Campgrounds in Canyonlands
Canyonlands National Park has 3 campgrounds on the National Park Service record, 41 sites in total. 2 take reservations, 2 have first-come sites. Hours, fees, amenities and access for each — plus the scenic drives that reach them.
3 mapped · Park boundary: National Park Service
Island in the Sky (Willow Flat) Campground12 sitesFirst-come, first-servedIsland in the Sky Campground (Willow Flat) has 12 sites, first-come, first-served. The campground is open year-round. The spectacular Green River Overlook is nearby. Nightly camping fee is $15 per site. Sites fill quickly spring through fall. There are toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings in the campground. There is no water at the campground. You can get drinking water outside the visitor center spring through fall.
The Needles Campground26 sitesReservable & first-comeThe 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.
- The Needles District Group Campsites3 sitesReservations
The Needles district has three group campsites in different locations, which can accommodate up to 15, 25, or 50 campers (respectively). Group campsites may be reserved for nights between mid-March and mid-November.
Source: National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04