North Fruita Desert Campground
Grand Junction · Mesa County · CO
Source: Recreation.gov · imported Aug 15, 2026
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The essentials
Key campground facts
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Price
$20/night
Type
Campground
Camping status
Official campsite
Land manager
Bureau of Land Management
Sites
144 campsite records
Reservable sites
140 of the records read
Reservation
Required
Check-in
1:00 Pm
Check-out
12:00 Pm
Facility phone
970-244-3000
Facility email
Know before you go
- Reservation required before arrival.
Can you camp here?
Camping legality
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Getting there
Access and vehicle suitability
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Will my vehicle fit?
Van
Yes
Source: Recreation.gov
RV
Yes
Source: Recreation.gov
Trailer
Yes
Source: Recreation.gov
Big rig (35 ft+)
Yes
Source: Recreation.gov
Published dimensions
Longest vehicle a campsite accepts
99 ft
Applies to: Campsite records — what an individual site accepts
Source: Recreation.gov
Vehicles allowed per site
4
Source: Recreation.gov
Permitted equipment
CAR (max 80 ft), CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN (max 80 ft), FIFTH WHEEL (max 80 ft), LARGE TENT OVER 9X12`, PICKUP CAMPER (max 80 ft), POP UP (max 80 ft), RV (max 80 ft), SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer (max 80 ft), VEHICLE (max 80 ft)
Applies to: Campsite records — what an individual site accepts
Source: Recreation.gov
Roads and route
Road surface
Gravel
How you reach the sites
Drive-In
Source: Recreation.gov
Accessibility
Accessible campsites
17
Source: Recreation.gov
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Where it is
Location
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State
CO
County
Mesa County
Nearest city
Grand Junction
Elevation
5,426 ft
Coordinates
39.33400, -108.70400
Site-level source data
Campsite specifications
144 of 144 Recreation.gov campsite records read. The figures below describe the 139 standard, individually bookable campsite records. 5 group site records are reported separately. Every line states how many records reported it.
Electric hookups
139 of 139 sites report no electric
All 139 site records state a value.
Water hookups
31 of 139 sites report no water hookup
108 sites publish no value for this field, so it is not a campground-wide answer.
Sewer hookups
31 of 139 sites report no sewer hookup
108 sites publish no value for this field, so it is not a campground-wide answer.
Site length limits vary
20 to 99 ft depending on the site
Published by 139 of 139 site records. The campground ceiling is in Access and vehicle suitability.
Site length
28 to 50 ft
Published by 28 of 139 standard site records; the rest publish no dimension.
Site width
26 to 35 ft
Published by 13 of 139 standard site records; the rest publish no dimension.
People per site
Up to 10 people
Published by 139 of 139 site records.
Group sites
5 records
Group sites are booked as a whole area and are excluded from the per-site figures above.
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Published record details
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Published use types
Overnight
Published campsite types
GROUP STANDARD AREA NONELECTRIC, GROUP STANDARD NONELECTRIC, GROUP TENT ONLY AREA NONELECTRIC, STANDARD NONELECTRIC, TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC
Park phone
970-244-3000
Amenities
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Camping
Only camping types present in the source record.
Setting & surroundings
What's around this campsite
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National Weather Service
Weather
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Staying reachable
Connectivity
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Agency fire orders
Fire conditions
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Nearby services
Fuel, water, dump, supplies and more
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Solar
Off-grid power
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Is this place right for you?
Experience & practicality
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Experience
Published recreation and setting.
—/ 10
Not enough data. Only 0 relevant facts have been published for this record, so no score is shown rather than an invented one.
Practicality
Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.
8.6/ 10
86% of the 14 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (100% of the 16-weight target). High data coverage · 13 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Camping is published as allowed
- 2WD passable
- Paved or gravel access road
- Cell service
- Cost is published
- RV friendly
- Big rig friendly
- $25 or less per night
- Maximum vehicle length published
- Pets allowed
- Trailer friendly
- Van friendly
Published as not available
- No reservation required
- Electric hookup
Partially supported: only one of the two dimensions has enough published evidence, so this record is not presented or ranked as the equal of a fully documented one.
Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.
Overview
Why this place?
- Campground managed by Bureau of Land Management.
- Camping status: Official campsite.
- Located in Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO at 5,426 ft.
- Nightly price: $20.
- A reservation is required.
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Fees and reservation source material
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Fee notes from Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov's fee text describes a per-night camping fee.
- Campsite rates are $20 per night and include up to 10 people and 2 vehicles.
- There is an $8 non-refundable reservation fee for each reservation.
Campsite rates are $20 per night and include up to 10 people and 2 vehicles. There is an $8 non-refundable reservation fee for each reservation. Please note, you cannot change your check-in date. If you would like to change your check-in date, you will need to cancel your entire reservation and rebook.
Free text as published. It is never converted into a nightly price.
Data & trust
Source confidence
High
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Source
Recreation.gov
Last source update
Aug 15, 2026
Source record
#274413
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