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The Green River Campground is located along the banks of the Green River at an elevation of 4,750 feet. The highly eroded Split Mountain is visible to the north. Green River Utah Camping is about five miles from the famous dinosaur quarry, where you can see 149 million year old dinosaur bones still encased in the rock. A short distance from the campground is the Split Mountain Boat Ramp where river rafters come off the Green River after trips through Dinosaur National Monument's canyons. Recreation Dinosaur National Monument covers over 210,000 acres. The monument features two visitor centers - one in Colorado and one in Utah. You can see over 1,500 dinosaur fossils still in the rock inside the Quarry Exhibit Hall. There are miles of trails for hiking and cross-country travel. Whitewater rafting (permit required) is popular on the Green and Yampa Rivers. Numerous cultural sites reveal stories of the people who lived here before and include Fremont petroglyphs, homestead cabins and former ranches. Hiking trails allow in-depth exploration. Several roads provide access to key destinations and scenic sites. Scenic drives allow the windshield visitor to see spectacular geology. Facilities Green River Campground has 80 campsites suitable for tents or RVs. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. Drinking water and flush toilets are available. There are no showers or electrical hook-ups/dump stations for RVs. Natural Features The campground is set on a bench along the Green River and is dotted by Fremont cottonwood trees and sagebrush. Many campsites offer views of Split Mountain. Some sites have shade while others are very sunny. Nearby Attractions The Quarry Exhibit Hall allows visitors to see approximately 1,500 dinosaur fossils exposed in the rock. Besides the monument, nearby Utah State Parks, the Ashley National Forest, Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area and Bureau of Land Management sites provide additional recreational opportunities. Charges & Cancellations Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation. •Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. •You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Late Cancellations •Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival. •Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply. •Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. •Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. •Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge. No-Shows Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date. If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees. Refunds Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure. •Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location. •Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. •Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure. ADA Access: N
Green River Campground is located approximately 12 miles north of US Highway 40. Take Utah State Route 149 from Jensen, Utah.
This campground is close to the visitors center and quarry, which is great. But it is old, lots of sites have no shade and the restroom wasn’t clean. The river is really close by and it is a beautiful area. It can be really hot there.
Great little hide away with tall cottonwood trees along the Green River. Campsites are older and the bathrooms are clean, but old. They have flush toilets. No showers. Access to the river and centrally located for this side of Dinosaur National Monument. The slanted rocks tour booklet is worth the $1. Get it and enjoy the sights.
While the area is gorgeous, we had nightmare chipmunks living in our site (31B). This family of chipmunks had ZERO fear of people and would literally run over our feet while cooking. We absolutely could not leave food unattended for more than 30 seconds. It's was fine while dark but if the sun was up, we had to be vigilant with ANY food. Our particular site was very sunny though most the campground seemed to be more shady. Regardless, we would not stay again even though our view was gorgeous. It might have been fine had we had a camper to cook in but as tent campers, never again.
Campsites were quite close to each other. I could hear the conversations from all three neighboring sites. My campsite had no shade and the ground was essentially a gigantic anthill. I chose my campsite because it was described as “riverside” , which is technically true , kinda sorta. The spot where the table , fire pit , and tent are set up are not really next to the river. There is a short trail , maybe fifteen second walk down to the river , which was nice to look at while drinking my coffee in the morning but the walking path down to the river leads to a small footprint. I couldn’t actually walk up and down the river , just stand in my one little 3 x 3 spot and look at it. Beautiful view , though. Bathroom was filthy. Might has well have been a vault toilet. The white sink looked like a marble composition notebook from all of the dead bugs all over it. Not cleaned at all during the two nights I was there. Even at the low price of $18/night , I still felt like it wasn’t worth it. Buggiest campsite of my whole eight-day trip , with ants all over the place. Firewood was easily accessible and reasonably priced at $7/bundle with a convenient QR code option to pay via Venmo. With other campgrounds at Dinosaur charging $10 for “primitive” conditions , I thought the flush toilets and running water in the bathrooms would make it worth the extra $8 but the bathrooms were so filthy that they actually felt “primitive”. The vault toilet I used while hiking near one of the “primitive” campsites was only slightly more disgusting than the one at Green River , but the sites were spaced much farther apart in a far more beautiful setting and at close to half the price. Still a three star experience for convenience and incredible views but for the price , the bathrooms should have been cleaned.
Green River Campground in Dinosaur, CO.
The campsite was large with plenty of space between the other campsites.
There are campsites next to the water.
Each campsite comes with a fire pit and a picnic table.
There is firewood for sale. They take cash or Vemo.
The ranger comes around in the morning to take care of things.
There is running water and toilets onsite.
The water for the camps is right below the water fountain. The facet is on the side at the bottom. Located outside of the bathrooms.
There are lots of trails that branch off next to the campsite. BRING PLENTY OF WATER.
