Camping near Oakley, Utah

Camping near Oakley, Utah includes 11 public campgrounds on record, 11 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Smith-morehouse, is 8.9 miles from Oakley in a straight line, and 2 of 11 are within 15 miles. Another 60 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Oakley.

Smith-morehouse Ledgefork Sulphur Beaver View Hayden Fork Campground Stillwater Wolverine ATV Trailhead Campground

Camping near Oakley at a glance

Public campgrounds
11 (11 National Forest)
Getting a site
11 reservable
Cost
Lowest posted fee at Little Lyman Lake: "From $19.69 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day"
Distance from Oakley
8.9 miles (Smith-morehouse) to 37 miles (Little Lyman Lake) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
Elevation
7,800 ft (Ledgefork) to 9,200 ft (Little Lyman Lake), 4 of 11 on record
Season
2 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites
210 across the 11 campgrounds that state a count
RVs
10 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Ledgefork)
Drinking water
1 of 11

Distances are straight-line miles from Oakley'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 Smith-morehouse Oakley · National Forest · 8.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
33
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $27.75 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Ledgefork Oakley · National Forest · 9.1 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
71
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $27.75 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Sulphur Oakley · National Forest · 20.6 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
21
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $25.96 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Beaver View Oakley · National Forest · 22.3 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
17
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $25.96 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Hayden Fork Campground Oakley · National Forest · 22.8 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
9
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $21.48 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Stillwater Oakley · National Forest · 24.8 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
22
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $25.96 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Wolverine ATV Trailhead Campground Oakley · National Forest · 25.1 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
6
Season
May 29 to September 13
Fee
$19.91/night single site; $10/day extra vehicle
Reservable Christmas Meadows Oakley · National Forest · 25.4 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
10
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $25.96 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Bear River Oakley · National Forest · 26 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
4
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $21.48 per night (Recreation.gov listing)
Reservable East Fork Bear River Oakley · National Forest · 26.1 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
7
Season
May 22 to September 19
Fee
From $21.48 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day
Reservable Little Lyman Lake Oakley · National Forest · 37.1 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
10
Season
Not on record
Fee
From $19.69 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Oakley

Tent camping near Oakley

Things to do near Oakley

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

Supplies and emergencies near Oakley

Nearest emergency room: Park City Hospital, 900 Round Valley Drive, Park City, UT, 11 miles from Oakley , (435) 658-6700. Next nearest: Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital, 454 East Medical Way, Heber City, UT, 19 miles, (435) 654-2500. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Park City Hospital and Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries
  • Ken's Kash convenience store · 2.2 miles
  • Chevron convenience store · 6.7 miles
  • Kamas Food Town supermarket · 6.9 miles
Fuel
  • Sinclair fuel station · 2.2 miles · (435) 783-5590
  • Kamas Valley Co-Op fuel station · 3.4 miles · Hours unknown
  • Chevron fuel station · 6.7 miles
RV dump station
  • Jordanelle State Park Hailstone Campground campground · 12 miles · (435) 649-9540
  • Jordanelle State Park McHenry Campground campground · 12 miles · (435) 649-9540
  • Cottonwood Campground campground · 18 miles · (435) 654-1791
Pharmacy
  • Walgreens pharmacy · 18 miles
Laundromat
  • Anderson Laundry laundromat · 13 miles · Hours Mo-Su 08:00-21:30

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Oakley: propane, 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 Oakley, UT?
11 public campgrounds are on record near Oakley. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Smith-morehouse (8.9 miles), Ledgefork (9.1 miles), Sulphur (21 miles), Beaver View (22 miles), and 7 more. 11 book through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Oakley, UT?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 11 public campgrounds on record near Oakley charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Oakley, UT?
10 campgrounds near Oakley take RVs: Bear River, Beaver View, Christmas Meadows, East Fork Bear River, and 6 more. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Jordanelle State Park Hailstone Campground, 12 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Oakley, UT?
Ledgefork, Stillwater, and Sulphur list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Oakley with drinking water?
East Fork Bear River has potable water on record.
When is camping season near Oakley, UT?
Of the 2 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (2 of 2) and close in September (2 of 2). Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where can I camp near a lake around Oakley, UT?
Smith-morehouse and Ledgefork sit on Smith and Morehouse Reservoir.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Oakley, UT?
Park City Hospital, 900 Round Valley Drive, Park City, UT, is 11 miles from Oakley in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 658-6700. In an emergency, call 911.