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About North Fruita Desert Campground
Number of accommodations: 143
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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
Cassandra S
VerifiedMarch 31, 2026 • Stayed at: A07, Loop: A
What a surprise! It’s paved now all the way up to the trailhead. Each loop is gravel. Easy to find a spot without a reservation but you do need to reserve when you get there. Bring your own toilet paper on busy weekends. All vault toilets were out. Cleaners were coming around to restock.
Great spot to head out and go for a bike ride!
Tommy K
VerifiedMarch 31, 2026 • Stayed at: D06, Loop: D
The bathrooms are all out of Toilet paper, unclean and poor shape. The fire pit was overflowing with ash, appears that our $ Fee to camp is not paying for a camp host or anyone to handle the work? Maybe we just shouldn't pay a fee?
Brent D
VerifiedMarch 30, 2026 • Stayed at: A12, Loop: A
Site A12 has shade, but is not very level for tents. A11 and A12 have a pull out suitable for a camper van or small trailer.
Marsh J
VerifiedMarch 29, 2026 • Stayed at: E05, Loop: E
Paving the road into 18 Road has been long overdue, and is really a game changer! The new trails are great, and provide yet another reason to make my way to Fruita.
The 18 Road campground is unlike any other system I've used - it's all about riding. Having 100+ cars/trailers/vans at any other spot would seem overcrowded, and yet at Fruita it's just 'another day'. The trails never felt busy, and the campground was clean. The vaults always seem well serviced and *clean*.
If you are staying longer, and/or if it's super windy, shoot for a site on the west side (A-C loops?). Those are more isolated and a little down in the trees. They're also a little higher up and often have a spectacular view.
Rolf K
VerifiedMarch 23, 2026 • Stayed at: G12, Loop: G
Great trails with a great convenient campground right there. Ride in, ride out
Dennis H
VerifiedMarch 22, 2026 • Stayed at: G18, Loop: G
Such a well managed BLM campground. The 18 Road trail system combined with the well managed camping is a great experience for all.
Leah R
VerifiedMarch 22, 2026 • Stayed at: C01, Loop: C
Will kept campsites with great trail access. Picnic tables, fire rings, and pit toilets were great amenities. Or site felt secluded enough from neighbors and had good views of the cliffs and valley.
Thomas J
VerifiedMarch 21, 2026 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: B
This is a great campground, the mountain biking is always exceptional and the campers are well behaved. It’s a very family friendly experience.
Raphael S
VerifiedMarch 20, 2026 • Stayed at: A01, Loop: A
Perfect spot for camping and biking. Great flow trails, lots of options, and mostly directional, with a few challenging trails as well.
Joe R
VerifiedMarch 18, 2026 • Stayed at: B01, Loop: B
Very nice campground, excellent access to the 18 Road mountain bike trails.
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
