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The Fruita Campground is often described as an oasis within the desert. Adjacent to the Fremont River and surrounded by historic orchards, this developed campground has 71 sites. Each site has a picnic table and firepit and/or above ground grill, but no individual water, sewage, or electrical hookups. There is a RV dump and potable water fill station near the entrance to Loops A and B. Restrooms feature running water and flush toilets, but no showers. Accessible sites are located adjacent to restrooms.
Traveling westbound on Interstate 70: Take Utah State Highway 24 west towards Hanksville (exit 149). Stay on Highway 24 for 80 miles to reach the park Visitor Center.
Traveling on Interstate 15: Take US Highway 50 east at Scipio (exit 188) towards Salina for 30 miles. At the junction with Utah State Highway 89/259, turn right (south) and travel 8 miles. Turn left (east) onto Utah State Highway 24 towards Sigurd. Continue on Highway 24 for 82 miles to reach the park Visitor Center.
The nightly fee is $20.00 ($10.00 for Golden Age/Senior Pass or Golden Access/Access Pass holders). Check-out time is 11:00 am. The Fruita Campground is open year-round, and is the only developed campground in Capitol Reef National Park.
Campsites are reservable from March 1 - October 31. Visit www.recreation.gov to make a reservation. Reservations are accepted 6 months ahead of time. From November 1 - February 28, all campsites are first come, first served.
We love this campground. It is like an oasis in the desert. Camp host was nice and helpful. There are couple hiking trails right from the campground. And their pies just amazing!!!! Be aware they are good for 4 days without refrigeration, so make sure you get extra for the rest of your trip. The only thing was- we didn’t have a fire ring on our side ( but it was too windy anyway to have a fire) and it was a hard to park our 21 feet trail on that spot. The most of the sides are very roomy. We would love to come back.
This is a really nice National Park campground. Many of the sites are large and all are spread out and come with a picnic table and a fire ring. Restrooms are clean and have flush toilets. There are many shade trees and lots of grass areas. Best of all is the spectacular views of the red cliffs!! The Fremont River trail is a nice hike from the campground. The last half of it is pretty steep but it affords wonderful views from the top. Fruita campground provides two programs a day, 3 pm is geology and the night program has many different topics. We went to several programs and they were all excellent!
Wonderful place. Deer every day. Picked apples and peach’s from the orchards. Eat what you like in the orchard, if you pick to bring out you pay by the lb. And the pies!!!!
Very nice, quite and clean campground. Mature trees provide cooling shade. The sites have picknick tables and fireplaces. Reservations should be made early in advance.
This campground is nearly perfect. I stayed in B loop at site 30, right on the corner and next to the Fremont River Trail and swimming access to the river.
The only reason I knock of one star is because it gets every hot in the summer and there is very little shade at our site. The sun came blasting in to our trailer all late afternoon and evening. It made it unbearably hot inside.
Other than that, this campground is amazing. The fire pits are large. The sites are spacious with long enough driveways for a 24 foot trailer and a truck. The bathrooms were very clean and had two stalls and two urinals.
There was also a gray water sink.
When the sun is setting you get a lovely view of the sun hitting the cliffs.
There is plenty to do nearby, as the Gifford House and Visitor’s Center for Capitol Reef are a short walk.
It was nice to have a campground with grass instead of dirt, as well, although the grass attracts flies.
