The Needles Campground
Blanding, Utah · 5,197 ft · In Canyonlands National Park
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
4 of 8 facts known · nps.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
- Elevation
- 5,197 ft (1,584 m)5,197 ft1,584 m
Other campgrounds in Canyonlands National Park 27
Nearest first. Every place inside the park's boundary.
- Canyonlands National Park Needles District Campground3 loops · Loop A, Loop B, Scan and Pay - Card Late Payment · $20 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov280 ft
- Cave Spring CampsiteCampground · facts not yet known2.6 mi
- White Crack15 sites · Fee charged8.4 mi
- Rustler CanyonCampground · facts not yet known10 mi
- Gooseberry B15 sites · Fee charged13 mi
- Gooseberry A15 sites · Fee charged13 mi
Also in the park: Group area: The Needles District Group Campsites 0.1 mi · Group area: Wooden Shoe Group Campsite 0.9 mi · 39 backcountry and High Sierra camps · 14 single sites
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- Caravan / RV sites
- Tent sites
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About
The Needles Campground has 26 individual sites. Nightly camping fee for an individual site is $20. You can reserve some individual sites spring through fall. Other times of the year, individual sites are first-come, first-served. There are toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings in the campground. This park district also has three group campsites described on a separate page.
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Cell service
Report signalFCC map: no coverage reported
- VerizonNo coverage on FCC map
- AT&TNo coverage on FCC map
- T-MobileNo coverage on FCC map
Cell service at The Needles Campground: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- TueChance Showers And Thunderstorms, 49% chance of rain58°42°
- WedRain Showers, 94% chance of rain53°40°
- ThuMostly Sunny, 4% chance of rain60°39°
- FriSunny62°41°
- SatMostly Sunny, 7% chance of rain62°44°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
Canyonlands Needles Outpost
Campground · 3.8 mi · Blanding
Canyonlands Outpost Campground
RV Park · 3.9 mi · Blanding
Hamburger Rock Campground
Public Land · 7.8 mi · Blanding
1 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 0.9 mi
Bs1
Blanding, UT · On National Park Service land · Canyonlands National Park
- 1.5 mi
Bs2
Blanding, UT · On National Park Service land · Canyonlands National Park
- 1.7 mi
Ws1
Blanding, UT · On National Park Service land · Canyonlands National Park
- 2.2 mi
Lc1
Blanding, UT · On National Park Service land · Canyonlands National Park
- 2.3 mi
Ws2
Blanding, UT · On National Park Service land · Canyonlands National Park
- 2.3 mi
Lc2
Blanding, UT · On National Park Service land · Canyonlands National Park
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