Top 10+ RV Parks near Dixie National Forest

My wife and I are digital nomads, we run our company where ever we go so it's CRUCIAL that we have comfort items, but most importantly that we have **solid internet. **

We travel with 3 kids (ages 5, 3 & 3), 3 dogs, a cat, and a grandma in our 31' Travel Lite, Evoke Model B with the hopes of a road school education for them. EmpoweringHumansAdventures.com

We booked a deluxe premium site (site 16) and were very pleased with the room, the patio, the fire pit, grill, and nice table.  The parking was gravel and not flat, we had to level up.  Had access to 50 and 30 amp, sewer, and water.  Make sure you use a pressure monitor as the pressure was strong.  They offered firewood for sale and our fire pit was very nice.

We were close to the clubhouse which had coffee daily for a charge. ($1.30)  The store had the basics and all but one of the staff was extremely kind to us. If you need more you could walk to Sinclair and get more items.

They were very specific about dogs being leashed all the time, which we fully agree with.  As a former Marine K9 handler, it's normally not the dog that is the problem, it's the handler.  The dog area is very close to site 16.

The basic internet was blah, we upgraded to the faster speeds for $5.23 a day and it was well worth it.  We were able to stream tv for the kids, work on the laptops and do live video conferencing.  Support was very quick to respond when I asked for speed but they weren't able to give me more, but again it was good enough to get work done, stream and do video conferencing.  

Cell coverage was ZERO for Sprint, and have to drive a ½ mile before getting coverage.

Overall the campground was pretty quiet, we are pretty close to the highway so you did have some large/loud trucks that drove by.

There are showers (very small) but the water pressure was great and the water was hot.  Bathrooms are always clean and the laundry was just fine.

We shot a few videos to share our experience and will stay here again.  

Mossy Cave was very close and we highly suggest the short hike back to the waterfall.  A little further is the petrefried forest which was also nice.

You can zip over to Bryce Canyon National park ($38 entry fee) for the day.  It's well worth it and there's a ice cream shop just before you go into the park that I recommend.

Things we loved:

• The deluxe Premium site is great if you have small kids.

• Internet was solid and gave us what we needed

• This campground was extremely clean

No so much:

• No cell service

• Feels very old

• Road noise

Hope this review helps, we hope to see you on the road!

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This 37 site, first-come-first-serve Forest Service campground was quite a find. It's in the Dixie National Forest about 12 miles from the entrance to Bryce Canyon NP.

We enjoy staying in national park campgrounds, but we also love Forest Service campgrounds and decided to try Red Canyon because it's close to the park. Showing up early in the morning on a Wednesday guaranteed we'd get a site...and once we got it, we could have it for as long as we wanted (subject to the usual 14 day limit). We were surprised that the campground was not full in mid-July, but we also noticed that the private campgrounds and North Campground at Bryce Canyon were not full.

This campground has everything we want: flush (and vault) toilets, sinks, potable water, trash dumpsters and showers ($2.50 for 8 minutes, located in loop A with sites 1 through 18). There is also a dump station. Cost is $18/night ($9 with our America the Beautiful Senior Pass). I can't think of anything wrong with this campground.

Our site 22 is a backin/pullin site with no one across the road. Site 23 is 50 yards away and 21 is at least 25 yards away. Other than a bit of road noise, we thought it was the best site in the campground. If you have a tent, there are two places where you can pitch it; see photos.

Site parking is backin/pullin, pull through and parallel.  All sites from 19-37 in loop B except one are on the outer part of the loop so no one is across from you; the middle is green space and the dump station. I like sites 20 through 23 that are against a hill. Some of the sites in the loop A are closer together, and many sites on both loops are next to the highway with a buffer. That is the only drawback to this campground. 10, 10A, 11 and 12 are very close, but it looked people were using it as a group site.

In case you don't know much about the area:

• Shop for food before you arrive if you don't plan to eat in restaurants all the time. The grocery store in Bryce Canyon City has a VERY limited selection and high prices. We're traveling for many months and eat out often, but we need a well stocked grocery store once a week. Other than Moab which has City Market, the grocery stores in the areas near Utah's 5 national parks have limited choices.

• Bryce Canyon NP is the big attraction and rightfully so, but Red Canyon is worth a stop for hiking. We hiked two days in Bryce, spent a day at the stops on the scenic park road, and hiked one day in Red Canyon. It was necessary to get out early in July because the afternoons brought thunder and lightning every day except one.

• Leaving from a trailhead st site 24, you can hike Buckhorn Trail to Golden Wall Trail and come out near the Red Canyon Visitor Center (about 1/2 mile from the campground). Views toward the campground as you hike up Buckhorn are spectacular even if you don't hike all the way up.

• The paved Red Canyon trail is a great bike ride from the campground into Bryce Canyon. There is climbing in both directions, but more on the way to the park. The entire trail is 18 miles and starts about one mile west of the campground.

We stayed 4 nights at this place. There are no showers and the restrooms are non flushable. There is water located in designated areas. No hookups or dump stations. You have to head towards Bryce Canyon to dump. Garbage is also disposed of off the main road before heading on the road where the campsites located. The hosts were very nice and answered any questions we had. Bugs weren’t bad, but it is a campground mainly used for fishing and people that have side by sides so it can get noisy. If I had a side by side id definitely bring it here to tear up some trails and do disperse camping. Do not I repeat do not take your big rig up Powell Point it will take you awhile to find a spot to turn around and come back down. My grandparents did this with their travel trailer which is 27 in length and they tore up their stairs underneath. All in all I’d stay again.

Great location. Nice mountain views. Horses across the road. Mule deer out back occasionally. Small RV park with a lot of small cabins. RV spots are small, gravel, and pretty tight. Some sites are not very level. Fire pits and picnic tables. A few sites had a nice brick patio with table & chairs. 2 bars Verizon. Terrible WiFi that is provided by 3d party. Need to register. Keeps quitting.

Private showers and shared bathrooms. All very clean. Laundry: washers are $6.50!

A nice little playground, used pretty regularly by little ones. Lots of space to walk dogs out back. It’s right on main road but not too noisy.

We would stay there again if back in that area.