Sand Island Recreation Area
Its 23 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs $15/night per site, and it is open year-round. Sand Island Recreation Area is a BLM campground near Bluff, Utah.
First-come, first-served
1 / 3Sand Island Campground among cottonwoods along the San Juan River near Bluff, below the sandstone cliffs. Photo: BLM Utah / Bob Wick, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- BLM
- Hookups
- None
- Shade
- Some shade
San Juan River put-in: Main launch for the 102-mile San Juan River run between Montezuma Creek and Clay Hills Crossing; river permits are required. (blm.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- BLM
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- $15/night per site
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 23
- Hookups
- None
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
23 sites. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 1 |
| 2 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 2 |
| 2 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 2 |
| 3 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 3 |
| 4 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 4 |
| 5 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 5 |
| 6 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 6 |
| 7 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 7 |
| 8 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 8 |
| 9 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 9 |
| 10 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 10 |
| 11 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 11 |
| 12 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 12 |
| 13 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 13 |
| 14 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 14 |
| 15 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 15 |
| 16 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 16 |
| 17 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 17 |
| 18 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 18 |
| 19 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 19 |
| 20 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 20 |
| 21 | Not on record | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 21 |
| 23 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 23 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days
- Pets
- Allowed
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Some shade
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
37.2626, -109.6103 in San Juan. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Sand Island Recreation Area is open year-round .
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Sand Island Recreation Area
More campgrounds: camping near Bluff and campgrounds in San Juan.
Sources
- gis.blm.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, hookups, petsAllowed, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- blm.gov (toilets, fireRings, water, fee, season, stayLimit, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (shade, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: BLM Utah / Bob Wick, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: BLM Utah / Bob Wick, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: Bob Wick/BLM, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)