Campgrounds and RV parks near Cottonwood Heights, UT

Cottonwood Heights sits at the base of the Wasatch Range in Salt Lake County, with Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons running directly through the mountains above the city, giving this Salt Lake suburb close access to alpine campgrounds and dispersed sites. RV renters have two clear tiers of options: developed U.S. Forest Service canyon campgrounds in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, and full-hookup private parks in the surrounding Salt Lake Valley. Canyon options are reached by driving up State Highway 190 into Big Cottonwood Canyon. Spruces Campground, the largest Forest Service site up-canyon, is roughly 9.7 miles from the mouth of the canyon and sits at an elevation of 7,500 feet. Because these campgrounds lie within the Salt Lake City Watershed, special regulations are strictly enforced: no domestic pets except service animals, and no swimming or wading in the waterways. For full hookups and easier big-rig access, Mountain Shadows RV Park and Motorhome Park, Salt Lake City KOA Holiday, and Sun Outdoors Salt Lake City sit in the valley within a short drive of Cottonwood Heights. Park City RV Resort lies east over Parleys Summit, and Flight Park State Recreation Area offers basic first-come, first-served camping south of the city at Point of the Mountain.

Forest Service sites in Big Cottonwood Canyon are booked through Recreation.gov. Reservations for single family sites in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest open on a rolling four-month window, and group sites can be booked up to twelve months ahead. For reservable sites, bookings must be made at least a few days in advance, and any site not reserved by four days out flips to first-come, first-served. Watershed rules bar pets at canyon campgrounds, which is a hard filter for many RV travelers. Private valley parks including Mountain Shadows RV Park and Motorhome Park, Salt Lake City KOA Holiday, and Sun Outdoors Salt Lake City take reservations directly through their own websites or by phone. Park City RV Resort follows the same model. Flight Park State Recreation Area is managed by Utah State Parks on a first-come, first-served basis for its small camping area, with a 14-day stay limit within a 30-day period.