Basin Campground — Kodachrome Basin State Park

Came up a 40 mile dirt road thru cottonwood canyon. Pulled in and got a site. So clean and well maintained. The canyon views were amazing and the star gazing is unbelievable!

While our specific campsite wasn't the best (just a little pull off on the campground loop road), and while most sites are cramped together... the bathroom and shower facilities are the best! No cell service.

Beautiful campground right in the nature. Showers were newly renovated and very clean and spacious, free! The dishwashing station was also very welcome.

Basin Campground is very nice, however, it is incredibly difficult to tell what each site is like on ReserveAmerica.com. We were originally in site 4, which was so small our tent would not fit. We moved to site A, which is a first come, first served site and it was much better. 

Kodachrome is a beautiful park. Very close to Bryce Canyon National Park, which quite honestly, is much more beautiful. Lots of hiking and even horseback riding available. 

Restrooms are really, really nice. I'm used to pit toilets when I go camping. These had full bathrooms with really nice showers. It rained a lot while we were there and the bathrooms got very wet and muddy and were not cleaned regularly. 

It is a very quiet park. Generators are only allowed from 12-4pm, which is great for tent campers, because we don't want to hear that crap.

The Basin Campground was a wonderful in so many ways. The sites  are clean and well maintained. Our site had a great view of the colored rock hills. Kodachrome wasn't as crowded as Zion so much more enjoyable. The bathrooms...the showers were spa-like!  There were several enjoyable trails nearby and I would highly recommend the nearby drive to Grosvenor Arch. There is a place to do laundry and the visitor's center has wi-fi, ice cream, snacks, and souvenirs. I'm surprised but glad it isn't as crowded as Zion.

Perfect weather, sweet vistas, miles of dog friendly trails and you can’t find showers like these anywhere else.

I’m going to start with the showers because WOW. How is it that the nicest shower I’ve ever taken is in a state park? It’s also available for use by non-guests for a measly $1. 

The park as a whole is really cool, there’s lots to do once you enter the park. There are several hiking trails, a nice and clean laundromat, horseback riding, and cabins. You’re surrounded by the sandstone formations and mountains so you’re a bit protected from the wind and weather. 

On the way out there is a dump station with two dump holes and both potable and flush water. 

Cost was $25/night for dry camping and $35 for power and water. Most of the sites are pull through or the “bump out” style, and the roads are paved.  Sites are nice and clean and really well maintained.

No cell service in the park.

Kodachrome State Park is just lovely. I camped in the Basin campground. My site was a backin. Full hookups and plenty of space. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. My site was a corner site so I believe it was a bit roomy. The sites are spaced so there is lots of privacy. The best part were the showers! I didn’t want to get out. Flushing toilets and plenty of hot water in the sinks. There isn’t any cell or internet service at the campsite, but the visitors center has it. Several short hikes right there. Bruce NP is about 30 minutes away. I hope to go back!

Stayed in the Basin CG area..spots are rather tight...some closer to your neighbor than I liked...Great bathroom facilities with hot running water & showers included with your camp fees...Very scenic...many trails to hike/bike or horseback..lots of other things to do outside the park also...more hiking & off road adventures await you...two slot canyons about 20 miles or so down the Cottonwood Road...Be advised summer T/storms & flash floods can make the graded BLM roads impassible even with high clearance 4x4's...Pavement ends at the Kodachrome Basin turnoff...bring your own firewood !

We camped at one of the three campgrounds in this park. We had electric and water. Large sites on gravel. Pretty level. Pit toilets only nearby. Bathhouse with shower over a mile away so you had to unhook and drive. Not good. No internet.Wifi at park office. Great views and scenery. Mtn biking, hiking and horseback rides offered. Limited number of full hookups at Basin campground. Good for two nights

Stayed at Kodachrome for the first time in July - this is a gem of a campground! They have flush toilets and actual rain shower showers! There is a visitors center and a frisbee golf course at the entrance. We tent camped in the Basin campground and loved the unique rock structure. Sites were well spaced and had a decent amount of room. Lots to do in the area.

Stopped here for a night and a bit of hiking. Found the camp to be well kept up and beautiful. The facilities were great, the showers were surprisingly fancy. The camp was quiet and sites were well spaced. Some site are in the foliage with more shade, and unfortunately more bugs (but not too many). Some sites have better views than others but most looked good. Some short hikes are just outside of the campground if you need to stretch your legs once the desert air starts to cool down.

Just a gorgeous state park. Difficult to get a spot here so plan ahead or hope for a cancellation. Sites 12,13,14 are amazing. The showers are nicer than ours at home.

The only hesistation in giving this review is that it will become too crowded.  Let's start with the mundane.  The bathrooms are gorgeous!  What?  I know, the showers, the toilet stalls, its just a fancy five star hotel experience.  

The sites are spacious and not on top of one another.

There is honor system wood shed to buy your own fire wood.

There are plenty of hikes to take from within the campground.

I want to go there monthly!

Stayed in the Basin campground. Nice mix of basic and hookup. Nice and flat sites with sand for tents. Best is the free, upgraded showers. Like a spa!

Kodachrome Basin was a very nice surprise for our grand camping tour of Utah this Fall. This place is truly a Kodak moment. The rock structures throughout the park are incredible. The campground is about 10 minutes drive to Cannonville the nearest town and about 30 minutes from Tropic Utah. Tropic has a nice coffee shop with free WiFi, a grocery store, cafe, and a new large gas station. The State Park has just about everything you need they have a 24 hour laundry, dump station, water, and wash stations. The bathrooms and showers are the best we have ever seen at a campsite and look like something out of a modern show home. The staff are very friendly and helpful and each site is meticulously cleaned. Each campsite had a fire ring and a picnic table. We stayed in site 12 which had privacy and plenty of space. They have some great hiking paths as well as horse trails. This park sets the standard for State Parks and was the hidden gem from our trip.

Our group of 15 loved the proximity of the campground to newly remodeled rainfall showers. There are paved sidewalks at the site and it was nice to locate the front doors of our tents along this sidewalk. There were ample picnic tables for our group to sit. There was a large grill and separate fire pit for our use. Firewood is available for $5. New laundry facilities was located a short drive from the campsite. We were able to start our laundry, return to our campsite and return to finish it without any worries ($2.50/load). We chose this campground because of it’s close proximity to Bryce NP and the amenities it offers.

The campsites are very spacious and have trees between sites to feel more secluded from your neighbors.

The bathrooms are extremely clean and updated. Prolly the nicest shower I have ever been in! They keep it clean daily too.

Firewood for purchase 24/7.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly and came and checked on campers and helped with anything they could.

The campground is close to several trails in the park and is also close to horseback riding trails if you’re interested in that!

They also have a washroom with washers and dryers that are only used by paying campers.

Being at a high elevation, it was great at night to have a cool breeze after a long hot day in the desert.

The campground is away from public and really gives you a great camping feeling.

Loved this place!!

This is one of our favorite spots to camp in Utah. It's fabulously close to Bryce Canyon NP and a reasonable distance from Zion NP and Grand Staircase Escalante. Kodachrome is also a good destination in itself. Campsites are surrounded on three sides by beautiful cliffs and mountains and there are plenty of trails to hike and explore. We'll be back here again!

It is the number one camp site ever!!! I love seeing the amazing orange landscapes and the sandy nation around me! It gives you a chance to horseback ride and hike, a chance to learn of the anciet life before us and to discover what nature does!

Great place to camp that last night in the desert before returning to civilization. Plenty of reservable sites for whatever style camping you prefer. Full hook ups for RVs, toilets, showers, fire rings, place to do dishes, and firewood for sale at a reasonable price, which can be hard to come by in dry places. Sites are reservable.

Its a bummer that many of the campsites are backed up on each other, and it does fill up, so you will probably have neighbors. Tent sites might be a little quieter.

There was an interstingly shaped hoodoo visible from our site. The stars were indescribable, so many and so clear!

Bryce View is a lovely campsite located in the heart of canyon county and perfect stopover location when accessing Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Large, private sites with limited trees due to desert location. No campfire due to dry conditions this summer. Only pit toilets on premises, but hot showers available within driving distance at the group camping area. Hiking trails on location provide an array of unique canyon formations. Amazing sunsets highlight the colors of the rainbow in the desert. Awaken at dawn to the howling pack of wolves out in the surrounding mountains. What a magnification location! This state park highlights the great aspects of the area, without the crowds of the national parks.

I was desperate for a shower so we packed up our camp and found this amazing campground with HOT showers that is in a very remote part of southern Utah in Kodachrome Basin State Park. There are 4 campgrounds in this State Park, we camped at the furthest one called Basin Campground. BEST views! (see my photos.) This was a ultra clean campground! They sweep the ashes from the fire rings between campers. The bathroom facilities were very clean, kind of surprising on a very busy Memorial Day weekend. There is a grill as well as a fire pit with a nice cement pad and picnic table. This is very remote but worth the extra miles to get away from the crowds and see some unrealistic rock features!

No climing in the SP on the features.