Fruita Campground

Star4.59
1.4K reviews
HC 70 BOX 15
Top 1% in UTSpring

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Quick Facts

5,453 ft

Price

$25/night

Booking

Reservable

Sites

71 campsites

Season

Year-round

Cell

No Service

Pets

Very Pet Friendly

Electric
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HC 70 BOX 15

Fruita Campground

HC 70 BOX 15

Nearby places
Torrey (approximately 11 miles, about a 15-minute drive)
Loa (approximately 22 miles, about a 25-minute drive)
Bicknell (approximately 15 miles, about a 20-minute drive).

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Fruita Campground
$25.00 / night
Campsite Fees
STANDARD NONELECTRIC: $25.00; TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC: $25.00. Plus Recreation.gov reservation transaction fee ($8 online / $9 phone / $3 in person).
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(435)425-4172(MON-THUR) OR (435)425-3791(FRI-SUN) OR EMAIL CARE_FEES@NPS.GOV

Go if

you want a well-kept campground surrounded by history and natural beauty, with reliable bathroom facilities and plenty to see nearby.

Skip if

you need guaranteed privacy, dislike walk-in tent sites, or want to avoid mud and generator noise at certain spots.


Campgrounds
Capitol Reef National Park
Fruita Campground
B+

Camper Report Card

How campers graded it

Rated higher than 83% of graded campgrounds

Graded on what 1,039 campers actually wrote - graded on 14 things that make or break a trip. Each topic is graded against every other campground on it - A is among the best, C about average. No star ratings.

Strengths

  • Grade A-.Scenery
  • Grade B.Things to do
  • Grade B.Cleanliness

Watch-outs

  • Grade D.Belonging
  • Grade C.Rules & policies
  • Grade C+.Booking

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Each topic is graded against every other campground on it; a topic campers liked never grades below C−. ± shows the 95% confidence range from the sample size.

About Capitol Reef National Park

Context for the broader area surrounding Fruita Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.

Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles.

Directions

From I-70: Take exit 149, then take UT-24 west toward Hanksville; continue for 43.8 miles (70.5 km). Turn right to continue on UT-24 west and continue for 37.3 miles (60 km). From I-15: take exit 188 then US-50 east toward Scipio. Left on UT-50; continuing 0.7 miles (1.1 km). Turn right onto US-50 east; continue for 24.4 miles (39.3 km). Turn right onto UT-260 south and continue 4.2 miles (6.8 km), then right on UT-24 for 71.3 miles. UT-12: North on highway 12 to Torrey, UT. Right onto UT-24.

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