Arches National Park (see Moab, below)

Bryce Canyon National Park

Ruby's Inn RV Park & Campground          
This campground is one mile from the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park and is a good choice if you have a mid-sized to large, want a full hook-up site or are traveling with children. Ruby's Inn offers a lodge, campground, tours, groceries, shops, a rodeo, cowboy BBQ, ice creams, several pools and hot tubs... well, pretty much everything and it is very nice. Full hook-ups and decent cell service. Pool, hot tub, restaurants, shops at the lodge.

In the area:
Bryce Canyon National Park
Read our 20 June 2002 postcard
Read our 21 June 2002 Fairyland Amphitheater hike postcard
Read our 22 June 2002 Queen's Garden Loop hike postcard

Restaurants: Bryce Canyon Lodge | Review

Bryce Canyon at sunrise

Canyonlands National Park (see Moab, below)

Capitol Reef National Park(also see Torrey, below)

Capitol Reef National Park | Read our postcard

Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point Campground     
Even if you don't camp at Dead Horse Point - take the drive out to see the view! You will need reservations to camp, as there are only 21 sites. They have 20 amp service and no sewer or water. (All water used in the visitor center must be trucked-in from Moab.) (Big rigs: ask for sites 1 or 2.) This is a great base camp for exploring Canyonlands and there is a great - though not for those afraid of heights or with small children - hike around the point.

Read our 30 March 2005 postcard

Grand View Point - from Dead Horse Point State Park, looking into Canyonlands National Park

Garden City (near Bear Lake)

Read our postcard

Restaurants:
La Beau's Drive-in

Green River

Shady Acres RV Park     
We stayed here two nights, to rest after driving for several days in snow, so it served the purpose. The joint could use a little care-taking, but they had all the hook-ups in level gravel pull-throughs.

In the area:
John Wesley Powell River History Museum | Read our postcard

Restaurants:
Ray's Tavern |Review
Green River Coffee Company

Logan

Traveland RV Park        (Cache Valley location)
The campground is associated with the Ramada Inn. RV sites are out in the open, 30 amp, phone line at site, dog friendly, pool, hot tub, picnic table, cable TV.

In the area:
Logan (the Corvallis of Utah) is the home of Utah State University. See a photo

Natural Bridges National Monument (near Blanding, Utah)

Natural Bridges National Monument is a few miles off Scenic Highway 95.
Read our postcard

Moab

Canyonlands Campground        
This old-fashioned campground has all the basics and has huge shade trees. (Great if it is hot, not so great if you want to use your satellite dish.) They have cable TV, a pool, gravel sites. Nice staff. Within walking distance to shops and restaurants.

Arch View Resort RV Camp Park     
Arch View campground is outside of town and is very popular with ATVers. It is a large campground, and very dusty. They have 30 amp sites, a pool, service station, convenience store and is affiliated with Coast to Coast, but anyone can stay here.

In the area:
Arches National Park
Read our 15 June 2002 postcard
Read our 18 June 2002 postcard
Read our 27 March 2005 postcard
Read about our 2005 Hummer Tour
Read our 29 March 2005 postcard

Canyonlands National Park
Read our 2002 jeep/boat tour postcard

Moab Golf Course | Read our postcard

Restaurants:
Across the street from Canyonlands Campground is the fun Moab Brewery. They brew their own beers and served decent pub fare. Kids are welcome. Zax's Woodfired Pizza is a great place to go if you are really hungry. They offer the all-you-can-eat buffet for a very reasonable price. Read our pub crawl

Beautiful Delicate Arch in Arches National Park

Monument Valley

Goulding's Campground       
Goulding's Campground is the perfect spot for visiting Monument Valley. It is a dusty place with red dirt sites, but it is clean and friendly. It is very quiet and there is a pool, cable TV, a newspaper box and small shop. Sites in the front will not be good if you are trying to use your satellite dish for TV or internet - a mountain is in the way - ask for a site in the back if this is an issue. There is no cell service in the area. The campground, the next-door hotel, resort, gift shop, restaurant, gas station and grocery store are operated by the Goulding family.

In the area: Monument Valley National Tribal Park | Read our postcard

Park City

In the area:
Utah Olympic Park

Provo

Lakeside RV Campground    
The old-fashioned campground is two miles from town and on the river (more like a creek to me) and is on a very extensive bike path system - great for biking, running or walking.  Provo is a very pretty town. Read our postcard

In the area:
The campus of Brigham Young University

Salina

Butch Cassidy Campground   
Just a basic overnight spot. We were here on Monday, July 5, 2004 - and were treated to the city firework show (the town would not do a show on July 4th because it fell on Sunday). We had a 50 amp pull-through and fantastic water pressure. They have a pool.

In the area:
Mom's Cafe | Review 1 | Review 2

Mom's Cafe on a snowy day

St. George

Temple View RV Park     
Good amenities, but the park isn't much. Camped in gravel. The owners are very friendly, as are the staff, and a newspaper is delivered to your RV every morning. The pool isn't very nice, but the hot tub is very nice. (And, I guess I'm too short or something, because we did not have a view of any sort of temple.) The park is on a miles-long bike path system. St. George may have some of the best golf courses in the west, but they are seriously lacking in good restaurants. Cook in your RV. The town has also developed a vast array of day spas to pamper the many "golf widows".

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City KOA       +
Perfect location for a stay in Salt Lake City - close to downtown. Paved sites with 50 amp, full-hook-ups and cable TV. Quiet.

In the area:
Utah Capitol Building | Read our postcard
Kennecott Copper Mine
The University of Utah
Temple Square | Read our postcard

Restaurants:
Cafe Molina |Review
Red Rock Brew Pub |Review

The Salt Lake Temple

Torry

Thousand Lakes Campground       
A nice campground with beautiful views to the mountains in the west. They have wi-fi and it is very quiet.

In the area:
Capitol Reef National Park (see Capitol Reef, above)

Zion National Park

Zion River Resort in Virgin, Utah       
A very nice campground on the Virgin River. They have a pool, hot tub and a small shop. No cell service, but there is a phone connection at every site. The park a bit far from anything though we enjoyed several nights here while visiting Zion National Park.

In the area:
Zion National Park | Read our postcard
Kolob Terrace Road | Read our postcard