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Fruita Campground: how hard is it to reserve?
Capitol Reef National Park · National Park Service · Teasdale, UT
As of Oct 10, 2026, 46% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Fruita Campground over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 42% of weeknights. In the next 30 days, 21 of 30 dates have at least one open site (213 open site-nights in total; 2,833 over 90 days).
Upcoming weekends
| Weekend (Fri–Sat) | Booked | Open sites Fri | Open sites Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 98% | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 92% | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 74% | 15 | 19 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 30% | 45 | 45 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 20% | 54 | 49 |
Snapshot history
| Snapshot date | Score | Weekends booked | Weeknights booked | Open dates 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 41 | 46% | 42% | 21 |
About Fruita Campground
- 65 campsites (65 listed in availability data)
- $25 per night
- Recreation.gov rating 4.6/5 from 2,280 reviews
- Equipment: Tent, RV, Trailer, Pickup Camper, Fifth Wheel, Pop up
- Activities: Wildlife Viewing, Hiking, Interpretive Programs, Camping, Historic & Cultural Site, Climbing
Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles (160 km). The Fruita Campground has 71 sites. 65 sites are reservable year round- there are no longer first come, first serve sites any time of year . Sites 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 are used as administrative sites. Sites 14, 24, and 63 are accessible sites with electrical hookups. From March 1 through Thanksgiving weekend, generators are only pe…
Description excerpt from Recreation.gov.
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