Camping near Alton, Utah

Camping near Alton at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Duck Creek Campground: "Single Site: $30 per night"

Distance from Alton

12 miles in a straight line

Elevation

8,600 ft at Duck Creek Campground (the only one on record)

Campsites

95 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 75 ft (Duck Creek Campground)

Drinking water

1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Alton'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.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Alton

• Spruces Campground, 16 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Navajo Lake Campground, 17 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Te-ah Campground, 18 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Kings Creek Group Site, 19 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group tent site $67/night (1-25 people), $121 (26+); group RV site $48 (1-25), $97 (26+)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
• Kings Creek Campground, 19 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night (1-8 people, 1 vehicle included with fee)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
• Panguitch Lake North, 21 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Panguitch.
• Panguitch Lake South, 21 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Point Supreme Campground, 22 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night ($15 with Senior or Access pass)); listed under camping near Brian Head.
• White Bridge Campground, 22 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Panguitch.
• Bryce Canyon Sunset Campground, 23 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night (50% off with Senior or Access pass)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
• Bryce Canyon North Campground, 24 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night (50% off with Senior or Access pass)); listed under camping near Bryce Canyon City.
• Deer Haven Group Campground, 24 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Cedar Canyon Campground, 24 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Red Canyon Campground, 25 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($30/night single (1-8); $60 double (1-16); $10 extra vehicle; $2.50 shower); listed under camping near Panguitch.
• Ponderosa Grove Campground, 25 miles from Alton in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($12/night per individual site; $50/night group site (up to 40 people)); listed under camping near Kanab.
• Yankee Meadow Campground, 27 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($25/night single; $50 double; group A $75 (1-40 people); groups B and C $65 (1-30)); listed under camping near Brian Head.
• Lava Point Campground, 29 miles from Alton in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($25/night); listed under camping near Virgin.
• Kodachrome Basin Oasis Group Campground, 29 miles from Alton in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($95/night (up to 35 people and 5 vehicles; vehicles 6-10 $16 each); tent only); listed under camping near Cannonville.
• Kodachrome Basin State Park Basin Campground, 29 miles from Alton in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Standard site (no hookups) $35/night, full hookup $45 (13 sites); $16 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Cannonville.
• Kodachrome Basin Arch Campground, 30 miles from Alton in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($45/night (power and water hookups); $16 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Cannonville.
• Bryce View Campground, 30 miles from Alton in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($35/night (no hookups, up to 4 people); $16 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Cannonville.
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground, 30 miles from Alton in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Old loop (1-22, no hookups) $28, double $60; new loop (23-34, water and electric) $45; groups $175 to $225); listed under camping near Kanab.

Things to do near Alton

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

• Dixie National Forest, Duck Creek Campground (12 miles from Alton) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Navajo Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Alton; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bryce Canyon National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 20 miles from Alton; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Panguitch Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Alton; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Cedar Breaks National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 23 miles from Alton; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Deep Creek North Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Alton; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Deep Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Alton; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Ashdown Gorge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 25 miles from Alton; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Goose Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Alton; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Zion Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 28 miles from Alton; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Alton

Nearest emergency room: Kane County Hospital, 355 Main St, Kanab, UT, 26 miles from Alton , (435) 644-5811. Next nearest: Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N 400 East St, Panguitch, UT, 28 miles, (435) 676-1262. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• True Value Country Store general store · 11 miles
• Terry's food & Drug convenience store · 12 miles
• Shell convenience store · 17 miles

Fuel

• Phillips 66 fuel station · 4.3 miles · (435) 648-3400 · Hours 24/7
• Phillips 66 fuel station · 11 miles · (435) 682-2526
• Zion Fuel Up fuel station · 13 miles · (435) 648-2433

RV dump station

• The Riverside Ranch RV park · 17 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Alton: propane, 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.

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