Utahraptor State Park

Camped here in mid October. Site had both power and water for the trailer. Site was clean with covered picnic table. Checked out bathrooms nearby. They were very clean and had showers, which is nice if you need it. Both nights were very quiet. Nobody partying and far enough away from roads. Visitors center was cool with information on history of the area and dinosaur digs in the vicinity. Has a black and grey tank dump station on the way out, which is convenient. Would recommend this place. Just maybe not in the summer, if you don't have a trailer with A/C.

Primitive campground review: We loved staying here. Info is sparse about the primitive camping. Here are some tips. 1. THERE IS NO FRESH WATER. This is crazy to me since they have water for the other campground. There isn’t a tap available for the primitive sites however. Haul it in. (Why -1 star) 2. Loops 1 and 3 have a pit toilet but Loop 2 does NOT. 3. Per the placard for your vehicle, the dump station IS included in your stay. There are also trash dumpsters. 4. The campground was quiet and sites were clean. Will be staying here again!

We stayed in the Utahraptor State Park the 23-28 May 25. The original intent was to join our other younger family members in the “primitive” area. However, to our pleasant surprise, the brand-new state park was celebrating Grand Opening that same week. As we are older than the other family members, the modern park sites with water, power, picnic table, nearby unisex bathrooms with hot water showers (10 units per camping loop), fire pits and sunshade shelters were much more appealing (to us) than the primitive sandy, rocky, dusty, thorn bush, high plains desert landscape. I am not being negative to the choices offered by the Park Service, as the cost per night was $15 vs $50 and many folks like “roughing it out” while camping. Good for those folks liking the primitive area. We were

It's more a State Campground than a state Park. For a "Park" named after a dinosaur the only dino feature is a small set of tracks, that's not even within the park boundaries but outside in BLM land... disapointing. Looks like a nice spot to camp if you want some amenities.

Never staying anywhere else when visiting Moab. This is the perfect spot. We used to camp here when it was BLM land as well. Far enough away from the highway to be quiet, dark sky with milkway views, clean and accessible bathrooms (not available on the primitive sites), and 10/10 visitor center. Activities on-site include 4x4 back entrance into Arches NP (aka skip the traffic), dinosaur footprints on site (4x4 accessible only), mountain biking trails, ATV paths…. Honestly, you don’t even need to leave to have a good time! The blue mountains surrounding the state park are a site to see! Highly recommend if you are thinking about it. Everything was amazing. The state purchased this BLM land because there was a meth lab, constant littering, and misuse (legal) use of the land. Totally under