Lava Point Campground
Its 6 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs $25/night, and it is open from May to September. Lava Point Campground is a National Park Service campground near Virgin, Utah.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 6A primitive Lava Point campsite with fire ring, picnic table, and bear box, off Kolob Terrace Road in Zion. Photo: NPS Photo, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 19 ft
Lava Point Campground sits inside Zion National Park. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Zion Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- $25/night
- Entrance fee
- $35 per private vehicle (1-7 days)
- Booking window
- Up to 14 days ahead; no first-come sites
Sources: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 6
- Tent sites
- 6
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 19 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Sources: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
6 sites; the longest takes a 19 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LP | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 1 |
| 2 | LP | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 2 |
| 3 | LP | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 3 |
| 4 | LP | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 4 |
| 5 | LP | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 5 |
| 6 | LP | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 6 |
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
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Sources: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 7,890 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage mapped
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.
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Season and winter services
Lava Point Campground is open from May to September , at 7,890 ft.
Source: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Lava Point Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Navajo Lake, whose mapped center point is 17 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Navajo Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Goose Creek Wilderness (2.2 miles to its center) , Beartrap Canyon Wilderness (4.3 miles to its center) , Deep Creek Wilderness (4.8 miles to its center) , and LaVerkin Creek Wilderness (6.1 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Lava Point Campground, in straight-line miles: Kanarraville Falls (waterfall, 12 miles), Toquerville Falls (waterfall, 13 miles), Pah Tempe Hot Springs (hot spring, 19 miles), Quail Creek (swimming hole, 24 miles), and Sand Hollow (swimming hole, 26 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- nps.gov (sites, toilets, water, showers, quietHours, reservationWindow, season, elevationFt, fee, hostOnSite), accessed 2026-09-29
- nps.gov (entranceFee), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationUrl, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationUrl, hookups, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: NPS Photo, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: NPS, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: NPS Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)