Buckboard Campground, Monticello, UT

Buckboard Campground is located in the Monticello Ranger District, Manti-La Sal National Forest (2 hrs 50 min southwest of Grand Junction, CO) with an elevation of 8,728 feet. There are a total of 12 campsites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of April to the end of December. 10 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 43 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $20.00 to $50.00. Activities include biking, ohv trails nearby, fishing, hiking trails.

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Campsite Reviews (48)

4.7 out of 5

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@wallacelECB5BD · Camped on Sep 23, 2024 at Campsite #6

Nice place to stay for a few days. Quite and clean

@AbbyW4210113 · Camped on Aug 31, 2024 at Campsite #3

This is a great tent site! We had four deer visit our site when we arrived. We had plenty of privacy from both adjacent sites. Hosts drove through in the morning and were very friendly. Bathrooms were spotless! Be careful of cattle in the road driving up the mountain.

@JonathanH88369 · Camped on Jun 24, 2024 at Campsite #4

Great spot in the desert for a colder night and shadow. We enjoyed our night a lot.

@AmandaS6104080 · Camped on Jun 14, 2024 at Campsite #SGRP

We held our wedding in the clearing and it was the most beautiful setting that a girl could ever ask for!

@GregO4992124 · Camped on Jun 12, 2024 at Campsite #6

We love it here. Nice and peaceful and the weather is very cool. Great place for getting out of the heat.Love seeing the deer so close and right in your campsite. Great place and we will continue to stay here in the future.

@CarlieP68E1F8D · Camped on Jun 1, 2024 at Campsite #7

Quiet, clean, beautiful sites!

@JenniHBF2A97A2 · Camped on May 3, 2024 at Campsite #8

The campsite is better than what the pictures show. I was worried it would be narrow but theres lots of space. There are only food storage lockers in the group campsite so youll have to consider taking your own bear proof storage or leave food in the car. We didnt encounter any bears luckily, but we did see lots of deer around our site at night. The vault toilets were surprisingly the cleanest and best smelling Ive experienced. Bring your own TP as they dont refill it often throughout the day. It was easy to locate and youre surrounded by so many trees. I loved hearing the wind approaching because the trees will rustle. We had our privacy, but also encountered lots of friendly people here. Im honestly so surprised at how well kept the campground is.

@LisaD3889585 · Camped on Sep 25, 2023 at Campsite #7

Beautiful spot! We had zero issues even coming in after dark! We had quiet neighbors and bathroom was clean.

@johnc3063297 · Camped on Sep 22, 2023 at Campsite #3

Nice campground among the aspen trees with a Meadow in the middle of the loop. Lots of wildlife. We saw deers, wild turky and some cows.

@CynthiaB470794 · Camped on Sep 11, 2023 at Campsite #8

Great campsite, very quiet, nicely spaced sites, we even had cell coverage.

@MurielE5D56CAB · Camped on Aug 18, 2023 at Campsite #3

Very quiet, pretty campground, near Monticello, UT. Lots of aspen. Most campers were in tents. We had a 30' travel trailer and it was impossible to back into our spot going the right way on the campground loop. Also, the spot was quite short and had a big aspen tree directly behind it. We had to unhitch the trailer to avoid blocking the road. It did not rain while we were there, but there was a runoff area right behind our camp site. Also, though we had crossed a cattle guard on the way in, there were cattle wandering through. At least it was high enough in altitude to be much cooler than Monticello.The campground was clean, had a nice fire ring and picnic table. It was nicely shaded.

@EmilyAE59F5A36 · Camped on Jul 10, 2023 at Campsite #1

Beautiful camping!!!

@KenS7241932 · Camped on May 30, 2023 at Campsite #7

Buckboard is spectacularly beautiful. The layout provides plenty of privacy between sites and access to services. Highly recommend the it.

@MarkB1441206 · Camped on May 29, 2023 at Campsite #3

Plenty of deer to watch. Very nice spot

@EmilyS1613279 · Camped on May 28, 2023 at Campsite #4

Absolutely beautiful campground! Honestly one of my favorites I’ve visited. There were deer that passed through and grazed the field every day. The stream was serene; the trees incredible. I would definitely come back. The pit toilet was also pretty clean. There’s a lake nearby too! You can’t get better than this.

@JamesD3491200 · Camped on Jul 17, 2022 at Campsite #6

Spend several days on site 6 and enjoyed being in the large aspen trees. Lots of deer in the area. Nice and cool in the evening and night.

@EricaT6562894 · Camped on Jun 27, 2022 at Campsite #3

We had a lovely time at Buckboard. I would have given the campsite a 5 start rating except for the fact that they only have trash picked up once per week and do not have a camp host on site. We did not see our camp host until the morning we were checking out. She was quite helpful and friendly. There was a group that had camped there for a few days and they filled the one trash bin, so all other trash was going outside. The campsite has deer and possibly bears, raccoons and other wildlife. The vault toilet we used was clean (there were 2, we steered cleared from the vault toilet the group used 😅). Our site was perfect, except for the fact that our tent pad was on a slope but we were in a forest. There are a tremendous amount of bugs, of all types, including ticks, so be prepared for that. The campsite is in high elevations so be prepared to be a little winded and HYDRATE. Altitude sickness is a possibility here if you don't hydrate. The location can't be beat, we would definitely stay again.

@SusanF5244064 · Camped on Jun 24, 2022 at Campsite #1

Site was nice and big, good separation from other sites

@VickieM4616352 · Camped on Jun 6, 2022 at Campsite #8

Never saw camp host - toilets were not cleaned and ran out of toilet paper 3 days into our stay. The camp itself was shaded and out spot was fairly level.

@TerryP6017658 · Camped on May 31, 2022 at Campsite #3

Incredible setting in aspens with clean bathrooms. We find that we are enjoying smaller campgrounds like this that has minimum amenities for the RV folk. Get tired of listening to generators all day and nite.

@KimF3194839 · Camped on May 26, 2022 at Campsite #3

We typically enjoy camping in National Forests and Buckboard had decent facilities. Though it seemed like somewhere teens from town fled to. The beautiful aspen trees had a lot of graffiti etched into them, which was sad to see. The campsites were a decent size, but we’ll plan farther in advance and stay in Canyonlands NP.

@TeresaP229 · Camped on Sep 23, 2021 at Campsite #7

Great campground! The trees were beautiful and the sites were private. Clean bathrooms.

@StevenR7674985 · Camped on Sep 23, 2021 at Campsite #4

Gorgeous, private, clean. Excellent getaway.

@TeresaP8995542 · Camped on Sep 23, 2021 at Campsite #7

Great campground! The trees were beautiful and the sites were private. Clean bathrooms.

@StevenR312 · Camped on Sep 23, 2021 at Campsite #4

Gorgeous, private, clean. Excellent getaway.

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