Dinosaur National Monument · Utah

Deerlodge Park Campground — how to get a site when it's sold out

Overview Deerlodge Park Campground is located 51 miles (85 km) east of the Canyon Visitor Center and 80 miles (129 km) from the Quarry Visitor Center. The campground sits on the Yampa River by the boat ramp at the head of Yampa Canyon. Deerlodge Park Campground is open year-round, but winter access can be very difficult due to snow.

🏕️ 8 sites 🚐 Walk-to / hike-to

Booking Deerlodge Park Campground

Sites at Deerlodge Park Campground are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.

Site facts

Total sites8
Site typesWalk-to / hike-to
LocationJensen, UT
Book throughRecreation.gov
Official listingRecreation.gov

The cancellation play at Deerlodge Park Campground

Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.

itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Deerlodge Park Campground around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.

Other campgrounds in Dinosaur National Monument

Green River CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Echo Park CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Gates of Lodore CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Rainbow Park CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Split Mountain Group CampgroundCancellation alerts available

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Deerlodge Park Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.