Campsites have picnic tables with shade structures
Photo: NPS/Chris Wonderly
About
A 31-site campground near the visitor center is open year-round and fully reservable through Recreation.gov. The campground is designed for tent camping, though a few sites will accommodate RVs up to 36 feet long. Groups are limited to eight people and two vehicles. Sites include tent pads, fire rings and picnic tables with shade structures; there are no hookups available. One campsite is wheelchair-accessible but is not designed for tent camping.
Campsites
Location
Along the border between southeast Utah and southwest Colorado
Just north and west of Cortez, CO
Cortez, CO 81321
Fees
Hours
Hovenweep Campground is open year-round.
Reservations
All sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, including same-day bookings (if available).
Make a Reservation →Directions
Do not use GPS to find your way. There are numerous paved and dirt roads intersecting each other in this remote corner of Utah. The Hovenweep Visitor Center is located 40-45 miles from Cortez, Colorado, and Blanding and Bluff, Utah. Follow driving directions on our webpage.
Weather
Hovenweep is part of the Colorado Plateau, a "high desert" region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, sometimes over 40 degrees in a single day. The temperate (and most popular) seasons are spring (April-May) and fall (mid-September-October), when daytime highs average 60 to 80 F and lows average 30 to 50 F. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 F, making strenuous exercise difficult. Winters are cold, with highs averaging 30 to 50 F, and lows averaging 0 to 20 F.
Accessibility
The road through the campground is paved with a gentle slope. The trail to the amphitheater has rocky stairs and is not accessible to a wheelchair. The restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
Wood fires in grates only. Wood gathering is prohibited. Do not leave garbage in fire grates. Charcoal cooking fires are allowed in fire pans and grills. Place ashes in fire grates. Properly extinguish all fires.
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The 31-site campground is designed for tent camping, though a few sites will accommodate RVs up to 36 feet long.
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The campground and all of its facilities are ADA compliant, except for the amphitheater, which has an unpaved, rocky trail leading to it. There is one ADA campsite, Site 30.
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Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
Limited Development Campground