Established Camping
The Needles Campground — Canyonlands National Park
About
National Park Service
Canyonlands National Park
Overview
The Needles is a remote district located within the southern portion of Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah. The Needles District is 1.25 hours driving time from Monticello, Utah, and 1.5 hours from Moab, Utah, and sits at an elevation of approximately 4,900 feet (1494 m).__ The Needles Campground offers limited services and is best suited to tents and small, self-contained campers and RVs. If you are looking for group campsites, visit the Needles District Group Campground page. You may book individual campsites in Loop B up to six months in advance for dates within the peak seasons ___ March 15 - May and September - October.__ Loop A is available first come, first served only.__ Please, also read ___Facilities___ below and the ___Need to Know___ tab for important information.__
Recreation
The Needles District's extensive trail system provides many opportunities for long day hikes and overnight backpacking trips. Foot trails and four-wheel-drive roads lead to such features as Confluence Overlook, Druid Arch, the Joint Trail and Chesler Park.
Facilities
The Needles is a remote district with limited services and no cell coverage. The Needles Campground and group sites are best suited to tents and small, self-contained campers and RVs. A seasonal campground host (spring and fall) is located in Loop A of the campground.____ Individual Campsites: Drinking water and flush toilets are available in the campground. Picnic tables and fire rings are provided at each site. There are no RV hook-ups. The campground does not have electricity, showers or a dump station. Maximum vehicle length is 28 feet (8.5 m). If you are looking for group campsites, visit the Needles District Group Campground page.
Natural Features
The campground contains stands of Utah juniper and pinyon pine. Flowering prickly pear cacti, yucca and other desert wildflowers dot the landscape in the spring, adding to the vivid colors of the surrounding red rock desert. The Needles District forms the southeast corner of Canyonlands National Park and was named for the colorful spires of Cedar Mesa Sandstone that dominate the area. The park is within an arid, high desert environment with hot summers and cold winters.
Nearby Attractions
Southeastern Utah offers breathtaking scenery, hiking, road and mountain biking opportunities, rafting and scenic driving routes. Arches and Mesa Verde National Parks, the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park, Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments and Dead Horse Point and Edge of the Cedars State Parks are all within three hours drive of the Needles Campground. Moab, Utah, (1.5 hours away) offers numerous restaurants, shops and museums.
Charges & Cancellations
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
LegendNice CGs
Loop A is first come no reservations. loop B is reservations in spring and fall busy seasons. $20/$10 senior. 7 day camping limit. Vault toilets, water at pay stations, trash, recycle. Cell signal is limited to none.
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GuideGreat cg for tents or smaller rvs.
Showed up early with intent of finding open first come site. 2 or 3 avail at 10 ish in morning. Ended up with one of the reserved sites that recently canceled for 2 nights. Great site, lots of privacy. In long bed 1 ton with an AT Overland Habitat.
Was pretty warm while there. Managed to find a little slot canyon in the rocks 30 yards from our site. Temp was 20 degrees or so cooler...Great find.
LegendLoved It
Beautiful campground in the Needles section of Canyonlands.
$20/night, and there is a 7 day stay limit within 30 days, and 14 days total per year.
There are two loops: loop A is first come first served, and loop B takes reservations during busy season (is FCFS in winter), but if there is a spot open it’s available for walk up (no reservations) for one night only. The campground layout is nice and spread out, and the whole area is so quiet and peaceful.
There is drinking water here, trash and recycling (plastic and aluminum only), flush toilets (no showers).
No cell service in the whole park but our WeBoost gave us several bars of LTE, and there is wifi at the visitor center.
This campground is nice in that there are many hiking trails nearby.
There are 2 handicap spots, and 1 is available for anyone after 8pm for 1 night only.
Heads up that the driveway up into each camp site can be steep and/or have a dip so if you have a long vehicle you may scrape. I believe the length limit here is 25ft, we fit fine in our 26ft motorhome. Hosts on site were very nice and helpful.
Campground is free in winter after the water is shut off (approx mid to late November, usually, depending on weather).
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Location
The Needles Campground — Canyonlands National Park is located in Utah
Directions
On US Highway 191, drive 40 miles (60 km) south of Moab or 14 miles (22 km) north of Monticello, then take Utah Highway 211 roughly 35 miles (56 km) west. Highway 211 ends in the Needles, and is the only paved road leading in and out of the district.__ Needles District Campground From the entrance station follow the main park road until you see signs for the campground. Turn left into the campground and follow the signs into Loop B.____ For reservations and directions to group campsites (groups of 11 or more), please visit the Canyonlands National Park Needles District Group Campsites page. Important!! There are no lights on park roads or campsites. If you are unfamiliar with the Needles, the park recommends arriving before dark. Bring these driving directions with you.
Address
2282 SW Resource Blvd
Moab, UT 84532
Coordinates
38.1687861 N
109.7600389 W