It’s also popular are for stargazing and picnicking. The area offers some beautiful hiking trails and photography. Island in the Sky (Willow Flat) – Area Recreation and Activities The Needles District campground is also located within the park. Great stargazing at night, you are well away from town. Cell service is not available in the area. The campground is super convenient to Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point and it’s an easy 25-30 min drive to Arches and Moab. Overflow parking is also available at the campground. There is no water at the campground, but you can get drinking water outside the visitor center spring through fall. Generators may operate only between 8am and 10 am, or between 4pm and 8pm.Ĭampground amenities include vault toilets. Up to 10 people and 2 vehicles are allowed per campsite. Campsites 5 and 6 reservation only through. Campsites 1-4 and 7-10 cash, check, scan and pay. Large graveled parking area suitable for large RVs and/or trailers. Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs (up to 28 feet). 16 mi north of Moab on Hwy 191, then approximately 1 mi on the graveled Mill Canyon Road (turn left at first Y on road). All campsites are first-come, first-served and fill up quickly spring through fall. Horsethief Campground is also near the Gemini Bridges Road and the Mineral Bottom Boat Ramp.Island in the Sky (Willow Flat) Campground has 12 campsites and is located near the spectacular Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere. Rivers divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. Groups heading into Canyonlands to ride the White Rim trail often use this site for camping before and after their trip. Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The higher elevation (5500 feet) allows for slightly cooler temperatures in the summer.Īrches and Canyonlands National Parks as well as Dead Horse Point State Park are within a 15-minute drive.
Tucked among pinyon and juniper trees on a high mesa west of Moab, Horsethief Campground offers open vistas with great sunrises and sunsets. 191.) The group site does not have water, a dump station or electric hook-ups. (RVs, campers and trailers should use Lone Mesa Group Sites on SR 313, just six miles back towards Hwy.
These are relatively small group sites with limited parking and cannot accomodate RV/motorhomes, campers or trailers (parking accomodates up to six sedans or small vans only). The group areas have shade shelters, picnic tables, a fire rings with grate and nearby vault toilet. Nearby Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have many scenic overlooks and trails for hiking, biking and exploring. The area has many mountian bike trails and four-wheel drive roads leading to canyons and vistas. Recreationįrom Horsethief Campground, there are multiple options for mountain & road biking, hiking, scenic tours, four-wheeling and photography. The town of Moab is 25 minutes away and has dining, shopping, sports rentals, tour companies and museums. The area also offers outdoor enthusiasts many options for hiking, mountain & road biking and four-wheel drive tours. Horsethief Campground is ideal for those wishing to be close to The Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park. Group Site #39 is located in the main campground and Group Sites A, B, C, D are located in the adjacent campground which is designed to accomodate tent and van campers only. The five reservable Horsethief Group Sites are ideal for smaller gatherings (10-20 people & 6 sedans/trucks/vans only-no trailers or RVs).
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