Needles Campground
Its 26 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs $20/night. Needles Campground is a National Park Service campground near Monticello, Utah.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 8A yellow tent tucked against a sandstone outcrop at The Needles Campground, Canyonlands. Photo: NPS/Sheena Harper, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Max RV length
- 28 ft
Needles Campground sits inside Canyonlands National Park. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- $20/night
- Entrance fee
- $30 per private vehicle
- Booking window
- Loop B up to 6 months ahead for March 15 to November 15; Loop A first-come only
Sources: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 26
- Tent sites
- 4
- Max RV length
- 28 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
11 sites; the longest takes a 28 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 017 |
| 018 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 018 |
| 019 | Loop B | Tent only nonelectric | 28 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 019 |
| 020 | Loop B | Tent only nonelectric | 28 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 020 |
| 021 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 021 |
| 022 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 022 |
| 023 | Loop B | Tent only nonelectric | 28 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 023 |
| 024 | Loop B | Tent only nonelectric | 28 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 024 |
| 025 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 025 |
| 026 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 026 |
| 027 | Loop B | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 027 |
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
- 7 consecutive nights
- Quiet hours
- 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Source: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,219 ft
38.1466, -109.8012 in San Juan. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Needles Campground
Reservable Needles Group Campsites 
First-come Hamburger Rock Campground 
Reservable Indian Creek Falls Group Site 
Reservable Creek Pasture Group Site More campgrounds: camping near Monticello and campgrounds in San Juan.
Sources
- nps.gov (sites, toilets, water, showers, fireRings, maxRvLengthFt, reservationWindow, fee, stayLimit, quietHours, generatorsAllowed, petsAllowed, hostOnSite), accessed 2026-09-29
- nps.gov (sites, toilets, water, showers, fireRings, maxRvLengthFt, reservationWindow, fee, stayLimit, quietHours, generatorsAllowed, petsAllowed, hostOnSite), accessed 2026-09-29
- nps.gov (entranceFee), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationUrl, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationUrl, drivewayType, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: NPS/Sheena Harper, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: NPS/Sheena Harper, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: NPS / Chris Wonderly, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: NPS / Chris Wonderly, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: NPS Photo (Neal Herbert), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: NPS Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 7: NPS Photo (Herbert), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 8: NPS Photo (Neal Herbert), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)