National Park Service · Utah
Primitive campsites at Cedar Mesa Campground
National Park Service · Utah, United States · in Capitol Reef National Park
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Primitive Camping: free. No fee for the Cedar Mesa Campground.
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 5,594 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1 · certified dark-sky place
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Nearest town
- Torrey
- Address
- Torrey, UT, 84775
About
It is located approximately 23 miles (37.0 km) south of Utah State Highway 24 on the Notom-Bullfrog Road and is at 5,500 feet (1,676 m) in elevation. This primitive, no-fee campground has five sites, each with a picnic table and fire grate. There is also a pit toilet, but no water is available. The campground is open year-round, but visitors should check with the Capitol Reef Visitor Center for road conditions prior to planning an overnight stay. No reservations; first-come, first-served.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 25° | 7° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 28° | 6° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 33° | 22° | 81° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 39° | 28° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 49° | 34° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 61° | 48° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 95° | 68° | 58° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 64° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 59° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 45° | 28° | 84° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 37° | 20° | 66° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 27° | 6° | 58° | 9 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 Bowns · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 5 sites
- McMillan Spring Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
- Rosebud Atv · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi · 4 sites
- Oak Creek Rec Site (Boulder, UT) · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi · 9 sites
- Lower Pleasant Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi
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