Lake established campgrounds

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  Thomas G.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 6, 2024

  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.

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  kiloalpha 2.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 4, 2023

  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.

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  casey

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 24, 2023

  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!

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  Gentry B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 19, 2023

  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!

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  Jakey and Alex L.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 8, 2023

  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

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  Taylor S.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 5, 2023

  Soapstone 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.

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  Heather P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 24, 2023

  Uinta-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 :)

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  Tayler S.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 25, 2023

  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.

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  lia

  Scout

  

  Jun. 14, 2023

  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