Camping near Loa, Utah

Camping near Loa at a glance

Public campgrounds

2 (2 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Doctor Creek Campground: "Single Sites: $20 per night"

Distance from Loa

10 miles (Doctor Creek Campground) to 10 miles (Doctor Creek Group Campground) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles

Elevation

8,800 ft (Doctor Creek Campground) to 8,900 ft (Doctor Creek Group Campground), 2 of 2 on record

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

30 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Doctor Creek Campground)

Drinking water

2 of 2

Distances are straight-line miles from Loa'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 Loa

• Sunglow Campground, 8 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Bicknell.
• Mallard Bay Overflow Campground, 10 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($20/night single site; $7.50/day additional vehicle); listed under camping near Richfield.
• Elkhorn Campground, 11 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Fremont.
• Mackinaw Campground, 11 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single sites: $20 per day); listed under camping near Richfield.
• Bowery Creek Campground, 11 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Richfield.
• Frying Pan Campground, 14 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Sites: $20 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
• Tasha Equestrian Campground, 15 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
• Paiute Campground, 15 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single sites: $10 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
• Cathedral Valley Campground, 16 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Park Service , first-come (free); listed under camping near Torrey.
• Fruita Group Campsite, 23 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($125/night); listed under camping near Torrey.
• Fruita Campground, 23 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($25/night); listed under camping near Torrey.
• Singletree Campground, 24 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Torrey.
• Otter Creek State Park Campground, 26 miles from Loa 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.
• Lower Pleasant Creek Campground, 27 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Torrey.
• Upper Pleasant Creek Campground, 27 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($12/night single site; $6/night additional vehicle); listed under camping near Teasdale.
• Rosebud Atv Campground, 27 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Torrey.
• Oak Creek Campground, 27 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Torrey.
• Lower Bowns Campground, 29 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Torrey.
• Blue Spruce Campground, 30 miles from Loa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10/night site; $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Escalante.

Things to do near Loa

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

• Fishlake National Forest, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Doctor Creek Campground at 10 miles from Loa; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Fish Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Loa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Koosharem Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Loa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Capitol Reef National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 19 miles from Loa; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Manning Meadow Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Loa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Otter Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from Loa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Otter Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 26 miles from Loa; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lower Last Chance Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Loa; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Monroe Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 30 miles from Loa; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Mystic Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 30 miles from Loa; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Loa

Nearest emergency room: Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital, 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT, 35 miles from Loa , (435) 893-4100. Next nearest: Gunnison Valley Hospital, 64 E 100 North St, Gunnison, UT, 53 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

• Royals Market supermarket · 0.3 miles · (435) 836-2841 · Hours Mo-Th 07:00-19:30; Fr-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 10:00-18:00
• BFS convenience store · 0.5 miles
• Howie's convenience store · 7.1 miles

Fuel

• Conoco fuel station · 0.2 miles · (435) 836-2632
• Brian Farm Service fuel station · 0.5 miles
• Howie's Gas fuel station · 7.2 miles

RV dump station

• Bowery Haven Resort RV park · 12 miles · (435) 638-1040 · Hours May-Sep
• Thousand Lakes RV Park RV park · 13 miles · (800) 355-8995 · Hours Apr 01-Oct 25 open; Oct 26-Mar 31 closed
• Wonderland RV Park RV park · 15 miles · (435) 425-3665

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Loa: 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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