Utah State Parks · Utah
Utahraptor State Park
Utah State Parks · Utah, United States
- Sites
- 88
- Hookups
- 61 electric, 61 with water, 27 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,386 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Moab
- Phone
- 435-259-3770
88 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
88 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Utahraptor State Park sits about 15 miles northwest of Moab on one of the largest dinosaur bone beds in North America. Two campgrounds: Gastonia Campground, 61 sites with electricity and water hookups, modern showers and restrooms, potable water at the sites and a dump station; and Fossil Flats Improved Primitive Campground, 27 primitive sites with pit toilets in every loop, no potable water (a bottle-filling station is at the visitor center) and use of the Gastonia dump station. Both book on the state's reservation system. Fossil Flats is about half a mile southeast of Gastonia.
Fees
$50 per night for a partial-hookup site at Gastonia, $30 for a primitive site at Fossil Flats (peak season rates on the reservation system), plus the reservation fee
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 25° | -1° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 28° | 9° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 35° | 21° | 80° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 43° | 26° | 85° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 55° | 39° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 93° | 66° | 52° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 98° | 72° | 63° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 68° | 60° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 60° | 41° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 70° | 46° | 27° | 82° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 33° | 25° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 45° | 26° | 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.
Trails nearby
- Courthouse Wash Halfway Stage Station Site · 2.5 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Tower Arch · 5.8 mi as the crow flies
Tower Arch 0.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Marching Men · 6.2 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Balanced Rock · 6.5 mi as the crow flies
Balanced Rock 0.3 mi Hike · Drive there - Courthouse Towers · 6.6 mi as the crow flies
Park Avenue 0.9 mi Hike · Drive there
All 156 trails in BLM lands in Utah · All 27 trails in Arches National Park
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Courthouse Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi · 10 sites
- Devils Garden Campground · National Park Service · 7 mi · 57 sites
- Lone Mesa Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 8 mi · 5 sites
- Gold Bar Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 9 mi · 4 sites
- North Klondike Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 9 mi · 27 sites
All public campgrounds in Utah · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-09-17. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.