Dispersed Camping in Tooele County, Utah
Showing 39 locations in Tooele County.
Barlow Creek Shortcuts-a Dispersed Camping Corridor
A quiet dispersed camping corridor situated on native material roads within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This area offers standard primitive forest camping opportunities with natural features and spring systems nearby.
Bear Fork Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Bear Fork Road within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The route meanders through rugged Utah canyon country, offering scenic mountain views and opportunities for secluded camping in a natural wilderness setting.
Big Hollow Road (FR 80530) Dispersed Camping
A rugged dirt road winding through the scenic foothills of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, providing standard dispersed camping opportunities near Slate Rock Peak.
BLM Land near Wendover, UT
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Bonneville Salt Flats Rest Area
A scenic highway rest area overlooking the striking Bonneville Salt Flats. Provides a convenient concrete shelter structure, picnic tables, and a lookout viewing perch.
Bovine Mountains Wilderness Zone
Remote walk-in and hike-in locations situated near the Bovine Mountains of western Utah, managed primarily by the Bureau of Land Management. The terrain is rugged, remote, and highly exposed, with virtually no services or water.
Box Elder Canyon Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Box Elder Canyon Road in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, offering primitive roadside pull-offs beneath rugged canyon walls.
Boy Scout Campground
Primitive camp layout featuring five single sites, one double site, and a large group campsite accommodating up to 35 people.
Callao CCC Camp
The historic Callao CCC Camp features dispersed and developed dry camping on Bureau of Land Management land, situated in a quiet, isolated basin at the foot of the Deep Creek Range. The site preserves concrete foundations and historical remnants from the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps era.
Casino Parking
A large paved commercial parking lot offering a convenient option for an overnight stay in Wendover. Highly accessible and serves as a reliable alternative to busy regional parking areas.
CCC Campground
A basic, remote dispersed camping area situated next to a relaxing creek and surrounded by shade trees.
Clover Springs Campground
A quiet, peaceful BLM getaway nestled among forested mountains and shade-giving cottonwood trees. A natural spring-fed stream runs through the area, offering a serene desert oasis environment with both individual and equestrian-capable sites.
Cottonwood Campground
Primitive campground located at 6,080 feet in South Willow Canyon, containing one single site and one double site along Willow Creek.
Davenport Canyon Access Road
This trailhead access road in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest leads to the scenic Davenport Canyon area.
East Government Creek Dispersed Camping
This scenic dispersed camping corridor runs along East Government Creek on National Forest System lands. The area features a native-dirt access road that weaves through beautiful mountain terrain with plenty of opportunities for rustic, self-contained camping.
Experimental Pasture Road
This access corridor passes through the scenic foothills of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, providing open access for dispersed camping.
Grantsville Reservoir Campground
An established developed campground situated along the shores of the Grantsville Reservoir, featuring paved concrete pads, picnic tables with shade ramadas, fire rings, and basic vault toilets. This location offers scenic vistas of the reservoir to the east and mountains rising to the west, providing a highly functional staging point near local watersports.
Hogup Mountains BLM Road
Remote dispersed camping areas along the dirt access corridors of the Hogup Mountains in western Utah. This isolated desert landscape offers vast open vistas and total privacy for self-contained travelers.
Intake Campground
A small USFS developed area offering four primitive single campsites surrounded by oak and maple canopy at 6,320 feet.
Knolls OHV Special Recreation Management Area
A popular off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation area managed by the BLM, offering camping strictly limited to designated parking lots near the scenic sand dunes. It is an excellent, wide-open desert stopover on the eastern edge of the Salt Flats with easy big-rig access.
Legion Park Campground (Settlement Canyon)
Legion Park Campground is a developed park located in Settlement Canyon, offering standard camp sites and RV hookups close to Settlement Canyon Reservoir. The area provides easy trail access and opportunities for fishing, hiking, and lounging, while keeping visitors close to nearby services in Tooele.
Loop Campground
Sitting at 7,400 feet, this is the highest campground in the canyon, offering 9 single sites, 1 double site, and immediate access to the Deseret Peak Wilderness trails.
Lower Narrows Campground
Secluded three-site primitive developed campground set in a narrower, deeper canyon section alongside Willow Creek.
Magpie Canyon Road
A scenic mountain canyon road located within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, providing dispersed camping corridors along native dirt surfaces.
Martin Fork Trailhead
A rugged national forest trailhead parking area providing access to trails within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This spot serves as a basic staging point for hiking and backcountry access.
Middle Canyon Road Dispersed Camping
A scenic mountain canyon corridor offering numerous primitive dispersed camping spots winding along the canyon road up into Tooele County's rugged backcountry. This area spans both county managed land on the lower stretches and U.S. Forest Service land higher up. While some lower areas may have local county fire and overnight restrictions, the upper NFS sections generally offer standard dispersed recreation opportunities.
North Fork North Willow Dispersed
This forest road corridor offers natural dispersed camping sites near the Stansbury Front Trailhead inside the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
North Oak Brush Canyon Dispersed Area
Secluded dispersed camping opportunities tucked along the dirt corridor of North Oak Brush Canyon within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This area offers quiet, primitive spots surrounded by native desert scrub and rugged mountain terrain.
North Pine-North Oak Branch Dispersed
A scenic, quiet forest road corridor located in the Stansbury Mountains within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Dispersed camping is accessible directly along this dirt-surface road, surrounded by native high-desert scrub and juniper woodlands.
North West Government Road
A scenic dirt corridor winding through the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest territory in Utah. The native dirt surface offers multiple pullouts suitable for dispersed camping.
North Willow Canyon Dispersed
Scenic and shaded dispersed camping corridor nestled along North Willow Creek in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Sites feature lovely creek-side locations under tree cover, but the area experiences heavy weekend use, significant dust, and off-road vehicle traffic.
Rock Canyon Dispersed
A scenic mountain canyon access road providing dispersed camping opportunities within the national forest.
Rock Canyon Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain access road located in the Stansbury Mountains within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Dispersed camping spots along the canyon corridor offer panoramic views and natural shade under pine and juniper cover, accessible via native-surface roads.
Simpson Springs Campground
This established Bureau of Land Management campground is situated along the historic Pony Express Trail in Utah's West Desert. It serves as an excellent basecamp for exploring the surrounding ATV trail network and the historic Simpson Springs station ruins. The campground offers basic amenities in a rugged desert landscape with panoramic views.
South Willow Canyon Road Corridor
A scenic mountain canyon road featuring a series of primitive developed USFS campgrounds along Willow Creek. The canyon sits within the Stansbury Range, providing immediate access to the rugged Deseret Peak Wilderness.
Stansbury Island Road Pull-off
A basic, unpaved roadside pull-off offering a place to pull over in the rural flats of northern Utah.
Tooele County Backcountry Trailhead
A rugged hike-in trail intersection located in Tooele County. Overnight camping is not permitted directly in the immediate trailhead area, though dispersed backcountry camping is allowed on surrounding public lands with strict Leave No Trace practices.
Upper Narrows Campground
A linear primitive campground dispersed over a mile of canyon corridor, featuring one walk-to group site for up to 50 people accessed via footbridge.
West Govt-west Oak Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor situated in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Dispersed camping opportunities can be found tucked into the native terrain along this unpaved forest road, offering a rugged, self-sufficient experience.