Wasatch Front & Uinta Mountains

Free camping from close-in canyons minutes from Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Provo, out to the Mirror Lake Highway corridor, Strawberry Reservoir, Pineview Reservoir, and Bear Lake.

• Murdock Basin Road: Free dispersed camping off the Mirror Lake Highway, tents through fifth-wheels
• Franklin Basin Road: The legal dispersed camping corridor off Highway 89 in Logan Canyon, near Bear Lake
• Currant Creek Road: Ridge-top camping over Currant Creek Reservoir, near Strawberry
• Strawberry Ridge: Aspen-grove pull-offs above Strawberry Reservoir
• Pyramid Lake (Murdock Basin): A quieter alpine lake deeper into Murdock Basin, rocky access road
• Mirror Lake Highway Dispersed Corridor: Dispersed spurs past Sulphur Creek, mile marker 23 and beyond
• Millcreek Canyon Backcountry: Seasonal walk-in camping minutes from downtown Salt Lake City
• Middle Canyon Road: Free dispersed camping in the Oquirrh Mountains, west side of the valley
• Skyline Drive (Farmington Canyon): A high ridge road serving both Salt Lake City and Ogden
• Diamond Fork Canyon: Close to Provo, near the popular Fifth Water hot springs
• Nebo Loop Scenic Byway: Forested pull-offs below Mount Nebo, near Payson and Provo
• Monte Cristo Dispersed (Highway 39): Free pull-offs on the highway east of Huntsville and Pineview Reservoir
• Maples Campground (Dispersed, Snowbasin): Walk-in dispersed camping near Snowbasin and Eden, close to Pineview

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