Great campground located at the entrance to Capitol Reef National Park.

Camped here during the pandemic and enjoyed a very comfortable and beautiful experience. The site I called in was in a great location near the campground hosts and the entrance. It was very quiet even though it was completely full.

The loops within the campground are well marked and everyone was very respectful when driving or at their sites. The views during the day are great with the fruit orchards around you, and a backdrop of the beautiful surrounding mountains.

There is a great little store and museum (Gifford House) within the campground area. They have fantastic fruit pies and ice cream. The Rangers and staff are all very nice and super helpful.

At night you have a great dark sky view of the Milky Way. You have to walk out of the tree covered campsites onto Scenic Drive, but it's well worth it.

I also had my bike with me and rode it the next morning up the scenic drive and explored some of the areas within the National Park. Later I drove my Jeep into the park and really got to enjoy how close the sites are to the beautiful scenery.

The orchards around the campground are available at times to pick fresh fruit. This also draws on a lot of wildlife like the deer in my pictures. The orchard parking got very crowded as the day went on. If you are in the campground, you can take a walk to the orchards.

The only downside is the fact you have absolutely no cell service once into the park, and this includes the campground area. There is wifi provided for emergencies by the hosts. But if you need cell service, or data, you need to actually drive nearly 20 min to the town of Torrey. The town has limited cell service as well as town wide wifi.

Even with this drawback, I would return to the Fruita Campground any time.