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Groups of Utah campgrounds built from one explicit rule each - comfort scores, forecast temperatures, traffic, water access and site amenities. Every card opens a campground.
Cool Summer Camping
High, shaded and cool while the valley bakes.
Rule: Average daytime high of 80°F or less and night low of 58°F or less across the next week, coolest days first.
Why browse it: Search can filter a temperature, but nobody knows which nights are actually cool a week out - this reads the forecast for you.
Nothing qualifies right now - check back after tonight's scoring run.
Weekend Escapes
Highly rated and close enough to leave after work.
Rule: Campability score of 8 or better within your chosen drive radius, best score first.
Why browse it: Good score and short drive is two filters people rarely combine; the payoff is a trip you can still leave for on Friday.
Nothing qualifies right now - try a wider radius or another city.
Near Salt Lake City
Everything inside your drive radius.
Rule: Straight-line distance from your chosen city within the radius you pick, closest first.
Why browse it: The map answers what is close; this answers it as a ranked, bookable shortlist.
Wasatch Front
Mueller Park Group Picnic
8 mi from Salt Lake City
Northern Utah
Jordan Pines
15 mi from Salt Lake City
Northern Utah
Spruces - Big Cottonwood
16 mi from Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Bountiful Peak Campground
16 mi from Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Tanners Flat
16 mi from Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Great Salt Lake State Park
17 mi from Salt Lake City
Northern Utah
East Canyon State Park
19 mi from Salt Lake City
Northern Utah
Redman Campground
19 mi from Salt Lake City
Northern Utah
Albion Basin
19 mi from Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Granite Flat (Utah)
23 mi from Salt Lake City
360° tourWasatch Front
Little Mill
24 mi from Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Salamander Flat
26 mi from Salt Lake City
Mountain Lakes
Alpine water right off the campground loop.
Rule: Campgrounds on a lake or reservoir - by name or by sites marked lakefront / near water - ranked by comfort score.
Why browse it: Lake access lives in site notes and names, not in a checkbox, so it only surfaces if we group it.
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Little Cottonwood Campground
3 lakefront or near-water sites
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Little Reservoir Campground
3 lakefront or near-water sites
Northern Utah
Jordanelle State Park
2 lakefront or near-water sites
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Sand Hollow State Park
2 lakefront or near-water sites
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Antelope Flat
2 lakefront or near-water sites
Northern Utah
Bear Lake State Park
1 lakefront or near-water sites
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Barker Recreation Area
On a lake or reservoir
Central Utah
Scofield State Park
On a lake or reservoir
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Otter Creek, Tamarisk Point Rec Site
On a lake or reservoir
Wyoming
Slate Creek Campground
On a lake or reservoir
Wyoming
Meeks Cabin Campground
On a lake or reservoir
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Baker Dam Campground
On a lake or reservoir
Stargazing Favorites
Dark skies and clear-night trends.
Rule: Highest average stargazing score over the next week, ties broken by the lowest cloud cover.
Why browse it: Dark-sky nights depend on a cloud trend, not a static attribute - browsing beats filtering here.
Nothing qualifies right now - check back after tonight's scoring run.
First-Time Campers
Reservable, accessible and forgiving.
Rule: Reservable campgrounds with published sites that are accessible or score well for families.
Why browse it: First-timers do not know which filters matter; this is the shortlist an experienced camper would hand them.
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Barker Recreation Area
Reservable · 7 accessible sites
Wasatch Front
Altamont
Reservable · 1 accessible sites
Northern Utah
Davis Canyon Campground
Reservable · 1 accessible sites
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Bowery Creek
Reservable · 1 accessible sites
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Firefighters Campground
Reservable · 4 accessible sites
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Te-Ah
Reservable · 2 accessible sites
Arizona
Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area
Reservable · 1 accessible sites
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Lucerne Campground
Reservable · 4 accessible sites
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Little Cottonwood Campground
Reservable · 2 accessible sites
360° tourWasatch Front
Payson Lakes
Reservable · 2 accessible sites
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Deer Run Campground
Reservable · 1 accessible sites
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Dripping Springs Campground
Reservable · 2 accessible sites
Family Favorites
Room to spread out with kids in tow.
Rule: Campgrounds whose published sites average a family score of 7 or better across at least two scored sites.
Why browse it: Family fit is a judgement across many sites, not one attribute - the average is only meaningful once the sites are grouped.
Nothing qualifies right now - check back after tonight's scoring run.
Dog Friendly
Bring the dog without reading the fine print.
Rule: Campgrounds with published sites that explicitly permit pets, most pet-friendly sites first.
Why browse it: Pet rules are buried per-site and often blank; browsing shows where the permission is actually documented.
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Sand Hollow State Park
126 sites that explicitly allow pets
Central Utah
Scofield State Park
77 sites that explicitly allow pets
Wasatch Front
Strawberry Bay
77 sites that explicitly allow pets
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Duck Creek
61 sites that explicitly allow pets
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Firefighters Campground
31 sites that explicitly allow pets
Wasatch Front
Strawberry Bay Long Term
24 sites that explicitly allow pets
Wasatch Front
Lodgepole At Heber
22 sites that explicitly allow pets
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Antelope Flat
17 sites that explicitly allow pets
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Deer Haven
16 sites that explicitly allow pets
Canyon Country (Southeast)
Devils Canyon
15 sites that explicitly allow pets
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Snow Canyon State Park
14 sites that explicitly allow pets
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Little Cottonwood Campground
14 sites that explicitly allow pets
RV Friendly
Long pads, real clearance.
Rule: Campgrounds with at least one published site taking a 30 ft rig or longer, longest maximum first.
Why browse it: Rig length is a hard yes/no you would otherwise test campground by campground; here it is pre-answered.
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Sand Hollow State Park
Takes rigs up to 171 ft
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Te-Ah
Takes rigs up to 105 ft
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Bowery Creek
Takes rigs up to 99 ft
Uinta Basin & Eastern Utah
Dripping Springs Campground
Takes rigs up to 95 ft
Northern Utah
Bear Lake State Park
Takes rigs up to 82 ft
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Little Cottonwood Campground
Takes rigs up to 82 ft
Wasatch Front
Strawberry Bay
Takes rigs up to 75 ft
Canyon Country (Southeast)
Devils Canyon
Takes rigs up to 75 ft
Wasatch Front
Lodgepole At Heber
Takes rigs up to 70 ft
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Elkhorn Campground
Takes rigs up to 70 ft
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Mahogany Cove Campground
Takes rigs up to 66 ft
360° tourWasatch Front
Little Mill
Takes rigs up to 65 ft
Best Hookups
Power and water where you park.
Rule: Campgrounds with the most published sites carrying both an electric and a water hookup.
Why browse it: Hookups are recorded per site, so a campground-level search cannot tell you how many sites actually have them.
Greater Zion & Bryce (Southwest)
Sand Hollow State Park
53 sites with electric and water at the pad
Northern Utah
Bear Lake State Park
9 sites with electric and water at the pad
Wasatch Front
Strawberry Bay
8 sites with electric and water at the pad
Central Utah
Scofield State Park
5 sites with electric and water at the pad
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