Spanish Fork River Park, near Spanish Fork, Utah, is a convenient stop for those traveling through the area. With spacious, grassy sites that come with fire pits and grills, it’s a decent place to kick back for a night or two.

The campground is pet-friendly and features clean restrooms, which visitors have appreciated. Many campers have enjoyed the nice picnic area, making it a good spot for a meal outdoors. One visitor mentioned, “The hosts are so nice, literally the cleanest bathrooms ever,” highlighting the attention to cleanliness.

While the river nearby isn’t ideal for swimming, it does add to the natural ambiance. Just keep in mind that the campground can get crowded, especially with larger groups, and the sound of passing trains might be a factor during your stay. If you’re looking for a quick overnight stop while traveling between destinations, this place fits the bill nicely.

Spanish Fork River Park

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This is a terrible campground unless you like subpar amenities, noisy trains, and nearly nothing to do. Not my idea of a good camping experience. 

Loud trains all night

If you're looking for a place close to home for a group of people to stay in trailers then this might be for you. It's not high enough to have a significant temperature drop during the day. So not a good place during the middle of summer.

 Some of the spots are close to the river which can be a nice thing. When I was there the river was fast moving which makes it hard to fish and wade in. 

There are two sides of the campground which have restrooms, playgrounds and dirt volleyball courts. Call ahead for reservations. Especially for large groups. 

Quick Getaway

We were traveling between SLC and Moab and just needed a comfortable spot to crash. This was perfect. Hosts are so nice, literally cleanest bathrooms ever (no showers but flushing toilets and running water sinks) tons of grass and spots are nicely spread apart. We got a nice sunset. 
Yes trains do come by but we only heard two while we slept. Definitely would come here again for a comfortable night sleep. 

Great for a quick night stop

Faucet without threads

Made a reservation for our RV.  Nice, wide spots, all on grass.
A firepit and a grill.
Clean spots. 

Very very crowded with a large group of campers, using the carpark and picknickarea the whole day and night.
Too noisy. We didn't use the toilets because of the group of people next to it.
The road is near, quity noisy also at night. And a train is passing every few hours, using its horn before the bend,   24/7....

Very nice host, who dropped by  to check whether we were ok after arrival.

River is brownish, not meant to swim in.

Overall: good enough for one night while travelling from A to B. I guess the weekdays ( non-holiday) might be better.

Good enough

Ok, so we specifically camped up in the “P” section so my review is for that. 

  

While hauling everything out there was not fun on a hot day, it was so nice to camp away from the RV’s. It was just families and their tents which made for such a fun atmosphere. 

  

The trains are definitely loud and it’s a nice long walk to the bathroom (which was always clean and air conditioned), but we would stay here again.

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