Camping in Utah
Utah has 454 public campgrounds on record, 338 reservable and 112 first-come. Most (255 of 454) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.
454
Total 338
Reservable 112
First-come 
Reservable Adelaide Campground 
Reservable Albion Basin Reservable Altamont Group Campground Reservable Anderson Cove Reservable Anderson Meadow Campground 
Reservable Antelope Flat 
Reservable Antelope Flat Group Campground 
Reservable Antelope Island Lakeside Group Campsite 
Reservable Arapeen Campground 
Reservable Arch Dam Group Reservable Aspen Reservable Aspen Grove Reservable Avintaquin 
Reservable Baker Dam Campground 
Reservable Balsam 
Reservable Barker Reservoir Recreation Complex Reservable Bear Canyon Reservable Bear River Reservable Beaver View 
First-come Behind the Butte East Campground 
First-come Behind the Butte North Campground First-come Behind the Butte West Campground 
First-come Big Bend Campground 
Reservable Big Bend Group Sites Reservable Big Pine I River Camp Reservable Big Pine Ii River Camp 
Reservable Big Rock Group Campground First-come Big Springs Campground First-come Birch Creek Campground First-come Birch Creek Group Campground Reservable Bison Run Group Campground Reservable Blackhawk First-come Blue Spruce Campground Reservable Bootleg River Camp Reservable Botts 
Reservable Bountiful Peak 
Reservable Bowery Creek Campground Reservable Box Elder Campground Reservable Boy Scout First-come Bridge 
Reservable Bridge Hollow Campground 
Reservable Bridger Bay Campground Reservable Bridger Campground Reservable Bridger Lake 
Reservable Browne Lake 
Reservable Bryce Canyon North Campground 
Reservable Bryce Canyon Sunset Campground 
Reservable Bryce View Campground 
Reservable Buckboard Campground 
Reservable Buckhorn Draw 
Reservable Bullfrog RV & Campground Reservable Butterfly Lake 
First-come Calf Creek Campground 
Reservable Canyon Rim First-come Carmel Reservable Castle Rock Campground 
First-come Cathedral Valley Campground Reservable Cats Paw River Camp 
Reservable Cedar Canyon Campground 
First-come Cedar Mesa Campground 
Reservable Cedar Springs Campground 
Reservable Cherry Reservable China Meadows Reservable China Meadows Trailhead Campground Reservable Chokecherry Campground 
Reservable Christmas Meadows First-come City Creek Group Campground First-come Clear Creek Campground First-come Cleveland Reservoir 
Reservable Clover Springs Campground Reservable Cobblerest Campground 
Reservable Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground First-come Cottonwood Reservable Cottonwood 
First-come Cottonwood Canyon Campground Reservable Cottonwoods River Camp 
Reservable Courthouse Rock Campground First-come Cowboy Camp Campground Reservable Crandall Cove Campground 
First-come Creek Pasture Campground 
Reservable Creek Pasture Group Site Reservable Currant Creek First-come Dalton Springs Campground 
Reservable Dead Horse Point State Park Kayenta Campground 
Reservable Dead Horse Point State Park Wingate Campground First-come Deep Creek Not on record Deer Creek Campground 
Reservable Deer Haven Group Campground 
Reservable Deer Run 
Reservable Desolation Gray Canyons Screen Cabins 
Reservable Devils Canyon Campground 
Reservable Devils Garden Campground 
First-come Dewey Bridge Campground 
Reservable Dewey Bridge Group Sites 
Reservable Diamond 
Reservable Diamond Fork Group Sites 
First-come Dirty Devil Primitive Camping Area Reservable Dixie Creek Campground 
Reservable Doctor Creek Campground 
Reservable Doctor Creek Group Campground First-come Drinks Canyon Campground Reservable Dripping Springs Reservable Dripping Springs Group Campground 
First-come Dry Canyon (diamond Fork) Reservable Dry Hollow Campground 
Reservable Duck Creek Campground Reservable Dutch John Draw Group Campground Reservable Eagle Ridge Group Campground Reservable East Canyon Big Rock Campground Reservable East Fork Bear River First-come East Fork Blacks Fork First-come East Park Reservable Elkhorn Campground 
First-come Equestrian Campground 
First-come Farley Canyon Primitive Camping Area 
Reservable Ferron Reservoir Campground Reservable Firefighters Memorial 
First-come Fish Creek Campground and Trailhead 
First-come Fisher Towers Campground 
Reservable Flat Canyon Campground 
Reservable Forks of Huntington Campground Reservable Fossil Flats Primitive Campground Reservable Fox Den Campground Reservable Friendship Campground 
Reservable Fruita Campground 
Reservable Fruita Group Campsite Reservable Frying Pan Campground Reservable Gastonia Campground 
Reservable Goblin Valley State Park Campground 
First-come Gold Bar Campground 
Reservable Gold Bar Group Sites 
First-come Goose Island Campground 
Reservable Goose Island Group Sites 
First-come Gooseberry Campground 
Reservable Gooseberry Reservoir Campground 
First-come Goosenecks State Park Campground 
First-come Grandstaff Campground 
Reservable Granite Flat Reservable Great Horned Owl Campground 
Reservable Great Salt Lake State Park Campground 
Reservable Green River Campground Reservable Green River State Park Campground Reservable Greendale Reservable Greendale Group 
Reservable Greens Lake 
Reservable Guinavah-malibu Campground 
Reservable Gunlock State Park Campground Reservable Hades 
First-come Hal Canyon Campground 
Reservable Halls Crossing RV & Campground 
First-come Hamburger Rock Campground 
Reservable Hanging Rock Campground First-come Hatch Point Campground Reservable Hayden Fork Campground Reservable Hideout First-come High Creek Campground First-come Hittle Bottom Campground 
Reservable Hittle Bottom Group Site 
First-come Holman Flat Dispersed Area First-come Honeycomb Rocks Campground Reservable Hoop Lake Reservable Hoop Lake Trailhead Campground 
Reservable Hope 
First-come Horsethief Campground 
Reservable Horsethief Group Sites 
Reservable Hovenweep Campground 
Reservable Hunter Canyon Group Site Reservable Huntington State Park Campground 
Reservable Hyrum State Park Campground 
Reservable Indian Bay Campground 
Reservable Indian Creek Falls Group Site 
Reservable Indian Creek Group Campground 
Reservable Indian Crossing Campground Reservable Intake Reservable Iron Mine Reservable Jarvies Canyon 
First-come Jaycee Park Campground 
First-come Jericho Campground 
Reservable Joes Valley Campground 
Reservable Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground 
Reservable Jordan Pines Group Campground 
Reservable Jordanelle State Park Hailstone Campground 
Reservable Jordanelle State Park McHenry Campground First-come Kaler Hollow 
Reservable Keetley Group Campsite 
Reservable Ken's Lake Campground 
Reservable Ken's Lake Group Sites Reservable Kents Lake Campground 
First-come King's Bottom Campground First-come Kingfisher Island 
First-come Kings Creek Campground Reservable Kings Creek Group Site 
Reservable Kodachrome Basin Arch Campground 
Reservable Kodachrome Basin Oasis Group Campground 
Reservable Kodachrome Basin State Park Basin Campground 
Reservable Ladyfinger Campground 
Reservable Lake Canyon Rec Area 
Reservable Lake Hill Campground 
Reservable Large Spring Group Campground Reservable Lariat Group Campground 
Reservable Lava Point Campground Reservable Lebaron Campground Reservable Ledgefork 
Reservable Lewis M. Turner Campground 
Reservable Lilly Lake 
Reservable Little Bear Group Campground Reservable Little Cottonwood Campground 
Reservable Little Creek Campground Reservable Little Deer Creek Campground Reservable Little Lyman Lake 
Reservable Little Mill Reservable Little Reservoir Campground First-come Little Rock Campground Reservable Lodge Campground Reservable Lodgepole Reservable Lodgepole 
Reservable Lone Mesa Group Sites 
First-come Lone Rock Beach Primitive Camping Area 
First-come Lonesome Beaver Campground Reservable Loop 
Reservable Lost Creek 
Reservable Lower Bowns Campground First-come Lower Little Bear Campground Reservable Lower Meadows Reservable Lower Narrows First-come Lower Onion Creek Campground 
Reservable Lower Onion Creek Group Sites 
First-come Lower Pleasant Creek Campground Reservable Lower Provo River 
Reservable Lucerne Reservable Lucerne Group Campground 
Reservable Mackinaw Campground Reservable Madsen Bay Campground Reservable Magpie Reservable Mahogany Cove Campground 
First-come Mallard Bay Overflow Campground First-come Manns Campground 
Reservable Manti Community Campground Reservable Maple Bench 
Reservable Maple Canyon Campground 
Reservable Maple Grove Campground Reservable Maple Lake Reservable Marsh Lake First-come Masons Draw Campground 
First-come McCoy Flats Campground 
Not on record McMillan Spring Campground Reservable Mill Hollow 
Reservable Miller Flat Reservoir Campground Reservable Millsite State Park Campground 
Reservable Mirror Lake Reservable Monte Cristo Reservable Moon Lake Reservable Moon Lake Group 
Reservable Moosehorn 
Reservable Mormon Flat Group Campground 
Reservable Mt Timpanogos 
Reservable Mustang Ridge 
Reservable Natural Bridges Campground 
Reservable Navajo Lake Campground 
Reservable Needles Campground 
Reservable Needles Group Campsites 
First-come New Joe's Campground Reservable Nizhoni Campground Reservable North Eden Campground 
Reservable North Klondike Campground 
Reservable Oak Creek Campground 
Reservable Oak Creek Campground First-come Oak Grove Campground First-come Oak Grove Campground First-come Oaks Park 
First-come Oasis Campground 
Reservable Old Folks Flat Group Campground First-come Oowah Campground Reservable Otter Creek State Park Campground 
Reservable Painted Rocks Campground Reservable Paiute Campground 
Reservable Palisade Pioneer Campground 
Reservable Panguitch Lake North First-come Panguitch Lake South First-come Paradise Park Reservable Payson Lakes 
Reservable Pelican Lake Campground Reservable Perception Park Family Reservable Phostan Bay Backpacking Campground 
Reservable Pine Lake Campground Reservable Pine Valley Group Campground 
Reservable Pine Valley Recreation Area Reservable Pioneer Campground 
Reservable Point Supreme Campground First-come Pole Creek Lake Reservable Ponderosa Reservable Ponderosa Group Campground 
Reservable Ponderosa Grove Campground 
First-come Porcupine Rim 
Reservable Posey Lake Campground 
Reservable Potters Pond Campground Reservable Preston Valley 
First-come Price Canyon Recreation Area 
Reservable Pyramid Ridge Campground Reservable Quail Creek State Park Campground 
Reservable Rabbit Gulch Campground First-come Rainbow Cove Campground 
First-come Rainbow Park Campground Reservable Red Banks Campground 
Reservable Red Canyon 
First-come Red Canyon Campground 
Reservable Red Cliffs Campground 
Reservable Red Fleet State Park Campground 
Reservable Red Rock Marina Campground Reservable Red Springs Reservable Redman 
Reservable Rendezvous Beach Big Creek Campground 
Reservable Rendezvous Beach Birch Campground 
Reservable Rendezvous Beach Cottonwood Campground 
Reservable Rendezvous Beach Willow Group Campground Reservable Renegade First-come Reservoir First-come River Bend Campground Reservable Rivers Edge Group Campground First-come Riverview Reservable Rock Canyon Reservable Rock Cliff Campground Reservable Rock Creek Group Campground Reservable Rockport Cottonwood Campground Reservable Rockport Juniper Campground Reservable Rockport Riverside Campground 
Reservable Rocky Peak Campground 
Reservable Rosebud Atv Campground 
First-come Salamander Flat Reservable Sam Stowe Campground 
First-come San Rafael Swinging Bridge Campground 
First-come Sand Flats Recreation Area Campground 
Reservable Sand Flats Recreation Area Group Campsites 
Reservable Sand Hollow Beachside Campground 
Reservable Sand Hollow Lakeview Campground 
Reservable Sand Hollow Sand Pit Campground Reservable Sand Hollow Westside Campground 
Reservable Sand Island Group Sites 
First-come Sand Island Recreation Area 
First-come Sand Mountain Campground First-come Sand River Camp 
Reservable Sanpitch Campground First-come Sawmill Hollow Reservable Scofield Mountain View Campground Reservable Shady Dell 
First-come Sheep Creek Bay Campground Reservable Shingle Creek Atv 
Not on record Sids Mountain Wilderness - The Wedge 
Reservable Simpson Springs Campground Reservable Singletree Campground Reservable Skull Creek Reservable Smith-morehouse Reservable Smithfield Campground Reservable Snow Canyon Cottontail Group Campground Reservable Snow Canyon Quail Group Campground 
Reservable Snow Canyon State Park Campground Reservable Soapstone 
Reservable Soldier Creek Reservable Soldier Hollow Campground Reservable South Eden Campground Reservable South Fork Reservable South Iron Springs Group Campground 
First-come Spirit Lake 
Reservable Split Mountain Group Campground Reservable Spring Campground Reservable Spring Hollow Campground 
Reservable Spruces 
Reservable Spruces Campground 
First-come Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area 
First-come Starr Spring Campground 
Reservable Starvation Beach Campground 
Reservable Starvation Mountain View Campground Reservable Stateline 
First-come Stateline Campground Reservable Steinaker State Park Campground 
Reservable Stillwater First-come Stonefly I River Camp First-come Stonefly Ii River Camp Reservable Strawberry Bay Reservable Sulphur 
Reservable Sunglow Campground 
Reservable Sunrise Campground First-come Sunset 
First-come Superbowl Campground 
Reservable Superbowl Group Site 
First-come Swasey's Beach Campground First-come Swift Creek 
Reservable Tanners Flat Reservable Tasha Equestrian Campground 
Reservable Te-ah Campground Not on record Temple Mountain Campground East 
Reservable Temple Mountain Campground West 
Reservable The Bridges Campground 
Reservable The Chute Group Campground 
First-come The Ledge Campground 
Reservable The Ledge Group Sites 
Reservable Theater-in-the-pines Group Campground Reservable Timpooneke Reservable Tinney Flat 
Reservable Tony Grove Lake Campground Reservable Trails End River Camp 
Reservable Trial Lake Reservable Tushar Lakeside Campground 
Reservable Twelve Mile Flat Campground Reservable Twin Coves Campground 
Reservable Twin Lake Campground First-come Uinta Canyon Reservable Uinta River Group Campground First-come Unicorn Ridge 
First-come Upper Big Bend Campground Reservable Upper Meadows Reservable Upper Narrows 
First-come Upper Onion Creek Campground 
Reservable Upper Onion Creek Group Site 
First-come Upper Pleasant Creek Campground 
Reservable Upper Stillwater Reservable Utah Lake Lakeshore Campground First-come Vernon Reservoir 
Reservable Wakara Campground 
Reservable Warner Campground 
Reservable Wasatch Mountain Pine Creek Campground 
Reservable Washington Lake 
Reservable Washington Lake Group 
Reservable Watchman Campground 
Reservable Westwater Campground (Ranger Station) 
Reservable Westwater Group Site (Ranger Station) 
Reservable White Bridge Campground 
First-come White House Campground 
Reservable White Rock Bay Campground 
First-come White Sands Campground First-come Whiterocks Reservable Whiting 
Reservable Wide Hollow Campground 
Reservable Willard Bay Cottonwood Campground Reservable Willard Bay South Marina Campground 
Reservable Willard Bay Willow Creek Campground 
First-come William's Bottom Campground 
First-come Willow Flat Campground 
Reservable Willow Lake Campground Reservable Willows First-come Willows Campground First-come Windwhistle Campground 
Reservable Windwhistle Group Site Reservable Wolf Creek Reservable Wolverine ATV Trailhead Campground 
Reservable Wood Camp Campground First-come Yankee Meadow Campground Reservable Yellow Pine Reservable Yellowpine First-come Yellowstone Reservable Yellowstone Group 
Reservable Yuba Eagle View Campground 
Reservable Yuba Oasis Campground 
Reservable Zion South Campground No campgrounds match.
How booking works in Utah
- 252 Recreation.gov
- 112 first-come
- 83 ReserveAmerica (Utah State Parks)
- 2 Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (concessioner)
- 1 Beaver County (Rec1)
There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 252 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 112 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served. 83 campgrounds book through ReserveAmerica (Utah State Parks). 2 campgrounds book through Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (concessioner). 1 campground books through Beaver County (Rec1).
For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Utah state parks on publiclandsdb.com. Camping away from a developed campground is a land rule, not a campground: Utah BLM land on publiclandsdb.com has each unit's dispersed-camping rule and boundary.
Narrower lists
112 first-come (no reservation) 46 open year-round 67 on a lake 83 BLM 3 County 255 National Forest 25 National Park Service 88 State Park
112 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 46 stay open year-round ; and 67 sit on a named lake . By agency: 83 BLM campgrounds , 3 County campgrounds , 255 National Forest campgrounds , 25 National Park Service campgrounds , and 88 State Park campgrounds .
Common questions
How do I reserve a campground in Utah?
It depends on who runs it. Of the 454 public campgrounds on record here, 252 book through Recreation.gov, 112 are first-come, first-served with no reservations, 83 book through ReserveAmerica (Utah State Parks), 2 book through Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (concessioner), and 1 books through Beaver County (Rec1).
Where can I camp for free in Utah?
10 public campgrounds in Utah charge no fee: Big Springs Campground, Birch Creek Group Campground, Cathedral Valley Campground, Cedar Mesa Campground, and 6 more. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.
Is boondocking legal in Utah?
On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26). Each BLM unit's own rule and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
What are the best campgrounds in Utah?
This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Dead Horse Point State Park Wingate Campground (27 sourced facts), Spruces (27 sourced facts), and Watchman Campground (27 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.