What is the maximum RV length at Barker Recreation Area?

Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (15 of 15 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)

Does Barker Recreation Area have RV hookups?

13 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (3 no-hookup) (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Barker Recreation Area?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

Camping at Barker Recreation Area near Escalante

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
Old Lady Young group standard area nonelectric	–	–	$0
009 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
005 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
007 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
002 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
004 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
003 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
010 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
006 standard nonelectric	–	–	$18
011 standard nonelectric

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights42 sites open for every night

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park

13.7 mi from Barker Recreation Area (straight-line)

Sites from $30/night

$60 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

Rates & availability from Utah State Parks · you book on their site

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

Escalante Grand Resort

15 mi from Barker Recreation Area (straight-line)

Sites from $19/night

$38 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every night

ON The Red Rocks IN Escalante

15.5 mi from Barker Recreation Area (straight-line)

Sites from $35/night

$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

Check in and set up camp.
fish for trout (per the campground listing)

Day 2 · Get out and explore

Bryce Canyon National Park: Private Guided Hike & Picnic Bryce Canyon National Park area · 4 hr–6 hr · from $699/person
Scenic Tour of Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park area · 3 hr · from $96/person

Optional full-day extension

Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

Peekaboo, Spooky and Dry Fork Slot Canyon Tour Bryce Canyon National Park area · 6 hr · from $139/person

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 13 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 35 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Henry's Hideout

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 5 · 34 mi from campground

$89/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2016 Forest River Surveyor Backwoods adventure camper

Travel trailer · 32.58 ft · sleeps 8 · 51 mi from campground

$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2020 Jayco Jay Flight 28'

Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 70 mi from campground

$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Activities near Barker Recreation Area

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

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One Hour Guided ATV Ride in Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park area · 1 hr · from $125/person

How far ahead to book Barker Recreation Area

For June weekends, book about 85 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 42 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

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Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
May	22 days ahead	33 days ahead	—	—
June	42 days ahead	85 days ahead	33 days ahead	69 days ahead
July	24 days ahead	60 days ahead	40 days ahead	73 days ahead
August	16 days ahead	21 days ahead	28 days ahead	86 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (952 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Camping at Barker Recreation Area near Escalante

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