The Needles Flat Campground has shady sites against rock outcroppings.
Photo: NPS/Sheena Harper
About
The Needles Campground has 26 individual sites. Nightly camping fee for an individual site is $20. You can reserve some individual sites spring through fall. Other times of the year, individual sites are first-come, first-served. There are toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings in the campground. This park district also has three group campsites described on a separate page.
Campsites
Location
At the end of UT 211 in The Needles district
Moab, UT 84532
Fees
Hours
Individual sites at The Needles Campground are normally available year-round. Loop A is open year-round. During winter when The Needles is less busy, Loop B is closed. Group campsites are open March 15 through November 15.
Reservations
You may book individual campsites in Loop B up to six months in advance for nights between March 15 and November 15. Make reservations online here or by calling Recreation.gov at 1-877-444-6777. Loop A is available first come, first served only. Group sites are open March 15 through November 15. You may reserve these sites up to six months in advance. Group sites are closed in winter.
Make a Reservation →Directions
To reach The Needles Campground, drive to the end of UT 211 to enter The Needles district. Continue on this road approximately 3 miles to reach the campground.
Weather
Canyonlands 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
There are paved roads throughout The Needles Campground, but the road has speed bumps that may be difficult for a wheelchair to navigate. All bathrooms in the campground are wheelchair accessible.
Public Wi-Fi may be available at The Needles Visitor Center.
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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Trailers and RVs are permitted. Maximum length is 28 feet.
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There are no services at The Needles. The nearest place to get food, firewood, and supplies is Monticello, Utah, approximately 60 minutes' drive from The Needles.
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The campground has two accessible standard sites. One site is always reserved only for people with disabilities. The other site is held for people with disabilities until 8 pm. After 8 pm, anyone may occupy that site for one night. Both sites offer wheelchair access to the fire ring, tent pad, and picnic tables. One site has cement surrounding the tent pad; the other site offers a paved walkway to the tent pad. There is an accessible toilet between the two accessible campsites.
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Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
Limited Development Campground