Bureau of Land Management · Utah
Lower Onion Creek Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 21
- Hookups
- 21 no hookups
- Cost
- $20/night (Pay at campground-cash or check only)
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,085 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Moab
- Address
- Moab Field Office , Moab, UT, 84532
- Phone
- (435) 259-2100
- Activities
- Boating, Camping
About
Campsites are located along the banks of the Colorado River, offering vistas of the river canyon, Fisher Towers and the area's captivating red rock formations. Individual sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Two group sites, Lower Onion Creek Group Sites A and B, are available for reservation through Recreation.gov.
This campground has two boat ramps and is near popular 4WD roads, rock climbing, hiking and rafting opportunities. (Do not enter the river without life jackets; it has dangerous under currents.).
Individual Sites: 21 (limited to 10 people & two vehicles per site);
Group Sites: 2 (reservable);
Water: No;
Toilets: Yes;
Hook-ups: No.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 27° | 3° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 29° | 2° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 36° | 12° | 81° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 44° | 28° | 85° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 81° | 55° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 94° | 65° | 52° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 99° | 72° | 63° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 95° | 68° | 60° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 61° | 42° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 47° | 30° | 82° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 37° | 26° | 70° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 47° | 29° | 17° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lower Onion Creek Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 0 mi · 4 sites
- Upper Onion Creek Group Site · Bureau of Land Management · 0 mi · 2 sites
- Upper Onion Creek Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Hittle Bottom Group Site · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Fisher Towers Recreation Site · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi
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