Canyonlands National Park Needles District Campground

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308 reviews
2282 SW Resource Blvd, Moab, UT 84532, USA
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4,900 ft

Price

$20/night

Booking

Reservable

Sites

26 campsites

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No Service

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2282 SW Resource Blvd, Moab, UT 84532, USA

Canyonlands National Park Needles District Campground

2282 SW Resource Blvd, Moab, UT 84532, USA

Nearby places
Moab, UT: 1.5 hours driving time
Monticello, UT: 1.25 hours driving time.

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Canyonlands National Park Needles District Campground
$20.00 / night
Campsite Fees
STANDARD NONELECTRIC: $20.00; TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC: $20.00. Plus Recreation.gov reservation transaction fee ($8 online / $9 phone / $3 in person).
Standard Site Fee$20.00
Group Site Fee$225.00

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Go if

You want a quiet base camp for multi-day hiking or biking in the Needles backcountry with ranger programs and dark skies.

Skip if

You need RV hookups, a dump station, or prefer staying closer to Moab services and restaurants.

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Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park Needles District Campground
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Rated higher than 96% of graded campgrounds

Graded on what 245 campers actually wrote - graded on 14 things that make or break a trip. Each topic is graded against every other campground on it - A is among the best, C about average. No star ratings.

Strengths

  • Grade A.Crowds & noise
  • Grade A.Belonging
  • Grade B+.Scenery

Watch-outs

  • Grade C-.Booking
  • Grade C.Value
  • Grade C+.Rules & policies

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About Canyonlands National Park

Context for the broader area surrounding Canyonlands National Park Needles District Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.

Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.

Directions

Canyonlands National Park is cut into three land districts by the Green and Colorado rivers. Island in the Sky, in the north of the park, is about 40 minutes from Moab, UT via UT 313. The Needles district is in the southeast corner of Canyonlands, about 90 minutes from Moab or an hour from Monticello, UT via UT 211. The Maze district, in the west of the park, is the most remote and challenging; its ranger station is down 46 miles of dirt road from UT 24. All roads in The Maze require high-clearance 4WD.

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