The real all-in RV costVerified Utah data
Utah RV rental cost
Rental rates on PickRV are host-set and shown at checkout. Everything else on this page — fuel, campgrounds, park entry, tax — is sourced to public 2026 data, last verified 2026-05-10.
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How much does an RV rental cost in Utah?
On PickRV the nightly rate is set by each host and shown at checkout — we don't publish a fabricated "Utah average." What we can tell you is the real, sourced cost shape of a Utah trip: state-park camping runs about $35/night and private RV parks about $75/night, fuel runs +12¢/gal above the national average, state-park entry is $10/vehicle, and the effective tax stack is 7.60% (Utah Code § 59-12-103 (general sales tax)). Cost data last verified 2026-05-10; rental price host-set, confirmed at checkout.
- ·State-park camping ~$35/night · private RV parks ~$75/night
- ·State-park entry ~$10/vehicle
- ·Fuel +12¢/gal vs national avg ($3.62/gal, AAA 2026-04)
- ·Effective tax 7.60% (statute-cited)
- ·Rental price: host-set, shown at checkout — no fabricated average
The real cost drivers in Utah
RV rental
The host's listed all-in price, confirmed at checkout. We never publish an invented nightly average.
Host-set
Fuel (per gallon)
+12¢ vs national avg ($3.62/gal, AAA 2026-04)
$3.74
State-park camping (per night)
With electric hookup · Reserve America 2025 median
$35
Private RV park (per night)
KOA / Good Sam tier average
$75
State-park entry (per visit)
Day-use, per vehicle (NPS / state DNR)
$10
State tax
Utah Code § 59-12-103 (general sales tax) · § 59-12-1201 (short-term motor vehicle rental tax — 2.5% additional)
7.60%
PickRV service fee
Flat, itemized at checkout — the only add-on besides state tax. Listed price is the all-in host price.
10%
These are real per-unit costs, not a trip total — your total depends on the host-set rate, your route, and your nights. Model your exact trip on the calculator.
Model your exact Utah tripThe Hidden-Fee Decoder
Why a $89 quote can become $1,400 — and how we stop it
Every fee renters fear — named here, each host-set and shown on the listing before you book. The full decode (what each fee is, and how PickRV surfaces it) lives on our hidden-fee guide so it stays one authoritative page instead of fine print buried on every state.
- Included-mileage cap + overage
- Generator hours ($/hr after free block)
- Dump / tank-cleaning fee
- Cleaning fee
- Security deposit (a HOLD, not a charge)
- One-way / drop fee
- Propane · pet · extra-driver
- Service fee (ours is shown before you commit)
The Utah money fact
Utah's five national parks charge per-vehicle entry separately ($35 each, or $80 annual America-the-Beautiful pass). Plan it before you book.
Utah tax, by the statute
7.60%
Effective combined rate (% components)
Utah state 6.1% (§ 59-12-103) + county/city 1-2.5% + 2.5% short-term motor vehicle rental tax (§ 59-12-1201). Off-road rentals (Moab) carry no extra state-level surcharge but BLM permits may apply.
Statute: Utah Code § 59-12-103 (general sales tax) · § 59-12-1201 (short-term motor vehicle rental tax — 2.5% additional)
Parks & passes
13 National Park Service units in Utah
State-park day-use runs $10/vehicle. The $80 America-the-Beautiful annual pass covers federal entry across all of them — usually the cheapest move once you'll visit two or more.
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