CampgroundHidden gem
Cathedral Valley Campground
Fremont, Utah
Free six-site camp among the monoliths of Cathedral Valley.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Sites
- 6

Cathedral Valley Campground is a primitive no-fee camp with six sites, a pit toilet and no water. It sits in the remote northern part of Capitol Reef, around 36 miles from the visitor centre on a dirt road. You wake up among sandstone monoliths with almost nobody around.
Good to know
- High clearance needed, impassable when wet
- Fill fuel and water before you leave Fruita
- Check river ford levels at the visitor centre
- Best time
- Spring and autumn
- Open
- Open year-round
- Getting there
- Unpaved dirt road with a river ford, high clearance
- Vehicles
- 4WD only
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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