There is only one front-country campground in Arches, but it's located in a spectacular setting.
A Devils Garden campsite, Arches National Park / Rebecca Latson
The Devil's Garden Campground is located 18 miles (29 km) from the park entrance and is open year-round. Facilities include potable water, picnic tables, grills, as well as both pit-style and flush toilets. There are no showers. Bring your own wood or charcoal for the grills. Some sites will accommodate RVs up to 30 feet (9 m) in length.
Here's Traveler's review of the campground:
Heading through Arches National Park in mid-March, I figured I'd spend a night at the Devils Garden Campground. I also figured I'd have it all to myself. Boy was I wrong.
So wrong was I that a week before I left home the 51-site campground was already sold out for the night I hoped to pitch my tent, a Monday night at that!
In hindsight, though, I shouldn't have been surprised. Spring break in Utah and Colorado falls for many schools in mid-March, and for people well-familiar with the park, mid-March is a much, much better time to be camping in Devils Garden than July or August. That's when temperatures soar towards, and occasionally beyond, the century mark.
Located on the northern end of the park road 18 miles ( 29 km) from the main entrance, the campground runs long, and somewhat skinny, along an east-facing ridge of red-rock. The campground road runs down the middle of this ridge, with sites on either side. There's somewhat of an "upper" and "lower" section to the campground, elevation-wise, but it's not a great drop.
Which side should you aim for when making a reservation?
Reservations are required prior to arrival at the park and may be made online or by telephone for both group and individual sites may be made through www.recreation.gov. Reservations are not accepted by the park, and the park does not maintain information about site availability. From mid-March through October, the campground generally fills every day, so make your reservations well in advance of your arrival.
Individual Sites
The campground has 51 individual sites which are $25 per night and will accommodate up to 10 people. These sites may be reserved for nights between March 1st and October 31st and may be made six months in advance of arrival. or call 877-444-6777, 877-833-6777 (TDD), or 518-885-3639.
During the winter months (November 1st to February 28th) sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
There are 2 ADA accessible sites, one site (4H) is on a first-come, first-served basis for people with disabilities only, and the other site (site 7) is available for reservation March-October, up to six months in advance.
Group Sites
There are two group camping areas: Canyon Wren and Juniper Basin. Within the Canyon Wren group areas are four sites accommodating 11-16, 17-22, 23-28, and 29-35 campers, respectively, at $75, $100, $125, and $160 per night per site, respectively. The Juniper Basin group area hosts four sites accommodating 11-22, 23-33, 34-44, and 45-55 campers, respectively, at $100, $150, $200, $250 per night per site, respectively. These are tent-only sites; no trailers or RVs are allowed.
To make a reservation, visit www.recreation.gov, or call 877-444-6777, 877-833-6777 (TDD), or 518-885-3639.
Other Camping Options
Check discovermoab.com for camping options outside of the park, which includes a link to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campgrounds nearby.
