A great example of an NPS campground. First come first serve. We had no problem finding a spot at 5:30pm in early July. We picked a spot in loop A to fit our 30ft RV. Right behind us is a little trail that leads up the hill to an awesome overlook over Bryce NP. Highly recommended!
It’s true that they are full by noon! We arrived at 2pm and the whole place was full, so we got a hotel room in town and went back at 9am the next morning and got a wonderful spot in the tent only loop. Spots are nicely spaced and you don’t feel like you eavesdropping on your neighbors conversations. Flush toilets, but no showers in this loop. Fire rings, mostly level places for tents, picnic tables that are easy to move and space to park your car.
The campsites are very close together and ours was very small and right next to restroom, yet we were relieved to even get a spot at all, so we got one of the least desirable. We felt like we were camping with our neighbors. Paved roads. Bathroom clean. Sites have table and fire pit. Walk down to shuttle stop by visitors center, or over to rim trail access.
This quickly became one of our favorite campgrounds. It’s right next to the canyon so you can walk for about 2 min to get to a beautiful view. There is a utility sink which always makes life easier and really great bathrooms. There are also coin-operated showers and laundry at the general store which is wonderful if you’re getting a bit stinky.
The North campground is located inside Bryce Canyon National Park and is first come, first serve only. This is an excellent, clean site to stay if you’re going to spend your day exploring the park. I highly recommend getting here very early in the morning (check-out time is 11:30 am) to grab a spot or you may find yourself scrambling for a site outside the park. Bring cash to pay for your site ($20 for tents/cars). Every site has a very nice fire pit with grill grate and clean bathrooms nearby (with heat!)
Camped here in early November. It was cold in the early morning and evening. A lovely campsite. Nice and quiet. We had a little trail leading to the rim trail at the back of our campsite.
I’be stayed here for the past few days and have loved it!
While this is a first come, first serve campground, the sites generally fill up later in the morning/ early afternoon. I’ve been to campgrounds where you have to be there by like 7 am to claim a spot, but this seems a little more lax. That being said, the spots have filled up every night, so if you arrive later in the afternoon or early evening, you will most likely come up empty handed.
I stayed in Loop D, where vehicles over 20 feet are not allowed, so it’s great for tent camping! There is a bathroom facility within the loop, but it only has one sink and no soap provided. I’ve not run into a traffic jam at “prime teeth brushing time,” but just a heads up. There are several water spigots around the loop and a dish washing sink outside of the bathroom.
The fire rings are really nice here and the picnic tables are metal, which makes for easy sanitization.
The camp store within the park is great for basic necessities, but lacks in the “real food” department, as does the local store in town (Ruby’s), so I would suggest stocking up on food before arriving.
There is a trail right at the entrance to Loop D that will take you to the Rim Trail. Once you’re on Rim, it’s .25 miles to the Tower Bridge Trail and .5 miles to Sunrise Point.
Just a head’s up that if you’re planning to check out Sunset Campground if North Campground is full: Sunset is pretty much reservations only. You might luck out and get something, but I drove through and even talked to the camp host and they were booked solid with reservations for weeks to come.
Snagged a site early in the morning (first come first serve) and we love it.
Large campsite area with 101 campsites. I believe loop A is for RV's only? There are loops B,C & D for tents. Campsites are spacious and you do not feel like your neighbors are right up against you. I would absolutely camp here again. Trails are nearby. Flush toilets, potable water, picnic tables and fire rings.
First come first serve site but on the Thursday morning before Labor Day weekend we had no trouble finding a spot. Site is really close to a general store and trailheads and great to easily walk to see a sunrise/sunset. Sites are kind of close to each other so not a ton of privacy and rocky so we had trouble staking our tent. But bathrooms were very clean!
Reservations are strongly suggested. We got the last campsite that was available. The elevation is like 7200 feet it was barely chilly at night in November beautiful place would like to go see it again someday
What an amazing camp ground, gorgeous views on the trails especially on the one trail for dogs. We were on site 78, perfect views of the stars at night and by far the best looking site it’s right on a little ledge perfect for your tent great shade around the picnic table! We had the greatest few days here definitely looking forward to coming back here. 🧡
This was my first time camping at this campground. There was snow everywhere, and quite a few available spaces. The spaces are decently far apart, and the bathroom facilities are warm and clean. (Theres warm water from the faucets and the toilets flush). This place is like a winter wonderland if you come during or after a snowfall. Breathtakingly beautiful.
This is a very nice campground. Most of the sites have shade. 2 of the loops are tents only, which is where we stayed. Right now, this is the only campground open in the park. The other one (Sunset) is closed for repairs. The campground filled up by noon on most of the days, though we left on a Sunday and it was pretty empty at 10:30 am. I would recommend getting to the campground between 9:30 am and 11:00 am to find a site, then pitch your tent or set out chairs! This is reduce any confusion as to whether the site has been registered and paid for. Also, grab a registration envelope as you enter the campground, so once you have pitched your tent or set out chairs, you can pay as you leave to go explore the park. This is in walking distance to the General Store and the Visitor Center. The park has a shuttle that helps to get around the park. Lastly, the General Store has showers ($3 for 8 minutes)
Very nice grounds with plenty of trees. Very close to the main sites of Bryce canyon. I would highly recommend staying here, either in RV or tents. They also have a store closed by.
We loved Bryce! This campground was huge! With so much close by this campground was hard to pass up, we visited the queens garden trail which was spectacular but super super crowded. The visitor center was also really nice, be sure to pick up your Junior ranger book on your way into the park if you have kiddos. The book gives them a chance to learn and earn a nifty Junior ranger badge by completing age appropriate tasks along their journey. There was a Market inside of Zion that had everything for hiking, hydration and camping galore. I would highly recommend making your reservations 2 weeks ahead of time the campgrounds fill up fast during the peak season. Overall great experience!
Bryce Canyon is my favorite place in the world. There are no words the do it justice. If you have not seen those rock hoodoo's in person that seem to emit their own glow, you just have to do it!
A great place to camp while you are there is the North Campground. Our van fit in one of the tent loops (<20ft long) which happens to be right along the Rim Trail with peek-a-boo views of the hoodoos. From our site on Loop C we could hop on the Rim Trail, stop at the General Store for a snack, keep going to Sunrise Point, and hike the Navajo Loop/Queen's Garden Trail. So nice to be able to park the van and forget it. We were able to catch sunset and sunrise just by walking out of our site and over to the edge.
Everything was first come, first serve. We got to Bryce Canyon early in the morning and started driving loops looking for paper slips on posts. If the post was empty, the site was open. Tent site was $20. Each site had a picnic table and fire pit, wood available for purchase at the General Store. Water spigots were centrally located and bathrooms were standard flush toilet, running water, tiny sink. Hardly any privacy between sites, at least in loop C, but I find that's the norm in National Parks.
Larger campground with several loops off of the main hwy in Bryce. These campgrounds have some good privacy and good distance between sites.
This is a self check in campsite, you need to go find your spot then go back to the entrance and pay for your spot. Make sure you get all your tags right. We endedicated up picking the perfect spot were we can see straight up to the universe. That night there was a meteor shower, just amazing. We ended up making new friends, enjoying the long weekend and having a great time. I truly recommend hiking pick a boo trail. Take plenty of water and be prepared to make several stops to be able to enjoy the scenery. Can't wait to do it again.
Amazing! Easy access to the rim trail and spacious spots with plenty of shade. One of my favorite campgrounds within the National Parks. Showers and supplies available at the general store.
Beautiful campground and well maintained. I had a campsite at the rim of the canyon and it was amazing!
Great place to stay! Perfect location. Walking distance to Sunrise and Sunset Points. The nicest bathrooms I've ever seen in a campground. :) Quiet. Lots of trees and shade. There was a fire ban and we ended up getting rained out but we still loved our trip to Bryce. Late summer is the rainy season but late spring and early fall would probably be the best times to go without worry about lightning up on the canyon ledges.
The good rock formations are so cool. Campground was clean and spacious. I love utah!
Great location, easy access to the park, finely kept sites/bathrooms. An obvious choice for a great NP.
This campground is by far the best in the park! You are only a 5 minute max walk from the beautiful rim trail no matter where you're at in the campground, which is amazing for an early hike to watch the sunrise! Most people only spend one day there so the site turnover is quick but your chances of a spot after 3pm are slim. The earlier you get there the better your chances are for getting a site and possibly a really good site! There is lots of big beautiful trees for shade, nice fire pits with a grill, picnic table, running water restrooms & utility sink for dish washing. The only downside and why I didn't give them a 6 star rating is the fact that you can't hang anything from the trees. No hammocks, clothes lines, trash bags etc. This is new this year and I really hope it doesn't stick. The campsite host comes by way too often (every half an hour) which got old as well.
We went in March, and it was chilly. With adverse weather rolling in we only stayed a night but the campground was nice. The bathrooms were warm (which is important when it is less than 20 degrees). Sites were close together but each one had a fire pit and picnic table. Definitely planning another trip to Bryce, would love to go in May or June.
The junior ranger program was awesome!
The north campground is amazing, just a short distance from rim. We were there in early April, only Loop A was open. Most of the sites are huge, but they have enough so there's a chance you'll get one that will fit in. The Restrooms are clean, but they have no showers. Amazing views, nice and quiet. There's a camp store thats a short walk away and is well equipped. It's not far from town so if you need other things it's an easy trip.
This was a great campground for several reasons. First and foremost for us was that the RVs were separated from the tents. Zero generator noise was a big plus.
Secondly the campground is right along the trail. The Rim Trail runs just to the east of this campground and provides access to virtually the entire park, if you’re willing to hike far enough. We hiked the Fairland Loop Trail from our campsite, which was really nice after a 14-hour drive to get to the park. I also did the Queens Garden-Navajo Loop trails from our campsite.
The campground is also in easy walking distance to the general store (which has showers) and the Visitor’s Center. The shuttles weren’t running when we were there, but the shuttle is also very accessible from the North Campground.
The one complaint we had about the campground was the fact that the bathrooms were closed. I prefer to be way off in the backwoods with nobody and no bathrooms around me, but if I’m around other people in a developed campground that is open, I expect the bathrooms to also be open. The few days we were there in Loop C, loops A to C were all open, but only loop A had open bathrooms. This meant the walk to the bathrooms was quite far and the bathrooms were pretty busy.
Even in the off-season, April, the campground was full by walk-ins by 9am. If you plan to camp here without a reservation, plan to get there early.
Fair amount of snow on the ground in April and into the high 20s at night.
Overall Bryce was by far our favorite of the Mighty Five and we can’t wait to go back!
This site was one of the most remote sites I have been to. Im not sure if this site is known to most campers.
Most campsites are first come, first serve. We did get to the park early, like around 7:00 a.m., but many campers from the night before were still there. Majority of the campers begin to leave around 9-10 a.m. Check-out time is at 11:00 a.m. The camp site we chose was near the bathroom but also a distance away from other campers, which was nice because you get a little more privacy but at the same time feel safe because others are still near by. Our campsite was spacious with a bench and fire pit. We did have couple trees around us, too.
the bathrooms are clean and lit, and there is a separate sink outside for dishes which was really nice. So thankful for the rangers, they were so helpful and informative. Bryce National Park is such a beautiful place. It was nice to have North camground near some of the popular and easier hikes. Another reason to camp here, the stars! The stars were the brightest I've every seen them in my life!! Also, the brightest compared to other national park we've camped at on this trip.
We went during spring break in mid-March and it was first come first serve, which wasn’t a problem since it wasn’t their main season yet. They had just received 3-feet of snow the week before, so the upper loop was closed off and many of the sites were either completely or partially covered in snow. We found one that had enough room, but the snowmelt had caused most of it to be muddy. The campground has a fire pit and a table. There are also water spickets throughout the campground that are for public use. The camp is within walking distance of the rim and ampitheater as well
