Lower Onion Creek Group Sites in UT -- Campground & RV Camping
Lower Onion Creek Group Sites in UT
CampgroundBLM
16 mi from Moab
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- BLM plans this as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as dirt, pitching to 4%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 25 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 25 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 25 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 22 ft.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Located along the Colorado River beneath red rock canyons and mesas, Lower Onion Creek offers group campsites for 15 to 30 people alongside an on-site boat ramp for river launches. Each group site includes a shade shelter, picnic tables, fire grates, and access to vault toilets. No drinking water, electricity, or dump stations are provided, and parking is limited to one large RV or vehicle with trailer per site.
Getting there: From Moab drive north to the junction with Highway 128. Drive 22 miles on Highway 128 to the entrance to Lower Onion Creek campground, then 1.5 miles north on the gravel road. The group sites are located on the southwest side of the campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 4-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- A river runs 0.2 mi off.
- A group campground, with 4 on the water and most of them shaded.
- The Titan stands 1,898 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 46–72°F, 1.5″ 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 99 of 100.