Camping near Junction, Utah

Camping near Junction, Utah includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 1 is free. Another 11 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Junction.

City Creek Group Campground

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Camping near Junction at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: 1 free
Distance from Junction: 5.2 miles in a straight line
Campsites: 5 across the 1 campground that state a count

Distances are straight-line miles from Junction'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.

First-come City Creek Group Campground Junction · National Forest · 5.2 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 5
Season: Not on record
Fee: Free

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Junction

Birch Creek Group Campground, 8.6 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Circleville.
Lebaron Campground, 9.1 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Anderson Meadow Campground, 11 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Otter Creek State Park Campground, 12 miles from Junction in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Beachfront (water, electric) $45/night, pull-through (no hookups) $40, tent $30; extra vehicle $25; group $250); listed under camping near Antimony.
Kents Lake Campground, 13 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Tushar Lakeside Campground, 13 miles from Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Little Reservoir Campground, 14 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Mahogany Cove Campground, 14 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Little Cottonwood Campground, 17 miles from Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
Castle Rock Campground, 23 miles from Junction in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($20/night single, $40 double, $35 teepee site; $10 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Joseph.
Sam Stowe Campground, 24 miles from Junction in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($35/night full hookup; $10 per extra vehicle; tent-only group area $100 (75 people)); listed under camping near Joseph.

Things to do near Junction

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

Piute Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.3 miles from Junction; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Fishlake National Forest, City Creek Group Campground (5.2 miles from Junction) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Piute State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 5.7 miles from Junction; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Otter Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Junction; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Otter Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from Junction; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Manning Meadow Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Junction; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Fremont Indian State Park and Museum, a state park whose mapped point is 24 miles from Junction; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Monroe Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 28 miles from Junction; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Mystic Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 28 miles from Junction; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Junction

Nearest emergency room: Beaver Valley Hospital, 1109 N 100 West St, Beaver, UT, 23 miles from Junction , (435) 438-7100. Next nearest: Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N 400 East St, Panguitch, UT, 30 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: Stan’s Merc convenience store · 5.1 miles
Tugs convenience store · 15 miles
Mike's Food Town supermarket · 23 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Fuel: Phillips 66 fuel station · 0.3 miles
Sinclair fuel station · 15 miles · (435) 326-4270
Big Rock Candy Mountain fuel station · 19 miles · Hours unknown
RV dump station: Lizzie and Charlies RV Park RV park · 15 miles
Rocky Ridge Resort RV park · 15 miles
South-Forty RV Park RV park · 16 miles · (435) 326-4404
Laundromat: Beaver Valley Laundromat laundromat · 23 miles · (435) 438-2831 · Hours Mo-Sa 07:00-23:00; Su,PH 08:00-20:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Junction: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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 Junction, UT?

1 public campground is on record near Junction. Nearest first, straight-line from town: City Creek Group Campground (5.2 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Junction, UT?

Yes: City Creek Group Campground charges no fee at the campground.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Junction, UT?

Beaver Valley Hospital, 1109 N 100 West St, Beaver, UT, is 23 miles from Junction in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 438-7100. In an emergency, call 911.

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