Camping near Ballard, Utah

Camping near Ballard, Utah includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. The Bureau of Land Management runs the most, 1 of 2. The nearest, Pelican Lake Campground, is 16 miles from Ballard in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 17 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Ballard.

Pelican Lake Campground Whiterocks

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Camping near Ballard at a glance

Public campgrounds: 2 (1 BLM, 1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 reservable and 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Whiterocks: "Single Site: $8 per night"
Distance from Ballard: 16 miles (Pelican Lake Campground) to 22 miles (Whiterocks) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
Elevation: 7,400 ft at Whiterocks (the only one on record)
Campsites: 34 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 30 ft (Whiterocks)

Distances are straight-line miles from Ballard'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.

Reservable Pelican Lake Campground Ballard · BLM · 15.6 mi

Agency: BLM
Sites: 13
Season: Not on record
Fee: Not on record

First-come Whiterocks Ballard · National Forest · 22.4 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 21
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $8 per night

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Ballard

McCoy Flats Campground, 20 miles from Ballard in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($10/night; group sites $35/night); listed under camping near Vernal.
Uinta Canyon, 25 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
Uinta River Group Campground, 25 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($50/night for group unit); listed under camping near Altamont.
Paradise Park, 26 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5/night single unit; no fee in off season); listed under camping near Manila.
Eagle Ridge Group Campground, 26 miles from Ballard in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($150 minimum per night (by reservation only)); listed under camping near Vernal.
Steinaker State Park Campground, 26 miles from Ballard in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Summer: full hookup (1-8) $50, electric only (16-23) $40, dry $30; winter (water off) $35/$25/$25); listed under camping near Vernal.
Bridge, 27 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
Yellowstone, 27 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10/night single site; $30/night group unit); listed under camping near Altamont.
Yellowstone Group, 27 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($30/night group unit); listed under camping near Altamont.
Pole Creek Lake, 27 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
Starvation Mountain View Campground, 28 miles from Ballard 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.
Reservoir, 28 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
Starvation Beach Campground, 28 miles from Ballard 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, 28 miles from Ballard in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($25 per vehicle per night; group area $120 (up to 25 people)); listed under camping near Duchesne.
Riverview, 29 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
Swift Creek, 30 miles from Ballard in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Altamont.
Rabbit Gulch Campground, 30 miles from Ballard 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.

Things to do near Ballard

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

Browns Draw Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Ballard; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Big Sand Wash Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Ballard; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 21 miles from Ballard; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Ashley National Forest, Whiterocks (22 miles from Ballard) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Whiterocks River, at Whiterocks (22 miles from Ballard): Campground along the Whiterocks River in Whiterocks Canyon, known for river fishing and dramatic cliff formations.
Steinaker Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Ballard; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Starvation Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Ballard; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Ballard; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Ballard

Nearest emergency room: Uintah Basin Medical Center, 250 W 300 N, Roosevelt, UT, 2.5 miles from Ballard , (435) 722-4691. Next nearest: Ashley Regional Medical Center, 150 W 100 N, Vernal, UT, 25 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: B's Ballard Convenience Store convenience store · 1.2 miles
Maverik convenience store · 1.5 miles · Hours unknown
Davis supermarket · 1.7 miles
Fuel: B's Ballard Convenience Store fuel station · 1.2 miles · Hours unknown
Maverik convenience store · 1.5 miles · Hours unknown
Chevron fuel station · 1.9 miles
Pharmacy: Walgreens pharmacy · 23 miles
Laundromat: West End Laundromat and Cleaners laundromat · 24 miles
C & L Laundromat laundromat · 25 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Ballard: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Ballard, UT?

2 public campgrounds are on record near Ballard. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Pelican Lake Campground (16 miles) and Whiterocks (22 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Where can I camp with an RV near Ballard, UT?

1 campground near Ballard takes RVs: Whiterocks. None has hookups on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Ballard, UT?

Uintah Basin Medical Center, 250 W 300 N, Roosevelt, UT, is 2.5 miles from Ballard in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 722-4691. In an emergency, call 911.

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