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North Fruita Desert Campground

18 Road, Fruita, Colorado, United States

North Fruita Desert Campground sign
Mountain bikers on Prime Cut
Family biking

About North Fruita Desert Campground

The North Fruita Desert campground is a mountain biker’s paradise with campsites situated at the heart of the famous "18 Road" trail system and within easy reach of the world-renowned Kokopelli Trail system. Come to the North Fruita Desert for an active outing of riding and relaxing with family and friends. Ride to the trails in just a few minutes from any of the campsites.   The trail system and associated camping amenities provide great opportunities to experience the diverse desert terrain along the base of the Book Cliffs. Food, lodging and other amenities are available nearby in the City of Fruita.  Your camping fees pay not only for campground maintenance and improvements, but also for trail construction and maintenance on the 18 Road trail system.

Number of accommodations: 142

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Mar 15 to Jun 14

Sites & Availability

143 Sites Available

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🚐 A01, Loop: A
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ A02, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ A03, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ A04, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ A05, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ A06, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ A07, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 A08, Loop: A
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ A09, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 A10, Loop: A
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$20.00
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⛺ A11, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 A12, Loop: A
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$20.00
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⛺ A13, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ A14, Loop: A
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 B01, Loop: B
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ B02, Loop: B
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ B03, Loop: B
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 B04, Loop: B
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 B05, Loop: B
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🚐 B06, Loop: B
No Hookups
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🚐 B07, Loop: B
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ B08, Loop: B
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 B09, Loop: B
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ B10, Loop: B
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ B11, Loop: B
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 B12, Loop: B
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ C01, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C02, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C03, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C04, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C05, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C06, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C07, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C08, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C09, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C10, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C11, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C12, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C13, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C14, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C15, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C16, Loop: C
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⛺ C17, Loop: C
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⛺ C18, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C19, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ C20, Loop: C
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 C21, Loop: C
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 D01, Loop: D
No Hookups
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🚐 D02, Loop: D
No Hookups
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🚐 D03, Loop: D
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ D04, Loop: D
10 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 D05, Loop: D
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 D06, Loop: D
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ D07, Loop: D
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ D08, Loop: D
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ D09, Loop: D
20 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 D10, Loop: D
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 D11, Loop: D
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🚐 E01, Loop: E
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🚐 E02, Loop: E
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🚐 E03, Loop: E
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🚐 E04, Loop: E
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🚐 E05, Loop: E
No Hookups
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🚐 E06, Loop: E
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🚐 E07, Loop: E
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🚐 E08, Loop: E
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🚐 E09, Loop: E
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🚐 E10, Loop: E
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🚐 E11, Loop: E
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🚐 E12, Loop: E
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🚐 F01, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 F02, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 F03, Loop: F
No Hookups
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⛺ F04, Loop: F
10 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ F05, Loop: F
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ F06, Loop: F
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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🚐 F07, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 F08, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 F09, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 F10, Loop: F
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🚐 F11, Loop: F
No Hookups
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🚐 F12, Loop: F
No Hookups
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⛺ G01, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G02, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ G03, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ G04, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ G05, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G06, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G07, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G08, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G09, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G10, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G11, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G12, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ G13, Loop: G
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$20.00
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⛺ G14, Loop: G
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⛺ G15, Loop: G
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⛺ G16, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G17, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G18, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
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⛺ G19, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G20, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G21, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G22, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G23, Loop: G
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ G24, Loop: G
20 guests · Pet Friendly
$50.00
/ per night
⛺ H01, Loop: H
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
/ per night
⛺ H02, Loop: H
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ H03, Loop: H
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ H04, Loop: H
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ H05, Loop: H
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 J 1, Loop: J
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 J 2, Loop: J
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ J 3, Loop: J
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$50.00
/ per night
⛺ J 4, Loop: J
10 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ J 5, Loop: J
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
/ per night
⛺ J 6, Loop: J
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ J 7, Loop: J
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ K 1, Loop: K
10 guests · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 K 10, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 11, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 12, Loop: K
No Hookups
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🚐 K 13, Loop: K
No Hookups
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🚐 K 14, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 15, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 2, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 3, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 4, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 5, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 6, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 7, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 8, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 K 9, Loop: K
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 1, Loop: M
No Hookups
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🚐 M 10, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 2, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 3, Loop: M
No Hookups
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🚐 M 4, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 5, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 6, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 7, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 8, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 M 9, Loop: M
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night

Reviews (304)

Verified Only

What Guests Are Saying

North Fruita Desert Campground offers a fantastic location right off the North 18 Road trails, making it ideal for mountain biking enthusiasts. The campground features spacious, clean sites with good amenities, and recent road paving has improved access significantly. While some reviews noted issues with toilet paper availability and occasional overcrowding, the overall experience is praised for its excellent trail access and well-maintained facilities.

Review Summary

4.0
304 reviews
5
48.4%
147
4
21.4%
65
3
17.1%
52
2
6.3%
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6.9%
21

Ben H

Verified

April 23, 2023 • Stayed at: E11, Loop: E

4

restrooms were clean and ample. All I would say is that it was a little pricey for what it is. Limited space/separation from neighboring campsites with only simple facilities means it’s hardly worth 50 bucks for two nights. The surrounding trail system (18 road trails) is incredibly well set up, and I can’t say enough good things about it.

Jennie T

Verified

April 20, 2023 • Stayed at: C02, Loop: C

5

Awesome location next to all the trails!

Gregg S

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April 20, 2023 • Stayed at: D03, Loop: D

3

Really well cared for camp sites and clean pit toilet bathrooms. Trying to change campsites while on site was a bit tricky. I was unable to change sites because of camper size restrictions (my fault for not reading reservation instructions closely enough) but the campground host was understanding when he came by in the morning. I think Recreation.gov needs to work on the site change part of their automated system to avoid infinite loops situations with their software.

Janna C

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April 20, 2023 • Stayed at: A02, Loop: A

5

Beautiful spot full of trees that is also near a clean bathroom.

Ben W

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April 17, 2023 • Stayed at: D04, Loop: D

2

D4 is not a great site for vehicles (we have a teardrop). Fine for tent camping, but otherwise you are basically on the road..

Michelle S

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April 16, 2023 • Stayed at: G13, Loop: G

5

We love camping on 18 road! G loop has great convenience at the bottom of many fun, family- friendly trails. The bathrooms are new and clean. Beautiful scenery!

Murray C

Verified

April 14, 2023 • Stayed at: C10, Loop: C

5

Campground host was fantastic, thoughtful and accommodating. Really made our stay.

Kate Y

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April 3, 2023 • Stayed at: G08, Loop: G

3

We backed our van into the ditch between the tent space and the drive. It wasn't super clear that there would be such a ditch! Beware!

Logan H

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November 29, 2022 • Stayed at: A06, Loop: A

5

Great campground.

Melinda C

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November 28, 2022 • Stayed at: A14, Loop: A

5

Beautiful as always, enjoyed all the trails, two thumbs up!

Location North Fruita Desert Campground

Address:
18 Road
Fruita, CO, 81521
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 39.334 / -108.704

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Policies & Rules

Category About
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
General

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 
Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6am. Please respect other campers 
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.   
Check out time is 12:00, noon
No refunds are given due to weather

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