Grand Staircase-Escalante
Overnight rules here are set locally — check before you go
Camping rules for this unit come from its founding proclamation and management plan, which are not published in the data behind this page. Many monuments and conservation lands allow camping only in designated sites. Check the managing office's official page before planning to stay overnight.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 2,946 sq mi
- Managed by
- BLM
- Campgrounds
- 3
- Longest rig
- Not published
Where the land is, and what fits
The official BLM boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · Bureau of Land Management · 3 campgrounds shown
Grand Staircase-Escalante
The BLM’s first national monument, at 1.9 million acres, it is also the largest national monument in the contiguous United States. It presents exemplary opportunities for geological, paleontological, archaeological, historical and biological research.
The Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is a United States national monument protecting the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante in southern Utah. It was established in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the authority of the Antiquities Act with 1.7 million acres of land, later expanded to 1,880,461 acres (7,610 km2). In 2017, the monument's size was reduced by half in a succeeding presidential proclamation, and it was restored in 2021. President Trump again cut out most of the monument by proclamation on July 13, 2026. The land is among the most remote in the country; it was the last to be mapped in the contiguous United States.
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No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
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