Escalante Petrified Forest State Park Campground Utah

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park Overview

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park campground  has 22 single-family campsites overlooking the 130-acre Wide Hollow Reservoir in beautiful southern Utah. Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Each campsite also has a table, fire ring, grate and shade structure. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, showers and a sanitary dump station.

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park – Area Recreation

Outdoor recreation in the area includes canoeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, mountain bike riding, OHV riding and wildlife viewing. There are also a few nice slot canyons in the area to explore. The Visitor Center also has exhibits where you can learn about plant and marine fossils, petrified wood and fossilized dinosaur bones over 100 million years old.

Kodachrome Basin State Park is about 40 miles to the west. You may also be interested in Deer Creek or Calf Creek campgrounds.

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Amenities

• BBQ Grills
• Boat Launch/Ramp
• Campground Host
• Campsite Tables
• Comfort Station
• Drinking Water
• Dump Station
• Equestrian trail
• Fire Pit
• Fire Rings
• Firewood Available
• Fish Cleaning Station
• Grills
• Group Pavilion
• Pets OK
• Picnic Tables
• Ranger Station
• Rentals
• Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
• Shade Structure
• Showers
• Visitor Center

Activities

• Beach
• Biking
• Bird Watching
• Boating
• Boating (non motorized)
• Canoeing
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Historic Sites
• Horseback riding
• Interpretive Programs
• Kayaking
• Lake
• Mountain Biking
• Nature Trails
• OHVing
• OTV Trails/Riding
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Stargazing
• Swimming
• Visitor Center
• Walking Trails
• Wildlife Viewing