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Quail Creek State Park Campground

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Location

Quail Creek State Park Campground is located in Utah

Directions

From Interstate 15 take Exit 16 (Hurricane) and travel three miles east on State Road 9, then turn left on State Road 318, and follow the road along the lake to the park.

Coordinates

37.18708259 N
113.39510667 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Available
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

$20

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Kylee K.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 14, 2024

Good but could be better

Pros - gorgeous views of the lake and cliffs, some sites are directly on the water, incredibly clean bathrooms

Cons - sun shade provided basically no shade and no trees around so it was HOT, campground in general was definitely geared more towards rvs (no dishwashing station), several guests had their dogs off leash and running around and the camp hosts/park staff didn't care/weren't enforcing the leash rule at all, quiet hours were not enforced and people were loud and drunk till almost midnight

Overall I would come back to hang out at the lake but I probably wouldn't camp here again

Sitesite 19

Month of VisitJune

Lee D.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023

Bleak in the off-season - better for summer

General: Smallish campground but expansion is in progress.

Site Quality: Some are back-in, some are pull-through. All are paved. Some have electricity and water and some do not have hookups. All have a tent pad, covered picnic table, and BBQ. Not all are level. Many sites have a view of the lake, but some are close to the road. Our site (14) had a nice lake view and was a pull-through but not level. In order to find the most level spot, we were far away from the electric hookup so chose not to use it. IMO, the best sites are 18, 20, and 22. They looked level and had the best views.

Bath/shower house: The bathroom was very basic (two stalls, one sink). I had planned to take a shower here and read that there was one so imagine my disappointment when I discovered there was only an outdoor shower. Since it was in the 40s, I chose not to use it!

Activities/Amenities: About the only one I could take advantage of was a path that appears to (hopefully) be in progress. Along some sections, there was a lot of debris. In season, you can rent kayaks, SUPS, OHVs, and there are tours. There is a large day-use pavilion that can be rented. Alas, on a cold, windy day at the end of March, none of these were available. Despite that, the campground was almost entirely full (but quiet).

My rating is based solely on our off-season stay and the fact that there was no indoor shower. While we would have liked to take advantage of lake activities, it would have made for a much noisier campground. Also, Utah state parks are becoming increasingly expensive – for some, I think it is worth it but not for this one (especially in the off-season).

Site14

Month of VisitApril

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Jean F.

Traveler

Reviewed Nov. 26, 2023

Nice and pricey!

Beautiful scenery and clean facilities. Ridiculous prices and camp hosts everywhere. Something very strange going on here. Almost everyone was a camp host. Huge rv’s with 4 to 5 cars…all camp hosts. They charged us $40 for our campervan AND an extra $20 for our tow vehicle. More like RV resort pricing. Now, if you have a monster truck with a 5th wheel, you get to pay $40. Will never stay again. Too many other campgrounds and RV parks in the area with the same scenery and amenities that are much more affordable.

Site44

Month of VisitDecember

Ty B.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 19, 2023

Spacious, clean, beautiful views.

This is our favorite campground in the area. The sites are large and spaced fairly far apart from each other so you have a decent amount of privacy. You're right on the shore of the reservoir with beautiful views. The only downside is its an older campground with no electricity or any kind of hookups on most of the sites. That does make it cheaper, though, and it has newer bathrooms with hot showers that are clean and in good repair.

Month of VisitMay

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Robert R.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 30, 2023

OK - But Don't Miss the Entrance

If you're coming in from State Road 9, be VERY CAREFUL not to miss the entrance on your right, or you'll end up passing a dreadful sign that says "End of State Maintenance". I was BARELY able to turn around before I was doomed to head off into the unknown on a small road with steep drop offs on the side.

Kind of expensive for no power or water on my site. Which I didn't realize until I got there, because the web sites lists TWO kind of sites: "Standard" and "Standard (Partial Hookup). I took the Standard because I wanted a water and electric. WRONG. Standard is dry camping. Standard (Partial Hookup) is water and electric.

It was quiet and the hosts were very friendly. If you have a dog, watch their paws. There are all kinds of nasty thorns on the "beach" area, and lots of foxtail grass, which can be life threatening if one of the tails gets into your dog. Check them thoroughly when you come back inside.

Good for a stopover.

SiteQU18

Month of VisitApril

Reese W.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 25, 2022

Beautiful spot, beware the hours

We were sent here from Sand Hollow Campground as they were full up. The self pay station did not seem to work, or perhaps it won’t allow you to pay after hours. There was no attendent present, but there was an iron ranger we were able to put cash into. We selected an open spot that did not indicate it was reserved in any way, but were kicked out around 11pm by another camper claiming to have already reserved that site. Luckily we were able to move to a different spot, and were not disturbed after that. In the morning we woke up to a gorgeous view of the lake, and could see that the campground/sites were quite nice with a lot of day use rentals and water access. The bathrooms weren’t the cleanest, but there was flushable toilets and running water. We could not find the showers that are advertised, but there were some water taps around the campground. I could see this campground as being a nice place to stay in a camper, but I am not sure how enjoyable it would be long-term in a tent. We were in a van and just stayed for one night, and given we had no other options this was much better than sleeping on the side of the road.

Month of VisitSeptember

Craig V.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 21, 2022

Nice

Great place by the lake

Site#1

Month of VisitJuly

Tom S.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 2, 2022

Nice place to jump off

We went hiking in other areas. We camped in February, so we didn’t feel like getting in the water. But the lake is very lovely the environment is very lovely. They do not have a dump station but they do let you go to nearby Sand Hollow Campground to dump. Restrooms were clean campsites for clean we had a hole through site. There is a variety of site styles back in or pull through. Cell phone coverage was very weak.

Site41

Month of VisitMarch

Marina K.

Guide

Reviewed May. 19, 2022

Gorgeous views and paddle boarders paradise

Easy to find • kayaks and paddle boards available for rent on site for very reasonable prices • stay to the left of the dock for calm waters away from the boaters • respect the wildlife; water turtles basking in the sun near the trees • so many banks and coves to explore • watch out for shallow rocks that will surface and scrape your boards unexpectedly • bring sunscreen and lots of water

Month of VisitJune

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stephanie

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 12, 2022

Beautiful location

Beautiful location! All camp sites overlook the lake. There are flush toilets and outdoor coin showers. If the camp ground fills, they allow primitive camping in the parking lot for a minimal fee. They have tent camping on the beach. All spots are pretty flat and very easy to access, this was a well planned out camp ground.

Pets are welcome in a leash.

The dock for non-motorized water craft is easy to access from the parking lot next to the camp ground. If you do not have gear with you, there is a rental shop in site

There is a motorized vehicle dock, but it isn’t near the campground, I didn’t see it coming in or going out. But, I did see a couple of motorized boats on the water.

The stars were pretty and I didn’t hear it see a single bug while walking outside at night.

This is a hidden gem just outside of Hurricane, Utah. I was there during Spring Break, the weather was mild, but very few people were on the lake or dock. I will be coming back soon.

Siteprimitive

Month of VisitMay

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Mary

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 21, 2022

State park on reservoir

This park is beautiful, but it does NOT have a dump in the campground. You have to go to Sand Hollow State Park or somewhere else to dump.

Month of VisitApril

Robyn K.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 30, 2021

Beautiful location on reservoir

Stunning views. Mountain bike and hiking trails.

Site3

Month of VisitOctober

taylor

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 22, 2021

Nice place to stay with a dog

The campground is small and clean with 1 restroom (no showers) and located next to the reservoir. The site was beautiful and scenic from all sides. We tent camped for 2 nights. Each site offers a shaded pinic table, fire pit, and tent pad. Most other sites are within eyesight but for a campground we felt that we had enough distance (plus the shade cover) to give us some privacy. There are no trees or hardscape to keep all sites out of view but there are lots of karge creosote bushes. There are trails and easy access to the reservoir and watercraft rentals (i.e. jet skis, paddleboards, kayaks). The staff was friendly too. We enjoyed our stay and loved how dog friendly everything was.

Site#5

Month of VisitOctober

Charles W.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 9, 2021

Quail Creek

Quail Creek has great trout and bass fishing. It is also a fun place for tubing behind a boat.

Site6

Month of VisitAugust

Nick

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 9, 2021

Red rock desert close to more

Great spot for recreating in the St. George area with easy access to Zion and more. Nice reservoir for boating and swimming although the beach is very rocky in some spots. Lots of water toys for rent. RV sites do not have sewer and there isn’t a dump on site. Lots of fun rolling mountain bike trails right across the street.

Joanne

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 2, 2020

Great Spot!

We had a great stay at this campground. It was clean and bathrooms were very clean. The site has easy access to rural water. You can rent kayaks and paddle boards. It was quiet, but close to town. We would recommend it!

Jen R.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 16, 2020

Fine campground, if you know what to expect

We stayed here for 4 nights in Sept when the temps were close to triple digits.

As a campground, it’s actually pretty nice. Many (but not all) of the sites have water and electrical hookups, and they’re spaced far enough apart that it doesn’t feel like a parking lot, even though there’s no real dividers to speak of. Since the sites are on a hill, they all have views of the reservoir. There are clean bathrooms, but no showers.

The reservoir and the campsite sit in a basin of red rock cliffs, so it gets very hot during the day — a few degrees warmer than Hurricane — and stays hot well into the night. As long as you’re prepared for this and have a/c and floaties for the lake, it’s fine.

Erik C.

Guide

Reviewed May. 4, 2020

Pretty ho-hum

If you’re here for the water sports then you’ll be just fine. That said, spaces here are not RV friendly. Parking pads are very unlevel and some can’t be accessed by RVs at all. Water is available throughout, but not as hookups in the sites.

Paddle board’s, kayaks, and other equipments available for rent.

Marisa P.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 29, 2020

Has a big lake

This wasn’t my most favorite but I’m one to try anything once. Was disappointed by no camp fires. Kind of put a damper on things. Not sure if it was due to high heats if the season or just no fires at all. All fire pits were tapped off. Hot dessert landscape. Happy we had a lake close by to cool down in.

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Sean H.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

A great place to spend the weekend

Quail Creek State Park consists of a decently sized reservoir surrounded by beautiful orange sand dunes. The campgrounds are nice and clean, all paved, and provide most amenities that one could need. This is definitely a place best utilized if you have ATV’s/UTV’s and a boat. But, if you don’t, there is still great beaches and places to cliff jump!

Carrie S.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 9, 2019

Pretty setting

Site #17. Campground sits right on the lake. We were there on a 75 degree day. Beware no shade and can be windy.

Elena S.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 28, 2018

Nice views, no shade

Probably best to avoid in summer. The weather is really hot and, being in the desert virtually no shade. The lake is fun to swim in and the water is clean. Zion is within an hour drive. We stayed a few night in September and as soon as the sun set an incredible amount of gnats would come out making it impossible to keep any headlamps/lights on. The bathrooms were clean and the views were great but the gnats were definitely annoying. Winter would probably be better.

Month of VisitOctober

Alicia F.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2018

Beautiful Landscape!

I could sit all day and watch the clouds! It’s a beautiful, clean spot to stop and camp for a day or two.

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Michael J.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 1, 2018

No Swimmer's Itch here

This lake is very close to Sand Hollow State Park, it's a nice lake, with good campgrounds and they do not have the same problems with Swimmer's Itch

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Liesl K.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 11, 2018

Nice spot, be aware of the hours

This is a nice spot and we enjoyed our stay. Great scenery, nice to have a shade and table. While it wasn't private, we didn't feel right up against the other sites.

Not being from Utah, the hours limiting when you can come and go from the campground were annoying. We arrived the first night after they closed, so we had to park on the street and carry our tent and bags down a desert hillside to our spot. We still enjoyed our stay, I'm just pointing it out for others who haven't come across this before. Where I'm from if a campground has hours, it means there won't be someone there to pay when they're closed- that's not the case here. You actually can't get in if they're closed.

Month of VisitJune

Emily G.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 2, 2018

Crazy Beautiful

Literally the friendliest camp ranger in the world- gave us so much good info on the park and surrounding area. The campground is set on a gorgeous reservoir, get site QU18, it is the best (says me and the friendly park ranger)! Farthest from the rest of the sites, and right by the water. Good tent pad, fire ring, picnic table, and shade structure.

Colette K.

Legend

Reviewed Sep. 19, 2017

Quail Creek Reservoir, near Hurricane, UT

Beautiful views of the reservoir, filled with the Virgin River, surrounded by red sandstone. Big & clear star-filled night sky! Affordable, quiet, hosts are friendly & attentive, restrooms are very clean with flushing toilets & sinks with soap, water via taps. Picnic table covers are cute & reminiscent of stage coach covers, but a bit impractical, as one side is too close to the wood slates & iron poles, and you'll get ankle bangs & scrapes if you're not careful! Boat launching, fish cleaning facilities, and Dig Paddlesports has a shop for paddle board & kayak rentals. Fairly dry & hot, even in Sept, so check the weather.

Site14

Month of VisitOctober

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Annie C.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 7, 2017

Quail Creek State Park

This is a nice little campground on the lake shore. Seems most campers were here to enjoy the warm (too warm for me) lake. While it looked like sites were mostly level, I had to work a little to position the tent where I wouldn't roll out. The picnic tables and fire rings were standard. With all of the lake users, the bathroom and shower house was not as clean as I would have liked, but to be fair, it was a holiday weekend and there were a TON of people out enjoying the lake swimming, boating, kayaking, racing on sea-do's, SUP'ing. The campground hosts were super nice and accommodating, and very busy as they seemed to be in charge of checking in campers as well as collecting fees from lake users. Not much privacy here, and there were quite a few RV's (but not the huge ones) with generators.

Month of VisitJuly