Camping near Boulder, Utah
Camping near Boulder, Utah includes 5 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable and 2 first-come. Most (4 of 5) are run by the National Park Service. The nearest, Deer Creek Campground, is 6.3 miles from Boulder in a straight line, and 1 of 5 is within 15 miles. 1 is free, and 4 stay open all year. Another 14 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Boulder.
Deer Creek Campground 
Cedar Mesa Campground 
Bullfrog RV & Campground 
Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area 
Halls Crossing RV & Campground
Cedar Mesa Campground Bullfrog RV & Campground Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area Halls Crossing RV & Campground Camping near Boulder at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 5 (4 National Park Service, 1 BLM)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable and 2 first-come
- Cost
- 1 free; lowest posted fee at Deer Creek Campground: "$10/night per individual site"
- Distance from Boulder
- 6.3 miles (Deer Creek Campground) to 51 miles (Halls Crossing RV & Campground) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 3,706 ft (Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area) to 5,800 ft (Deer Creek Campground), 5 of 5 on record
- Season
- 4 open all year
- Campsites
- 182 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 2 take RVs; hookups at Bullfrog RV & Campground and Halls Crossing RV & Campground; longest stated RV length 60 ft (Halls Crossing RV & Campground)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 5
Distances are straight-line miles from Boulder'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.
Not on record Deer Creek Campground First-come Cedar Mesa Campground Reservable Bullfrog RV & Campground First-come Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area Reservable Halls Crossing RV & Campground
- Agency
- BLM
- Sites
- 7
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- $10/night per individual site
First-come Cedar Mesa Campground - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Free
Reservable Bullfrog RV & Campground - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- 98
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Not on record
First-come Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- $12/night
Reservable Halls Crossing RV & Campground - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- 72
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Boulder
- Calf Creek Campground, 8.9 miles from Boulder in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($15 per campsite per night; 50% off with Senior or Access pass); listed under camping near Escalante.
- Blue Spruce Campground, 13 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10/night site; $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Escalante.
- Oak Creek Campground, 13 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Torrey.
- Rosebud Atv Campground, 13 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Torrey.
- Upper Pleasant Creek Campground, 13 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($12/night single site; $6/night additional vehicle); listed under camping near Teasdale.
- Lower Pleasant Creek Campground, 14 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Torrey.
- Posey Lake Campground, 14 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Escalante.
- Wide Hollow Campground, 14 miles from Boulder in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Loop A standard $30, partial hookup $40; Loops B and C full hookup $60, tent $30; group site $100); listed under camping near Escalante.
- Lower Bowns Campground, 15 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Torrey.
- Singletree Campground, 17 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Torrey.
- Barker Reservoir Recreation Complex, 21 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Escalante.
- Fruita Group Campsite, 27 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($125/night); listed under camping near Torrey.
- Fruita Campground, 27 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($25/night); listed under camping near Torrey.
- Sunglow Campground, 29 miles from Boulder in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Bicknell.
Things to do near Boulder
Public land and water within 30 miles of Boulder, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Anasazi State Park Museum, a state park whose mapped point is 1 mile from Boulder; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Upper Calf Creek Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 4.8 miles from Boulder; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Escalante Canyons Unit, Deer Creek Campground (6.3 miles from Boulder) sits inside this BLM unit; publiclandsdb.com has its camping rule, field office, and boundary.
- Lower Calf Creek Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 6.5 miles from Boulder; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Box-Death Hollow Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 7.7 miles from Boulder; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Fishlake National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 13 miles from Boulder; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Boulder; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Dixie National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 15 miles from Boulder; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Capitol Reef National Park, Cedar Mesa Campground (20 miles from Boulder) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, 3 of the 5 campgrounds here sit inside this National Park Service unit, the nearest Bullfrog RV & Campground at 48 miles from Boulder; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Boulder
Nearest emergency room: Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N 400 East St, Panguitch, UT, 55 miles from Boulder , (435) 676-1262. Next nearest: Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital, 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT, 69 miles, (435) 893-4100. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Boulder Exchange
- Hills and Hollows
- Family Dollar
- Fuel
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- Sinclair
- Sinclair
- Phillips 66
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Boulder: propane, RV dump station, 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Boulder, UT?
5 public campgrounds are on record near Boulder. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Deer Creek Campground (6.3 miles), Cedar Mesa Campground (20 miles), Bullfrog RV & Campground (48 miles), Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area (50 miles), and 1 more. 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 2 book through Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (concessioner).
Is there free camping near Boulder, UT?
Yes: Cedar Mesa Campground charges no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Boulder, UT?
2 campgrounds near Boulder take RVs: Bullfrog RV & Campground and Halls Crossing RV & Campground. Bullfrog RV & Campground and Halls Crossing RV & Campground have hookups.
Where can I go tent camping near Boulder, UT?
Halls Crossing RV & Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Boulder with drinking water?
Bullfrog RV & Campground and Halls Crossing RV & Campground have potable water on record.
Are there year-round campgrounds near Boulder, UT?
Yes: Bullfrog RV & Campground, Cedar Mesa Campground, Deer Creek Campground, and Halls Crossing RV & Campground are open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Boulder, UT?
Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N 400 East St, Panguitch, UT, is 55 miles from Boulder in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 676-1262. In an emergency, call 911.
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