Fruita Campground

Star4.59
1.4K reviews
HC 70 BOX 15
Top 1% in UTSpring
Family FriendlyScenic ViewsGreat Hiking

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 with easy access to hiking, history, and warm bathrooms, and don't mind some sites being more exposed than others.

Skip if

You need guaranteed privacy, hate generator noise, or want to avoid muddy or walk-in sites near entrances and dumpsters.


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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