North Fruita Desert Dispersed Camping

8 mi northeast of Loma, CO · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Apr–May & Sep–Octbest months

About North Fruita Desert Dispersed Camping

This currently a dispersed campground but will be converterd into a developed campground.

Managed by: Bureau of Land Management
Where: 8 mi northeast of Loma, CO · 39.3021, -108.70544

Amenities:

Tents allowedRVs allowedToiletsPicnic tablesGrills

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

38°

17°Jan

45°

23°Feb

57°

31°Mar

65°

37°Apr

75°

46°May

87°

55°Jun

94°

61°Jul

90°

59°Aug

81°

50°Sep

67°

38°Oct

52°

27°Nov

39°

18°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Southern Express	Horse	0.1 mi	1.8 mi
Unzip	Horse	0.1 mi	0.9 mi
209R	Horse	0.1 mi	1.3 mi
Salsa South	Horse	0.1 mi	0.1 mi
Salsa	Horse	0.2 mi	0.8 mi
Race Pace	Horse	0.2 mi	0.5 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Castle Valley (Dark Sky Community), 59 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 10.4 mi
Water fill-up: 10.4 mi
Propane: 14.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

North Fruita Desert Campground (Upper Campground, Sites A-D) 1.8 mi
Campsite · 4 mi N of Loma 7.4 mi
Bookcliff 7.4 mi
Mancos Group Area 7.6 mi
Highline Lake State Park campsites 7.8 mi
Sunset 7.8 mi