North Fruita Desert Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping
North Fruita Desert Campground in CO
CampgroundBLM
10 mi from Loma
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 87 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 80 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 80 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 80 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 80 ft.
- 46 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
BLM campground with 58 sites (including two group sites D9, D11) beneath Book Cliffs with red-rock views. Scattered juniper, fire rings, concrete picnic tables, graveled parking. Vault toilets within walking distance; bring your own water, trash, and firewood. 14-day limit. $20/night (up to 10 people, 2 vehicles) plus $8 reservation fee.
Getting there: Take Interstate 70 west to Fruita (exit 19). Turn north onto Cherry Street and take the first right onto Aspen Avenue. Go through the roundabout and continue on Aspen to Maple Street. Take a left on Maple Street and then travel north. The street will turn into 17.5 Road. Take a right on N.3 Road and then a left on 18 Road. Travel approximately 7 miles on 18 Road to the trailhead, event area and lower campground. Continue 1.5 miles north to reach the upper campground loops.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 144-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Cow Ridge stands 3,173 ft above the map pin, 7.9 miles northeast.
Climate averages
September normals 50–79°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 97 of 100.