Best Campgrounds near Aurora, UT

Small (24ish sites - but gravel pads, and level for the most part) campground but beautiful! Prettier than some national parks we’ve been to! Great hike up the canyon!

This has to be one of the coolest campsites I have ever been to. Such pretty views and in the NP! There is a pit bathroom and fire pits and picnic tables at each site. We had it all to ourselves in July. Only thing to worry about is how windy it gets at night!

The drive in past the pavement was dusty, but not horrific. The road had been graded so there a lot of rocks on the surface of the road. No washboard. Campsite was fine. Just a few trees to keep us company. Bronco towing a Lance 1475.

Large campgrounds in area including this one. Camped in September (Doctor Creek CG up road was closed). Quiet, clean. End of tourist season and so couple of nearby stores were selling out their ice cream--Got giant couple of scoops in a bowl. For water/boaters & fishing, mainly, typically sold out during summer. Sites go in rows inching up-slope and some have nice views of lake.

This campground has like 5 spots. A short walk to amazing views. Pit toilet and that is all. The campground was clean - people have done a really good job of packing out their trash. The road in and out requires high clearance for sure. I would not do it with 2WD or AWD. It is worth it if you have a capable vehicle.

Forested campsites in a narrow canyon. Busy on weekends. Got the last first served sit at 3pm Friday. Sites next to the main road. Traffic peering into the campsite. Young fit crowd. Weak cell reception.

Oak Creek is my go-to campground, whether I'm with family or solo. It's nestled in Boulder Mountain and can be easy to overlook if you're not paying attention. Experience Unblocked Games 76 right now!

Stumbled upon this small campground. 6 sites around a grassy area. Oak, maple and cottonwoods and a creek. 4 group sites and 13 more sites up canyon past group sites, some along the creek. Water, pit and flush toilets, no garbage. There was a trailer in site #1 but didn’t see anyone. Beautiful full moon rise over canyon! Quiet and peaceful but a surprising amount of traffic on the gravel road up the canyon past campground. There are more camping spots up the road. Plantation Flat is a primitive campground in a pine forest. It was full of OHV campers. Looked like they were there for awhile.

Numerous spots along the road. Some are very well shaded while others have lots of sun.

This spot is large and shaded. Rock fire pit. There’s currently fire restrictions so we didn’t have a fire but we set up a nice little sitting area around the fire with logs we found in the forested area.

There is a mama bear and cub in the area although we didn’t see her.

Weather is cooler than in Capitol Reef so it’s a nice place to recharge and escape the heat.

Lots of firewood in close vicinity so no need to bring any in with you (check for fire restrictions before).

Would definitely come back here.

If you follow the road all the way up you can access Cathedral Valley Campground (great views from up there)

Remember to pack out your garbage.

Great spot for a stay overnight! Although there isn’t water, there is a clean outhouse to use.

We loved the spot we had which was equipped with a picnic table and fire ring (all sites have this).

The views from being so high up are great. That being said the wind can get a little crazy at night so roll up those awnings before bed.

Road in is a little bumpy (we came from Highway 72) but it was a beautiful drive.

Great stop point for me driving SoCal to Boulder.

Nothing here but the aforementioned moonscape.

Arrived dusk 3Jul24 after a hasty retreat from Last Chance 8 or 10 miles west (mosquitos).  Only 2 or 3 managed to track me east at highway speed!

There was no one else here, far enough from the highway.

Pulled into the giant dirt bowl, turned right and drove until front of car was slightly elevated for my sleeping position (back of a wagon).  

Proceed with caution in inclement weather or you may get stuck.

Arrived 3Jul24 at dusk.  There is standing water marsh with a frac tank, possibly for water for the quarry above.  Got out of the car to give dog a break and within one minute was scrambling back in.  Drove up hill to the quarry and got out with dog....still very bad mosquitos but some breeze.  Hid in the car while dog was out on a long rope for a while, covered with mosquitos.  After 10 minutes I had killed most that were in the car and the ones waiting at the doors and windows were gone.  I cracked the door and began pulling dog rope to get slack in and then had dog climb over me into back seat.

We drove east one Dyrt to Miller Canyon and it was AWESOME.  I remember maybe 3 mosquitos there.

There are only two things I can compare this savagery to (and I am in my late 50s):

Alaska (Last Chance Rd dispersed is WORSE--However, note that when I was in AK I wasn't asking for trouble--I was indoors during  mosquito hours--I am sure AK has mosquitos as bad as Last Chance if you go looking)

Canada Boundary Waters Boy Scout Canoe Base (about the same at dusk--only fools wouldn't have camp totally ready to be inside tents before mosquito hours.  Mornings were fine.

Perfect place to stop for the night. Road is fine. A few ruts. Super quiet.

Beautiful campground Quiet and lots of shade Our site had a stream running by it

This is in the back of the Loves Travel Center. It has 2 super nice dog parks that are fenced in.

It is loud since it’s in a gas station parking lot. Back in site only. All cement pads no sitting areas or places to be outside. Kind of weird cause people can just walk through and use the dog park around your RV.

People park in the RV spots. Not a secured location. Stopped here to sleep on our drive home. Left before dark.

No RV park showers or laundry facilities. Pay extra for the Truck stop showers (did not use)

We pulled in after sunset to stop before going all the way north to SLC. The road was pretty doable in our truck, but it think it would be easy in a sedan too. There was a roundabout at the coordinates and another van was there, but there looked to be 3-4 more small spots for tents or vans. Not sure how many could accommodate a bigger rig. Lots of bugs, none biting. About a 7-10 min drive to the freeway. No freeway noise though. Some broken glass and trash, but nothing unexpected.