Camping near Aurora, Utah

Camping near Aurora, Utah includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 17 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Aurora.

Maple Grove Campground

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Camping near Aurora at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Distance from Aurora: 11 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 6,500 ft at Maple Grove Campground (the only one on record)
Campsites: 22 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Maple Grove Campground)
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Aurora'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.

Reservable Maple Grove Campground Aurora · National Forest · 10.6 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 22
Season: Not on record
Fee: Not on record

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Aurora

Twin Lake Campground, 22 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Mayfield.
Sanpitch Campground, 24 miles from Aurora in a straight line , State Park , reservable (No hookups $35/night (double $70), full hookup $45; $20 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Sterling.
Palisade Pioneer Campground, 24 miles from Aurora in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Single site $35/night, double $70; $20 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Sterling.
Arapeen Campground, 25 miles from Aurora in a straight line , State Park , reservable (No hookups $35/night (double $70), electric only $40 (double $80); $20 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Sterling.
Wakara Campground, 25 miles from Aurora in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Full hookup $45/night (double $90), water and electric $40; $20 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Sterling.
Frying Pan Campground, 26 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Sites: $20 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
Tasha Equestrian Campground, 26 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
Paiute Campground, 26 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single sites: $10 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
Adelaide Campground, 26 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Kanosh.
Bowery Creek Campground, 28 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Richfield.
Twelve Mile Flat Campground, 28 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $7 - $12 per night); listed under camping near Mayfield.
Mackinaw Campground, 28 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single sites: $20 per day); listed under camping near Richfield.
Doctor Creek Campground, 29 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Sites: $20 per night); listed under camping near Loa.
Doctor Creek Group Campground, 29 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($135/night per group pad (1-150 people)); listed under camping near Loa.
Mallard Bay Overflow Campground, 29 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($20/night single site; $7.50/day additional vehicle); listed under camping near Richfield.
Painted Rocks Campground, 30 miles from Aurora in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Electric sites $45/night, doubles (7-9) $90, tent sites (16-18) $40; $25 per extra vehicle; group site $250); listed under camping near Levan.
Ferron Reservoir Campground, 30 miles from Aurora in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $7 per night); listed under camping near Ferron.

Things to do near Aurora

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

Fishlake National Forest, Maple Grove Campground (11 miles from Aurora) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from Aurora; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Monroe Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 22 miles from Aurora; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Mystic Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 22 miles from Aurora; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Koosharem Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Aurora; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Palisade Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Aurora; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Palisade State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 25 miles from Aurora; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Fish Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Aurora; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Aurora

Nearest emergency room: Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital, 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT, 13 miles from Aurora , (435) 893-4100. Next nearest: Gunnison Valley Hospital, 64 E 100 North St, Gunnison, UT, 18 miles, (435) 528-2114. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Maverik convenience store · 4.3 miles · (385) 401-4810 · Hours 24/7
Love's convenience store · 4.4 miles
Sinclair convenience store · 4.5 miles
Fuel: Chevron fuel station · 4.2 miles
Maverik fuel station · 4.3 miles
TA Express fuel station · 4.3 miles · (435) 287-0546 · Hours unknown
RV dump station: Wagons West RV Park & Campground RV park · 21 miles · (435) 743-6188
Cedar Mountain RV Resort RV park · 22 miles · (385) 476-0994
Pharmacy: Salina Pharmacy pharmacy · 4.8 miles · (435) 287-0756 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Golden Drug pharmacy · 13 miles · (435) 896-6000 · Hours Mo-Fr 08:30-13:00,13:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su off
Lin's Fresh Market pharmacy · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Laundromat: Mountainair laundromat · 13 miles · Hours Mo-U 07:00-22:00
All Washed Up laundromat · 14 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Aurora: propane, potable water fill, 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Aurora, UT?

1 public campground is on record near Aurora. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Maple Grove Campground (11 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Where can I camp with an RV near Aurora, UT?

1 campground near Aurora takes RVs: Maple Grove Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Wagons West RV Park & Campground, 21 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I camp near Aurora with drinking water?

Maple Grove Campground has potable water on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Aurora, UT?

Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital, 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT, is 13 miles from Aurora in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 893-4100. In an emergency, call 911.

Every campground in the state: camping in Utah ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Utah ; by county: campgrounds in Millard .