Prevent Wildfires

Prevent Wildfires

A fire ban is currently in effect in and around Moab. That means you cannot light fires or personal fireworks of any kind — including in your campsite fire ring. Please practice fire safety and review locations of active wildfires in Utah. 

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Bureau of Land Management Campgrounds

When you camp around Moab, be sure to also give back to the community that helps support access to our campgrounds. Booking a guided trip with a local guide, grocery shopping and buying gas in town, eating at restaurants and tipping waitstaff are great ways to visit Moab sustainably. A visitor staying in a hotel often spends more than $1000 in the Moab economy. When you patronize Moab businesses, you are leaving the place better than you found it. 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maintains 26 campgrounds in the Moab area. With the exception of Ken’s Lake (see below), most individual campsites are available on a first-come/first-served basis and no reservations are accepted.

Reservable Campsites

  • Individual campsites are now reservable through Recreation.gov.
  • Ken’s Lake Recreation Area is just 10 miles south of Moab and offers swimming, paddle-boarding, limited boating and fishing. Hiking and 4WD roads are accessible from the campground. Click here for Ken’s Lake Campsite Reservations Q & A.

 

All other BLM Campgrounds are first-come, first-serve

  • All individual sites are $20/night.  Pay at the campground with exact cash.
  • Campgrounds and camping areas have picnic tables, vault toilets and fire rings. Firewood gathering is not allowed. Please check fire restrictions before making a fire, and bring your own wood (available at convenience stores in Moab).
  • RV Sites have no hook-ups. Generator hours are from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
  • Camping at all sites is limited to 14 days within a 30-day period.
  • Group Campsites – Several campgrounds feature reservable group sites, which are suitable for large groups. All BLM group campgrounds are reserved through Recreation.gov.

Please note that drinking water is NOT available at these campsites and plan accordingly.

Please do not drive through campgrounds when "Full" signs are posted. The campgrounds are full and the noise and lights disturb fellow campers!

 

BLM Campgrounds That Accommodate Large RVs:

  • Sand Flats Recreation Area – Most sites accommodate up to a 26 foot RV. Campground A has 6 sites that will accommodate RVs up to 40 ft.
  • Goose Island – All sites accommodate RVs up to 40 ft.
  • Ken’s Lake – Numerous sites accommodate RVs up to 40 ft.
  • Big Bend – 5 sites will accommodate RVs up to 40 ft.
  • Hittle Bottom – 5 sites will accommodate RVs up to 40 ft.
  • Gold Bar– Reservable group sites that accommodate several large RVs.
  • Lone Mesa– Reservable group sites that accommodate several large RVs.

 

Equestrian Friendly Campgrounds:

There are three reservable BLM group sites that accommodate horses (have horse corrals) in the Moab Area. These are reservable on Recreation.gov six months in advance and up to eight days before the arrival date. The Courthouse Rock Campground also accommodates horses (horse corrals) and is available first come, first served. No water is available and feed must be weed-free. As a courtesy to fellow users, please consider removing animal waste from the corrals/campground:

  • Upper Onion Creek Group Site A
  • Ken’s Lake Group Site A
  • Lone Mesa Group Site A
  • Courthouse Rock Campground