National Park System · UT
Camping in Capitol Reef National Park
The Recreation.gov record puts 4 campgrounds inside the park. Of those, 2 take reservations and 2 are first-come, first-served. Entrance fees, alerts and hours for the park itself are on our sister site, Park Atlas.
4 campgrounds2 first-come
The park in figures
- vehicle entrance fee
- $20
- recreation visits in 2025
- 1,388,476
- campsites
- 84
- campgrounds take reservations
- 2 of 4
- longest RV or trailer allowed
- 52 ft
The entrance fee and visit count come from Park Atlas open data. The campground figures are totals across the 4 Recreation.gov records listed below, and the rig length is the longest any one of them allows.
Every campground
| Campground | Booking | Rig | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruita Campground | 72 | ||
| Primitive Campsites At Cathedral Campground | 6 | ||
| Primitive Campsites At Cedar Mesa Campground | 5 | ||
| Capitol Reef Group Campground | 1 |
Park campgrounds book out fastest of any on Recreation.gov. Most open six months ahead at 10 a.m. Eastern; the first-come loops are the fallback when the window is gone. The first-come playbook