Camping near Kayenta, Arizona

Camping near Kayenta, Arizona includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 first-come. All are run by the National Park Service. The nearest, Canyon View Campground, is 16 miles from Kayenta in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. All 2 are free, and 1 stays open all year.

Canyon View Campground

Sunset View Campground

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Camping near Kayenta at a glance

Public campgrounds: 2 (2 National Park Service)
Getting a site: 2 first-come
Cost: 2 free
Distance from Kayenta: 16 miles (Canyon View Campground) to 16 miles (Sunset View Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
Elevation: 7,279 ft (Canyon View Campground) to 7,335 ft (Sunset View Campground), 2 of 2 on record
Season: 1 open all year, 1 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 44 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
Drinking water: 1 of 2

Distances are straight-line miles from Kayenta's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

First-come Canyon View Campground Kayenta · National Park Service · 15.7 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 13
Season: May to September
Fee: Free

First-come Sunset View Campground Kayenta · National Park Service · 15.9 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 31
Season: Year-round
Fee: Free

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Supplies and emergencies near Kayenta

Nearest emergency room: Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Us Hwy 191, Hospital Road, Chinle, AZ, 53 miles from Kayenta , (928) 674-7001. Next nearest: Blue Mountain Hospital, 802 South 200 West, Blanding, UT, 75 miles, (435) 678-3993. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility and Blue Mountain Hospital is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Bashas' supermarket · 0.7 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 06:00-22:00; Su 07:00-20:00
Speedway convenience store · 1 mile
Food mart convenience store · 1 mile
Fuel: Alon fuel station · 0.9 miles
Speedway fuel station · 1 mile
Chevron fuel station · 1 mile
RV dump station: TiPi Village RV park · 21 miles
Monument Valley KOA RV park · 22 miles
Laundromat: Jo D's Laundry laundromat · 0.9 miles
Goulding's Laundromat laundromat · 21 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-20:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Kayenta: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Kayenta, AZ?

2 public campgrounds are on record near Kayenta. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Canyon View Campground (16 miles) and Sunset View Campground (16 miles). 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Kayenta, AZ?

Yes: Canyon View Campground and Sunset View Campground charge no fee at the campground.

Where can I camp near Kayenta with drinking water?

Sunset View Campground has potable water on record.

Are there year-round campgrounds near Kayenta, AZ?

Yes: Sunset View Campground is open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Kayenta, AZ?

Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Us Hwy 191, Hospital Road, Chinle, AZ, is 53 miles from Kayenta in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (928) 674-7001. In an emergency, call 911.

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