Camping near Kanab, Utah

Camping near Kanab, Utah includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable. The Bureau of Land Management runs the most, 1 of 2. The nearest, Ponderosa Grove Campground, is 9.3 miles from Kanab in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. 1 stays open all year. Another 3 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Kanab.

Ponderosa Grove Campground

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground

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Camping near Kanab at a glance

Public campgrounds: 2 (1 BLM, 1 State Park)
Getting a site: 2 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Ponderosa Grove Campground: "$12/night per individual site; $50/night group site (up to 40 people)"
Distance from Kanab: 9.3 miles (Ponderosa Grove Campground) to 12 miles (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
Elevation: 5,921 ft (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground) to 6,300 ft (Ponderosa Grove Campground), 2 of 2 on record
Season: 1 open all year
Campsites: 65 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 2 take RVs; hookups at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground; longest stated RV length 24 ft (Ponderosa Grove Campground)
Drinking water: 1 of 2

Distances are straight-line miles from Kanab'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.

Reservable Ponderosa Grove Campground Kanab · BLM · 9.3 mi

Agency: BLM
Sites: 35
Season: Year-round
Fee: $12/night per individual site; $50/night group site (up to 40 people)

Reservable Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground Kanab · State Park · 11.7 mi

Agency: State Park
Sites: 30
Season: Not on record
Fee: Old loop (1-22, no hookups) $28, double $60; new loop (23-34, water and electric) $45; groups $175 to $225

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Kanab

Stateline Campground, 27 miles from Kanab in a straight line , BLM , first-come (free); listed under camping near Big Water.
Watchman Campground, 28 miles from Kanab in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($35/night non-electric, $45/night electric, $50/night group site); listed under camping near Springdale.
Zion South Campground, 28 miles from Kanab in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($35/night); listed under camping near Springdale.

Things to do near Kanab

Public land and water within 30 miles of Kanab, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

Jackson Flat Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.4 miles from Kanab; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Coral pink sand dunes, at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground (12 miles from Kanab): Dunes of coral-colored sand that move up to 50 feet a year, with areas open to off-highway vehicles and others kept for non-motorized use.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground (12 miles from Kanab) sits inside this state park; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
Pipe Spring National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 16 miles from Kanab; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 22 miles from Kanab; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Cottonwood Point Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 23 miles from Kanab; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Canaan Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Kanab; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Zion National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 30 miles from Kanab; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Kanab

Nearest emergency room: Kane County Hospital, 355 Main St, Kanab, UT, 2 miles from Kanab , (435) 644-5811. Next nearest: Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital, 1303 N Main St, Cedar City, UT, 55 miles, (435) 868-5800. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Honey's Market supermarket · 1.1 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 07:00-22:00
Honey's Markeyplace supermarket · 1.1 miles
Natural Foods supermarket · 1.2 miles
Fuel: Kelly's Sinclair fuel station · 0.2 miles
Texaco fuel station · 0.3 miles
Honey's Fuel Center fuel station · 1.2 miles
RV dump station: Kanab RV Corral RV park · 0.9 miles · (435) 644-5330
J&J RV Park RV park · 1.2 miles · (435) 899-1956
Pharmacy: Kanab Drug pharmacy · 1.6 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Kanab: propane, potable water fill, laundromat, 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 Kanab, UT?

2 public campgrounds are on record near Kanab. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Ponderosa Grove Campground (9.3 miles) and Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground (12 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov and 1 books through ReserveAmerica (Utah State Parks).

Is there free camping near Kanab, UT?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 2 public campgrounds on record near Kanab charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Kanab, UT?

2 campgrounds near Kanab take RVs: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground and Ponderosa Grove Campground. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground has hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Kanab RV Corral, 0.9 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I go tent camping near Kanab, UT?

Ponderosa Grove Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.

Where can I camp near Kanab with drinking water?

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Campground has potable water on record.

Are there year-round campgrounds near Kanab, UT?

Yes: Ponderosa Grove 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 Kanab, UT?

Kane County Hospital, 355 Main St, Kanab, UT, is 2 miles from Kanab in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (435) 644-5811. In an emergency, call 911.

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