Fall 2018 BLM Campground Update (Sept-mid-Nov)

• Goose Island and Grandstaff typically fill between 8:00-11:00 a.m. every day.
• Big Bend and the surrounding campgrounds usually fill by noon to mid- afternoon. Upper Colorado River (Hwy 128) campgrounds typically fill in the later afternoon.
• Anything within 10 miles of Moab and Horsethief Campground on Hwy 313 can fill by early afternoon–sometimes earlier on busy weekends.
• The Ledges campgrounds (5) typically do not fill except for busy holiday or event weekends due to the distance from Moab.

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

Introduction

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maintains 26 campgrounds in the Moab area. Individual Campsites are available on a first-come/first-served basis. No reservations are accepted.

• All individual sites are $15/night. Pay at campground; cash or check only.
• Campgrounds and camping areas have picnic tables, vault toilets and fire rings. (Note that firewood gathering is not allowed. bring your own wood (available at convenience stores in Moab).
• Campsites are limited to 10 people and two vehicles (or one vehicle and a trailer).
• RV Sites have no hook-ups.
• 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.

Key

Highway 128 Campgrounds

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Highway 279 Campgrounds

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Highway 313 Campgrounds

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Kane Creek Road Campgrounds

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Ken’s Lake Campground

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Mill Canyon (North of Moab)

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Sand Flats Recreation Area

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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 accomodate RVs up to 40 ft.
• Horsethief – All sites accomodate 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:

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

These are reservable on recreation.gov six months in advance and up to eight days before the arrival date.

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.

BLM Camping Map

Primitive Camping On Public Lands

There is no primitive camping within 20 miles from Moab. Camping is restricted to limited designated sites in the areas shown on the map below. These sites are marked with a brown post and a tent symbol. These designated sites are free, but no facilities are provided. Campers are required to carry out all garbage, including solid human waste and toilet paper. There is no wood cutting or collection allowed. No new fire rings are allowed.

All campers are required to possess, set-up and use portable toilets or approved human waste bags. Campers may not bury or leave solid human body waste and toilet paper. The disposal of solid human waste off public land is required.

The areas with designated sites are summarized below:

• Dubinky Well Road – 12 sites on the east side of the road
• Gemini Bridges Road – 6 campsites located in Bride Canyon.
• Cotter Mine Road- 10 sites located just off HWY 191 and north of SR 313
• Dripping Springs Area – 6 large campsites near Tenmile Wash
• Black Ridge Area – 6 sites located in the camping area.
• Picture Frame Arch Area – 4 sites located in the Behind the Rocks area located six miles southwest from Moab off Hwy. 191

There are several areas in which no sites are designated and camping is not allowed. The Shafer Basin, which forms the viewshed of Dead Horse Point State Park and is important bighorn sheep habitat, has no sites. Long Canyon, which is subject to extreme flooding and is also important bighorn habitat, has no sites. No camping is allowed in the Mill Creek area immediately east of the city of Moab, or on the west side of Spanish Valley. No camping is allowed within one mile of developed recreation sites in the Canyon Rims Recreation Area.

If you have any questions about primitive camping restrictions please contact the Moab BLM Office at (435) 259-2100.