Camping near Vernon, Utah

Camping near Vernon, 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, Vernon Reservoir, is 8.3 miles from Vernon in a straight line, and 1 of 2 is within 15 miles. Another 10 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Vernon.

Vernon Reservoir

Simpson Springs Campground

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Camping near Vernon 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 Vernon Reservoir: "$10 per vehicle for 3 days, $20 for 7 days, $60 per season (day use/overnight pass)"
Distance from Vernon: 8.3 miles (Vernon Reservoir) to 18 miles (Simpson Springs Campground) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles
Elevation: 6,170 ft at Vernon Reservoir (the only one on record)
Campsites: 23 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 98 ft (Simpson Springs Campground)
Drinking water: 1 of 2

Distances are straight-line miles from Vernon'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.

First-come Vernon Reservoir Vernon · National Forest · 8.3 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: $10 per vehicle for 3 days, $20 for 7 days, $60 per season (day use/overnight pass)

Reservable Simpson Springs Campground Vernon · BLM · 18.2 mi

Agency: BLM
Sites: 23
Season: Not on record
Fee: Not on record

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Vernon

Clover Springs Campground, 18 miles from Vernon in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($12/night individual site; $45/night group site); listed under camping near Tooele.
White Sands Campground, 26 miles from Vernon in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($18 per vehicle per night (Little Sahara use fee; camping included)); listed under camping near Eureka.
Loop, 28 miles from Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (From $19.61 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day); listed under camping near Grantsville.
Boy Scout, 28 miles from Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (From $19.61 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day); listed under camping near Grantsville.
Jericho Campground, 29 miles from Vernon in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($18 per vehicle per night (Little Sahara use fee; camping included)); listed under camping near Eureka.
Lower Narrows, 29 miles from Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (From $19.61 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day); listed under camping near Grantsville.
Oasis Campground, 29 miles from Vernon in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($18 per vehicle per night (Little Sahara use fee; camping included)); listed under camping near Eureka.
Upper Narrows, 29 miles from Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (From $19.61 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day); listed under camping near Grantsville.
Intake, 29 miles from Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (From $19.61 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day); listed under camping near Grantsville.
Cottonwood, 29 miles from Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (From $19.61 per night (Recreation.gov listing); extra vehicle $10 per day); listed under camping near Grantsville.

Things to do near Vernon

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

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Vernon Reservoir (8.3 miles from Vernon) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Vernon Reservoir, at Vernon Reservoir (8.3 miles from Vernon): The campground is an open setting on Vernon Reservoir, where lake and ice fishing are the main activities; powerboats are prohibited.
Camp Floyd State Park Museum, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from Vernon; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Deseret Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 28 miles from Vernon; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Settlement Canyon Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 30 miles from Vernon; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Vernon

Nearest emergency room: Mountain West Medical Center, 2055 North Main Street, Tooele, UT, 34 miles from Vernon , (435) 843-3700. Next nearest: Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital, 3741 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT, 38 miles, (801) 285-4000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Mountain West Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Silver Sage Convenience Store convenience store · 0.8 miles · Hours Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Taylor's General Store convenience store · 20 miles
Fuel: Silver Sage fuel station · 0.8 miles
Gas Hole fuel station · 20 miles · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-21:00
Fill-R-Up fuel station · 20 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Vernon: 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Vernon, UT?

2 public campgrounds are on record near Vernon. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Vernon Reservoir (8.3 miles) and Simpson Springs Campground (18 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.

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

1 campground near Vernon takes RVs: Simpson Springs Campground. None has hookups on record.

Where can I camp near Vernon with drinking water?

Simpson Springs Campground has potable water on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Vernon, UT?

Mountain West Medical Center, 2055 North Main Street, Tooele, UT, is 34 miles from Vernon in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 843-3700. In an emergency, call 911.

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