Camping near Tropic, Utah

Camping near Tropic, Utah includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 13 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Tropic.

Pine Lake Campground

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Camping near Tropic at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Pine Lake Campground: "Single Site: $26 per night"
Distance from Tropic: 11 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 8,100 ft at Pine Lake Campground (the only one on record)
Campsites: 32 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Pine Lake Campground)
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Tropic'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 Pine Lake Campground Tropic · National Forest · 10.7 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 32
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $26 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Tropic

Bryce Canyon North Campground, 4.4 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night (50% off with Senior or Access pass)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
Bryce Canyon Sunset Campground, 4.8 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night (50% off with Senior or Access pass)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
Kings Creek Campground, 8.8 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night (1-8 people, 1 vehicle included with fee)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
Kodachrome Basin State Park Basin Campground, 8.8 miles from Tropic in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Standard site (no hookups) $35/night, full hookup $45 (13 sites); $16 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Cannonville.
Kodachrome Basin Oasis Group Campground, 8.9 miles from Tropic in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($95/night (up to 35 people and 5 vehicles; vehicles 6-10 $16 each); tent only); listed under camping near Cannonville.
Kings Creek Group Site, 9.6 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group tent site $67/night (1-25 people), $121 (26+); group RV site $48 (1-25), $97 (26+)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
Kodachrome Basin Arch Campground, 9.8 miles from Tropic in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($45/night (power and water hookups); $16 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Cannonville.
Bryce View Campground, 10 miles from Tropic in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($35/night (no hookups, up to 4 people); $16 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Cannonville.
Red Canyon Campground, 14 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($30/night single (1-8); $60 double (1-16); $10 extra vehicle; $2.50 shower); listed under camping near Panguitch.
Barker Reservoir Recreation Complex, 25 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Escalante.
Wide Hollow Campground, 27 miles from Tropic in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Loop A standard $30, partial hookup $40; Loops B and C full hookup $60, tent $30; group site $100); listed under camping near Escalante.
White Bridge Campground, 28 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Panguitch.
Posey Lake Campground, 30 miles from Tropic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Escalante.

Things to do near Tropic

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

Bryce Canyon National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 6.9 miles from Tropic; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Kodachrome Basin State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.3 miles from Tropic; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Dixie National Forest, Pine Lake Campground (11 miles from Tropic) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Tropic; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Tropic

Nearest emergency room: Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N 400 East St, Panguitch, UT, 23 miles from Tropic , (435) 676-1262. Next nearest: Kane County Hospital, 355 Main St, Kanab, UT, 47 miles, (435) 644-5811. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Clarke's supermarket · 0.6 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:30-20:00
Phillips 66 convenience store · 0.6 miles
Stage Stop Station convenience store · 0.7 miles
Fuel: Phillips 66 convenience store · 0.6 miles
Sinclair fuel station · 0.7 miles · (435) 679-8863
Sinclair fuel station · 4.6 miles · (435) 834-5232 · Hours 24/7
RV dump station: Cannonville KOA RV park · 4.6 miles
The Riverside Ranch RV park · 19 miles
Pharmacy: Panguitch Drug Co pharmacy · 23 miles · (435) 676-2212
Laundromat: Wash & Dry laundromat · 0.7 miles · Hours 24/7
Laundromat laundromat · 4.7 miles · Hours 24/7
Red Dirt Wash and Dry laundromat · 9.2 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Tropic: 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 Tropic, UT?

1 public campground is on record near Tropic. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Pine Lake Campground (11 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Is there free camping near Tropic, UT?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Tropic charges a fee, listed in the table.

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

1 campground near Tropic takes RVs: Pine Lake Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Cannonville KOA, 4.6 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I camp near Tropic with drinking water?

Pine Lake Campground has potable water on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Tropic, UT?

Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N 400 East St, Panguitch, UT, is 23 miles from Tropic in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 676-1262. In an emergency, call 911.

Every campground in the state: camping in Utah ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Utah ; by county: campgrounds in Garfield .