Green River CG - Dinosaur NM, UT

GREEN RIVER CG, DINOSAUR NM, UT

RUN BY: National Park Service

LOCATION: On UT-149 via the Dinosaur Quarry park gate.

I think we found the only big cottonwood in the campground.

UTILITIES: none 

COST: $26

OUR RATING (1-5): I-4

NOTES: The park straddles the UT-CO state line. This portion of the park is accessible by way of UT-149 from Jensen, UT. You are in the high desert. There are cottonwood but no heavy forest or shade. The campground is on the Green River with a beautiful view across the river. You can not access the river from the campground.

Environment:  A large open campground with a few cottonwood trees with beautiful scenery. 

Amenities:  flush toilets and communal water source.  It does have a dump station.

Phone Service:  No phone service

Location:  Inside the Dinosaur Nat'l Monument Park a few miles beyond the Dinosaur Quarry gate accessed from Jensen, UT.  

Camping Population:  Run by Nat'l Park Svr there is a stay limit. 

Sites:  sites were hard surface and roomy.  

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories:
I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service