Oak Creek Campground

Call Oak Creek Campground home for the night to be lulled to sleep next to a flowing creek


Oak Creek Campground is a convenient place to camp when visiting nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

While not a destination in and of itself, this small campground along UT 12 serves as a great basecamp for exploring nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park.

Sites are spread out in an upper and lower section of the campground, and aspen and ponderosa pine trees offer some privacy. While the campground is close to the highway, traffic noise is mostly masked by the babbling Oak Creek just to the south. Oak Creek, along with several other creeks and lakes on Boulder Mountain, offer fishing opportunities — be sure to bring your waders, fishing poles, and bait.

Note: The Forest Service does not recommend bringing trailers over 20 feet into the campground.


Amenities

  • Drinking water
  • Pit toilets
  • Picnic tables
  • Fire pits

Directions to the campground

From Torrey, Utah: Drive 18 miles south on UT 12. Turn left into the campground.

From Boulder, Utah: Drive 17 miles on UT 12. The campground is on your right.

A picnic table and metal ring in an empty campsite at Oak Creek Campground
A gravel path leads to a campsite in Oak Creek Campground
A wooden bridge cross the creek to a campsite at Oak Creek Campground

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