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About North Fruita Desert Campground
Number of accommodations: 143
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (317)
What Guests Are Saying
North Fruita Desert Campground offers fantastic sites with great access to mountain biking trails, making it an ideal spot for family trips. The campground is clean, well-marked, and features nicely wooded areas for shade, along with newly paved access roads. However, some campsites are close together, which can lead to noise, and visitors are advised to bring their own toilet paper as supplies may run out.
What Guests Are Saying
North Fruita Desert Campground offers fantastic sites with great access to mountain biking trails, making it an ideal spot for family trips. The campground is clean, well-marked, and features nicely wooded areas for shade, along with newly paved access roads. However, some campsites are close together, which can lead to noise, and visitors are advised to bring their own toilet paper as supplies may run out.
Review Summary
Paul D
VerifiedMay 2, 2024 • Stayed at: G20, Loop: G
While the campground is fine and spartan as expected. The access road is beyond bad for small motor homes. The washboard dirt road eventually transitions into deteriorated asphalt that telegraphs the washboard dirt road underneath. Plan on 5mph maximum speed to get to the lower north campground. Sites were fine, just getting there was an adventure…
Jason R
VerifiedMay 1, 2024 • Stayed at: G23, Loop: G
The bathroom needed to be cleaned and was almost out of TP. Also, the toilet was not really attached the the floor any more.
Brad C
VerifiedApril 25, 2024 • Stayed at: A03, Loop: A
N/A
Maria G
VerifiedApril 22, 2024 • Stayed at: G16, Loop: G
Great campground and mountain bike trails.
Graham N
VerifiedApril 22, 2024 • Stayed at: G08, Loop: G
It was very busy but everyone was respectful, no trouble with noisy neighbors, the bathrooms were clean, overall a great place to camp and enjoy the mountain biking!
Osman P
VerifiedApril 22, 2024 • Stayed at: H05, Loop: H
It was excellent. Pit toilets were surprisingly clean. Sites were level and free of rubbish. Location is hard to beat, given it's the base of the entire trail system. Lovely spot, perfect for all sorts of people and vehicles. The only issue was the road from Fruita to the campground.
Stephen A
VerifiedApril 17, 2024 • Stayed at: C17, Loop: C
Overall, this is a decent campground, although I wouldn’t call it “dispersed” as the sites are close together. The biggest problem is the number of no shows. We stayed 3 nights and had to move sites every night. At least half the sites were empty every night, even though the web site said they were reserved. Refunding the fee if you cancel might help this.
Scott P
VerifiedApril 16, 2024 • Stayed at: A05, Loop: A
I never went to the campsite due to bad weather.
Doreen J
VerifiedApril 11, 2024 • Stayed at: C16, Loop: C
We spent 4 nights (Sun-Thurs) in early April. The campground and trails were quiet but started to fill up more as we got closer to the weekend. Restrooms were clean & nice. The sites are spaced pretty well and the picnic tables and roped-off sites make it feel more organized. We had to run into town to get more water for the last night and that road is not one I'd like to do too much. Very washboard but worth it.
Michael F
VerifiedMarch 31, 2024 • Stayed at: A07, Loop: A
Nice view, nice people, and great MTB riding right from camp!
Location North Fruita Desert Campground
Address:
18 Road
Fruita, CO, 81521
United States
Take Interstate 70 west to Fruita (exit 19). Turn north onto Cherry Street and take the first right onto Aspen Avenue. Go through the roundabout and continue on Aspen to Maple Street. Take a left on Maple Street and then travel north. The street will turn into 17.5 Road. Take a right on N.3 Road and then a left on 18 Road. Travel approximately 7 miles on 18 Road to the trailhead, event area and lower campground. Continue 1.5 miles north to reach the upper campground loops.
The campground is accessible via Interstate 70, which is approximately 19 miles to the south.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.334 / -108.704
Nearby National Park
Arches National Park Entrance Station
Approximate driving time: 1 hr 41 min
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- The following campsites are available for reservation up to six months in advance of your stay: Sites A1 through A14 Sites B1 through B12 Sites G1 through G23 Sites H1 through H5 Group sites D9, D11 and G24 Sites J5 through J7 Sites K8 through K15The following campsites are available for reservation up to four days in advance of your stay: Sites C1-C21 Sites D1-D11 Sites E1-E12 Sites F1-F12 Sites J1 through J4 Sites K1 through K7
- Campsites are limited to 10 people and two vehicles Group sites are limited to 20 people and four vehicles Vehicles must be parked in designated areas, parking off road is not allowed. The Event area in the Lower Campground may be used for overflow parking. Stays are limited to 14 days No firewood gathering is allowed No water or electricity is available, there are eight pit toilets within the campground All trash, including dog waste, must be packed out Reservations are required for all camping within the campground Changes may be made to your reservation until 24 hours before the reserved date. A full refund, minus the $8 reservation fee, will be given if canceled 48 hours before the first reserved date. Please note, you cannot change your check-in date. If you would like to change your check-in date, you will need to cancel your entire reservation and rebook.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
