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Fremont Indian State Park and Museum

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum is a state park in Sevier County, Utah, 21 miles from Richfield on paved roads. Campsites cost Castle Rock $20-$40; Sam Stowe full hookup $35; teepee $35; cabins/pit house $65. Day use costs $10 per vehicle; $5 per bike or OHV. Hours: Mar-Nov daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov-Mar Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum map

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.

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Common questions

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum has 2 developed campgrounds. Camping costs Castle Rock $20-$40; Sam Stowe full hookup $35; teepee $35; cabins/pit house $65. 1 group site hold up to 75 people each.
Entry to Fremont Indian State Park and Museum costs $10 per vehicle; $5 per bike or OHV. Hours: Mar-Nov daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov-Mar Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
No, day use at Fremont Indian State Park and Museum does not need a reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
Fremont Indian State Park and Museum is 21 miles from Richfield on paved roads. It is 180 miles from Salt Lake City.
Yes, Fremont Indian State Park and Museum has electric hookups.
Building open daily 9-5; main museum exhibits closed for renovation until fall 2026 (as of September 29, 2026).
Yes, Fremont Indian State Park and Museum has cabins available.

Before you go

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum is 21 miles from Richfield on paved roads. It is 180 miles from Salt Lake City.

Day use needs no reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.

  • Electric hookups available

Camping at Fremont Indian State Park and Museum

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum has 2 developed campgrounds. Camping costs Castle Rock $20-$40; Sam Stowe full hookup $35; teepee $35; cabins/pit house $65. 1 group site hold up to 75 people each.

Trails

  • Parade of Rock Art Trail (0.2 mi loop, easy) Paved loop behind visitor center with about 20 rock art panels
  • Court of Ceremonies Trail (0.26 mi loop, easy to moderate) Extension from Parade of Rock Art with pictograph and petroglyph panels
  • Coyote Canyon Trail (0.3 mi one way, easy to moderate) From reconstructed pithouse to the Meditation Spiral
  • Canyon Overlook Trail (0.27 mi loop, easy) Connects to Meditation Spiral with views east toward Monroe Mountain
  • Centennial Trail (5 mi loop, moderate) Dirt loop past Cave of a Hundred Hands and Indian Blanket pictograph
  • Alma Christensen Nature Trail (1 mi loop, easy to moderate) Loop above canyon floor without rock art panels
  • Canyon of Life Rock Art Trail (0.18 mi one way, easy) Short climb to panels including a possible summer solstice wheel
  • Cave of a Hundred Hands Trail (0.3 mi one way, easy) From trailhead to cave with 31 handprint pictographs behind protective bars

What to see

  • Historic site Five Finger Ridge Largest known Fremont village site, uncovered during I-70 construction
  • Petroglyphs Newspaper Rock viewpoint Viewpoint to panel with more than 1,000 carved images; hiking to panel prohibited
  • Cave Cave of a Hundred Hands Fremont pictographs visible through protective bars
  • Petroglyphs Arch of Art Cliff curve with Fremont petroglyphs and rare pictoglyph panels
  • Petroglyphs Indian Blanket pictograph Large geometric pictograph high on canyon wall above Clear Creek
  • Feature International Dark Sky Park Utah State Parks dark-sky designation for stargazing

Public lands next to Fremont Indian State Park and Museum

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.