Bureau of Land Management · Utah
Upper Onion Creek Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 14
- Hookups
- 14 no hookups
- Cost
- $20/night (Pay at campground-cash or check only)
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 10,200 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T 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
- Camping
About
Upper Onion Creek Campground offers striking views of the Colorado River canyon and the surrounding red rock cliffs, mesas and spires, with the La Sal Mountains as a dramatic back-drop. Individual sites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Two group sites, Upper Onion Creek Group Sites A and B, are available for reservation through Recreation.gov. Well-situated 0.7 miles off SR 128, there is direct access to the Onion Creek four-wheel drive road (watch for seasonal rains and flash floods). The town of Moab is approximately 40 minutes away and has dining, shopping, sports rentals, tour companies and museums.
Fees: $20/night
Water: No
Toilets: Yes
Hook-ups: No
Individual Sites: 14 (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 | 24° | 10° | -11° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 12° | -14° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 17° | -6° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 23° | 8° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 34° | 19° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 45° | 32° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 51° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 48° | 41° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 42° | 27° | 74° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 29° | 13° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 20° | 5° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 13° | -8° | 43° | 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.
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