Camping near Torrey, Utah
Camping near Torrey, Utah includes 8 public campgrounds on record, 6 reservable and 2 first-come. Most (5 of 8) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Fruita Group Campsite, is 9.7 miles from Torrey in a straight line, and 5 of 8 are within 15 miles. 1 is free, and 2 stay open all year. Another 14 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Torrey.
Fruita Group Campsite 
Fruita Campground Singletree Campground 
Cathedral Valley Campground 
Lower Pleasant Creek Campground 
Rosebud Atv Campground 
Oak Creek Campground Camping near Torrey at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 8 (5 National Forest, 3 National Park Service)
- Getting a site
- 6 reservable and 2 first-come
- Cost
- 1 free; lowest posted fee at Rosebud Atv Campground: "Single Site: $14 per night"
- Distance from Torrey
- 9.7 miles (Fruita Group Campsite) to 16 miles (Lower Bowns Campground) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 5,434 ft (Fruita Campground) to 8,600 ft (Lower Pleasant Creek Campground), 8 of 8 on record
- Season
- 2 open all year, 3 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 134 across the 8 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 6 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Lower Bowns Campground)
- Drinking water
- 5 of 8
Distances are straight-line miles from Torrey'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 Fruita Group Campsite - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- Mid-April to Mid-October
- Fee
- $125/night
Reservable Fruita Campground - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- 71
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- $25/night
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 33
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
First-come Cathedral Valley Campground - Agency
- National Park Service
- Sites
- 6
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Free
First-come Lower Pleasant Creek Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- May to Mid-October
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Rosebud Atv Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 4
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $14 per night
Reservable Oak Creek Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 9
- Season
- May to September
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Lower Bowns Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
No campgrounds match.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Torrey
- Sunglow Campground, 5.6 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Bicknell.
- Elkhorn Campground, 11 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Fremont.
- Upper Pleasant Creek Campground, 15 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($12/night single site; $6/night additional vehicle); listed under camping near Teasdale.
- Mallard Bay Overflow Campground, 23 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($20/night single site; $7.50/day additional vehicle); listed under camping near Richfield.
- Doctor Creek Campground, 23 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Sites: $20 per night); listed under camping near Loa.
- Doctor Creek Group Campground, 23 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($135/night per group pad (1-150 people)); listed under camping near Loa.
- Mackinaw Campground, 23 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single sites: $20 per day); listed under camping near Richfield.
- Bowery Creek Campground, 23 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Richfield.
- Frying Pan Campground, 25 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Sites: $20 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
- Paiute Campground, 25 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single sites: $10 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
- Tasha Equestrian Campground, 25 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Richfield.
- Blue Spruce Campground, 26 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10/night site; $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Escalante.
- Cedar Mesa Campground, 28 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Park Service , first-come (free); listed under camping near Boulder.
- Posey Lake Campground, 30 miles from Torrey in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Escalante.
Things to do near Torrey
Public land and water within 30 miles of Torrey, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Capitol Reef National Park, 3 of the 8 campgrounds here sit inside this National Park Service unit, the nearest Fruita Group Campsite at 9.7 miles from Torrey; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
- Fishlake National Forest, 5 of the 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Singletree Campground at 11 miles from Torrey; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Lower Last Chance Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Torrey; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Fish Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Torrey; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Anasazi State Park Museum, a state park whose mapped point is 27 miles from Torrey; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Muddy Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Torrey; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Dixie National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 29 miles from Torrey; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Box-Death Hollow Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Torrey; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Torrey
Nearest emergency room: Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital, 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT, 48 miles from Torrey , (435) 893-4100. Next nearest: Gunnison Valley Hospital, 64 E 100 North St, Gunnison, UT, 62 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
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- The Chuckwagon
- Taft Travel Plaza
- Howie's
- Fuel
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- Phillips 66
- PetroUS
- Howie's Gas
- RV dump station
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- Thousand Lakes RV Park
- Wonderland RV Park
- Bowery Haven Resort
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Torrey: 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Torrey, UT?
8 public campgrounds are on record near Torrey. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Fruita Group Campsite (9.7 miles), Fruita Campground (9.9 miles), Singletree Campground (11 miles), Cathedral Valley Campground (12 miles), and 4 more. 6 book through Recreation.gov and 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Torrey, UT?
Yes: Cathedral Valley Campground charges no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Torrey, UT?
6 campgrounds near Torrey take RVs: Fruita Campground, Fruita Group Campsite, Lower Bowns Campground, Oak Creek Campground, and 2 more. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Thousand Lakes RV Park, 1 mile from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Torrey, UT?
Fruita Campground and Oak Creek Campground list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Torrey with drinking water?
Fruita Campground, Fruita Group Campsite, Lower Pleasant Creek Campground, Oak Creek Campground, and 1 more have potable water on record.
Are there year-round campgrounds near Torrey, UT?
Yes: Cathedral Valley Campground and Fruita Campground are open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.
When is camping season near Torrey, UT?
Of the 3 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (2 of 3) and close in October (2 of 3). Cathedral Valley Campground and Fruita Campground stay open all year. Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Torrey, UT?
Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital, 1000 N Main St, Richfield, UT, is 48 miles from Torrey in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 893-4100. In an emergency, call 911.
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