Camping near Altamont, Utah

Camping near Altamont at a glance

Public campgrounds

9 (9 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 reservable and 7 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Pole Creek Lake: "Single Site: $5 per night"

Distance from Altamont

13 miles (Yellowstone) to 25 miles (Pole Creek Lake) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,600 ft (Uinta River Group Campground) to 10,000 ft (Pole Creek Lake), 4 of 9 on record

Season

6 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

85 across the 7 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Uinta River Group Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Altamont's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Altamont

• Starvation Mountain View Campground, 15 miles from Altamont in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($40/night in the busy season (partial or full hookups), $20 in winter; $15 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Duchesne.
• Starvation Beach Campground, 15 miles from Altamont in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($40/night in the busy season, $20 in winter; $15 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Duchesne.
• Indian Bay Campground, 16 miles from Altamont in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($25 per vehicle per night; group area $120 (up to 25 people)); listed under camping near Duchesne.
• Rabbit Gulch Campground, 17 miles from Altamont in a straight line , State Park , reservable (West loop $25 per vehicle per night (reservable); east (undeveloped) area $15 per vehicle; group area $120); listed under camping near Duchesne.
• Moon Lake Group, 18 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($100/night group site); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Moon Lake, 19 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($20/night single site; $32/night double site); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Rock Creek Group Campground, 21 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($50/night group unit); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Yellowpine, 22 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Upper Stillwater, 26 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Tabiona.
• Whiterocks, 26 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Ballard.
• Paradise Park, 29 miles from Altamont in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5/night single unit; no fee in off season); listed under camping near Manila.

Things to do near Altamont

Public land and water within 30 miles of Altamont, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Big Sand Wash Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.3 miles from Altamont; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Browns Draw Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Altamont; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Ashley National Forest, all 9 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Yellowstone at 13 miles from Altamont; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Yellowstone ATV Trail System, at Yellowstone (13 miles from Altamont): Over 50 miles of ATV trail on the Petty Mountain and Dry Gulch loops near the campground, also open to hiking and biking; the Yellowstone River alongside holds rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout.
• Yellowstone River, at Bridge (13 miles from Altamont): The campground sits beside the Yellowstone River on the Uinta Mountains' south slope, above 7,600 feet; river fishing, day hikes, horse and OHV trails are nearby.
• Starvation Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Altamont; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Altamont; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Yellowstone River, at Riverview (16 miles from Altamont): Campground beside the Yellowstone River, fished for rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout; Swift Creek Trailhead into the High Uintas Wilderness is at the end of Forest Road 124.
• Swift Creek Trailhead, at Swift Creek (17 miles from Altamont): Near the Swift Creek and Yellowstone River confluence and the High Uintas Wilderness boundary; the trail leads to alpine lakes and a waterfall is nearby.
• Moon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Altamont; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Altamont

Nearest emergency room: Uintah Basin Medical Center, 250 W 300 N, Roosevelt, UT, 16 miles from Altamont , (435) 722-4691. Next nearest: Ashley Regional Medical Center, 150 W 100 N, Vernal, UT, 40 miles, (435) 789-3342. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Swasey's Market supermarket · 0 miles
• Bluebell Store & Grill supermarket · 3.7 miles
• Sinclair convenience store · 6 miles · (435) 454-3853

Fuel

• Sinclair fuel station · 0.2 miles · (435) 454-3840 · Hours 24/7
• Sinclair convenience store · 6 miles · (435) 454-3853
• Shell fuel station · 15 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Altamont: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, laundromat, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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