Deer Creek Campground
- $10 camping fee
- fee
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 18 h ago
- At 5,689 ft
- National Public Lands
Deer Creek Campground is a small, cozy campground in Deer Creek Canyon, set at about 5,800 feet along the scenic Burr Trail Road in the Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument. The Bureau of Land Management manages the surrounding National Public Lands, and the campground has seven campsites. Travel trailers are not allowed because the sites are not built for them, and potable water is not available. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Boulder, Utah, run to highs around 68°F in May and 74°F in September, while July highs reach about 84°F and winter brings frequent snow days. The Deer Creek Trail starts just 0.1 mile away. Long Canyon, a climbing area, is about 3 miles off, and the Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail and Upper Calf Creek Falls Trail are both within about 4.5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Escalante Outfitters15 mi away
- Canyons of Escalante RV Park15 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Deer Creek TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Long CanyonRock climbingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3 mi- Lower Calf Creek Falls TrailHiking4 mi
Upper Calf Creek Falls TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi- Upper Calf Creek Fall TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.2 mi
Boulder Mail TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.3 mi
Bowington Arch TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi
Escalante RiverCanoeingPhoto: Reid Priedhorsky (R27182818), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Calf Creek CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drivePhoto: EduardMarmet — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cowpuncher Guard Station/Rental CabinHut camping · ~32 min drive
- Rosebud ATVCamping · ~29 min drive
- Posey Lake CampgroundCamping · ~33 min drive
- Barker Recreation AreaCamping · ~44 min drive
- Site 8Camping · ~9 min drive
- Site 7Camping · ~9 min drive
- Site 10Camping · ~9 min drive
- Site 9Camping · ~9 min drive
- Site 6Camping · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Deer Creek TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Long CanyonRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lower Calf Creek FallsWaterfall · ~7 min drivePhoto: Scott Catron, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Long NeckSummit · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Deer Creek Campground
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 21°
6 wet · 4 snow
Feb
44° / 24°
6 wet · 4 snow
Mar
53° / 31°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
60° / 36°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
68° / 45°
5 wet
Jun
79° / 54°
4 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
8 wet
Aug
81° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
7 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 30°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
39° / 21°
5 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder, UT, 5 mi away at 6,650 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
