There is only one front-country campground in Arches, but it's located in a spectacular setting.
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 40 feet 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?
Devils Garden campground offers 51 sites (including one ADA-accessible site #007, and two group sites) all reservable through www.recreation.gov from March 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026. Before and after these dates, sites are first-come, first-served and paid for via recreation.gov's Scan and Pay mobile app. When using this app, it's a good idea to download it prior to your arrival in the park.
Standard sites are $25 per night, group sites range from $75 - $250, depending upon group size and season. Group sites are tent-only sites; no trailers or RVs are allowed.
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.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2026 9:27am
