Canyonlands National Park Needles District Group Campsites

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·Canyonlands National Park
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Overview

The Needles is a remote district located within the southern portion of Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah. The Needles District is 1.25 hours driving time from Monticello, Utah, and 1.5 hours from Moab, Utah, and sits at an elevation of approximately 4,900 feet. Group sites have limited services and are best suited to tents and small, self-contained campers and RVs. If you are looking for indicvidual campsites, visit the Canyonlands Needles District Campground page.

Great Facilities and Amenities

  • Campfire Allowed

    (All campsites have Campfire Allowed)

  • Checkin Time

    (All campsites have Checkin Time)

  • Checkout Time

    (All campsites have Checkout Time)

  • Drinking Water

    (1 of 3 campsites have Drinking Water)

  • Driveway Entry

    (1 of 3 campsites have Driveway Entry)

  • Firepit

    (All campsites have Firepit)

  • Hike In Distance To Site

    (Up to 0')

  • Max Num Of People

    (Up to 20)

  • Max Num Of Vehicles

    (Up to 10)

  • Pets Allowed

    (All campsites have Pets Allowed)

  • Picnic Table

    (All campsites have Picnic Table)

  • Shade

    (All campsites have Shade)

  • Site Access

    (Majority of the campsites have drive in)

Natural Features

Tent pad with view of slickrock. - Credits: NPS Staff
View from looking out through the overhang at split top from within. - Credits: NPS Staff
Natural tent pad. - Credits: NPS Staff
Sand, slickrock, picnic tables, and a tent pad. - Credits: NPS Staff

The Needles District group sites lie within the slick rock and sand that give this region it character. The dominat forest type consist of stands of Utah Juniper and Pinyon Pine. Flowering prickly pear cacti, yucca and other desert wildflowers dot the landscape in the spring, adding to the vivid colors of the surrounding red rock desert. The Needles District forms the southeast corner of Canyonlands National Park and was named for the colorful spires of Cedar Mesa Sandstone that dominate the area. The park is within an arid, high desert environment with hot summers and cold winters.

Recreation

Vista of the geological formations in the Needles District. - Credits: NPS Staff

The Needles District's extensive trail system provides many opportunities for both short and long day hikes, and overnight backpacking trips as well. Foot trails and four-wheel-drive/ mountain bike roads lead to such features as Confluence Overlook, Druid Arch, the Joint Trail and Chesler Park.

Permitted Equipment

  • rv-N/A

  • tent-N/A

  • trailer-N/A

  • vehicle-N/A

  • 5th wheel-N/A

  • camper van-N/A

  • pickup camper-N/A

  • pop up camper-N/A

Nearby Attractions

Southeastern Utah offers breathtaking scenery, hiking, road and mountain biking opportunities, rafting and scenic driving routes. Arches and Mesa Verde National Parks, the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park, Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments and Dead Horse Point and Edge of the Cedars State Parks are all within three hours drive of the Needles Campground. Moab, Utah, (1.5 hours away) offers numerous restaurants, shops and museums.

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