Mesa Arch
Pothole Point
The Maze
White Rim Road
The Needles in Chesler Park
Boating on the Colorado River
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To-Do Activities
- Astronomy
- Stargazing
- Biking
- Boating
- Camping
- Backcountry Camping
- Car or Front Country Camping
- Group Camping
- Climbing
- Rock Climbing
- Guided Tours
- Boat Tour
- Hiking
- Horse Trekking
- Horseback Riding
- Paddling
- Canoe or Kayak Camping
- Whitewater Rafting
- Junior Ranger Program
- Park Film
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
Things to explore
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Campgrounds and More
Island 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 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 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.
Standard Park Information
Standard Opening Information: Canyonlands National Park is generally open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Park Directions Information: Canyonlands National Park is cut into three land districts by the Green and Colorado rivers. Island in the Sky, in the north of the park, is about 40 minutes from Moab, UT via UT 313. The Needles district is in the southeast corner of Canyonlands, about 90 minutes from Moab or an hour from Monticello, UT via UT 211. The Maze district, in the west of the park, is the most remote and challenging; its ranger station is down 46 miles of dirt road from UT 24. All roads in The Maze require high-clearance 4WD.
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Weather Specific Information
Canyonlands is part of the Colorado Plateau, a "high desert" region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, sometimes over 40 degrees in a single day. The temperate (and most popular) seasons are spring (April-May) and fall (mid-September-October), when daytime highs average 60 to 80 F and lows average 30 to 50 F. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 F, making strenuous exercise difficult. Winters are cold, with highs averaging 30 to 50 F, and lows averaging 0 to 20 F.
