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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
Nicole H
VerifiedJuly 2, 2022 • Stayed at: E01, Loop: E
Campground met our expectations and was a great option for being close to trails. The E spots have crushed rocks to pitch tents on, the others appear to have sand tent pads which is probably more comfortable. Be prepared for a long bumpy road to get to the campground, towing a small trailer we had to drive about 10mph.
jeff h
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: A13, Loop: A
Trails are wonderful! The process of reserving, selecting, and getting the campsite was difficult. Could not figure out how to change reservation to switch campsites online, but the park was empty so we just moved… still had a nice trip tho
Gilbert S
VerifiedJune 8, 2022 • Stayed at: B05, Loop: B
Great place to stay next to exceptionally maintained trails.
Nora O
VerifiedJune 6, 2022 • Stayed at: G18, Loop: G
It was nice and convenient
Patrick S
VerifiedJune 2, 2022 • Stayed at: D05, Loop: D
The mtn bike trails are the best! A little windy while was there but nice none-the-less.
Paul and Alison N
VerifiedJune 2, 2022 • Stayed at: D06, Loop: D
The reservation system is cumbersome. I sadly feel that customer service is not a priority and that there is a serious disconnect between the "system" and the parkstaff and customers. Is the only goal to make money?? That is what it seems like to all of us who have seen the befores and afters of this system.
Eric R
VerifiedMay 31, 2022 • Stayed at: G24, Loop: G
It's always hard to see one of your favorite places change, but we appreciate the management of the highly used camping areas, both for the sanitary additions of the bathrooms and the campsites and parking lot. Thanks to the employees who got it done and keep it running, keep up the good work!
The generous sizes of the sites is terrific. Hopefully people respect the boundaries and it can continue to be loosely managed, we sure do like sharing sites with multiple campers and cars etc.
It's also a bonus to be able to reserve a spot ahead of time when you're driving from 4hrs away down out of the mountains after work. Hopefully the no-show policy can get worked out, there seemed to be a huge number of empty spaces during the peak weekends we spent there this past May.
See you again soon!
Russell P
VerifiedMay 28, 2022 • Stayed at: G10, Loop: G
Site and bathroom were in great condition.
Maria S
VerifiedMay 24, 2022 • Stayed at: C15, Loop: C
This particular spot is definitely meant for non-tent campers. The picnic table and fire pit take up the entire flat area and don’t leave any real estate for a tent of really any size.
Torrey K
VerifiedMay 23, 2022 • Stayed at: A02, Loop: A
Campground is well organized. Vault toilets are clean. Space between campsites gives a good sense of privacy at least in the A loop. A trash dumpster would be helpful.
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
