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Utah Free Camping Rank and Rules

Utah ranks #4 of 50 for free camping

Utah ranks #4 of 50 for free camping, with 19.8 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.

Data as of

Utah free camping in numbers

Utah ranks #4 of 50 for free camping, with 19.8 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.

Rank
#4
Known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi
19.8
Known dispersed sites
1,630
Land area
82,170 sq mi
Developed campgrounds
2,910
State-land rule
Not confirmed
Forest restrictions tracked
2

Dispersed camping in Utah

Can you camp on Utah state land?

Not confirmed. We could not confirm the rules for state trust or state forest land. The option we did check here is federal National Forest and BLM land. Every state, with the rule behind each answer: dispersed camping on state land, state by state.

Where is dispersed camping restricted in Utah?

We track 2 National Forest restrictions on dispersed camping in Utah. Read each one before you camp nearby.

  • Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Mill Creek and the Salt Lake County watershed canyons. Camping is banned along particular roads or around particular features, not across the whole forest.
  • Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Pleasant Grove Ranger District. Camping is banned along particular roads or around particular features, not across the whole forest.

Each restriction, cited and dated: where dispersed camping is restricted.

How the rank works

We divide the known dispersed campsites in a state by its land area, in square miles, and multiply by 1,000. The rules above sit beside the rank but never change it. The count includes only sites that public sources map, so mapping effort affects the result. Roadside camping corridors and the points we place inside state wildlife and forest areas are not counted.