About this campground
Big Mesa Recreation Area encompasses the public lands surrounding State Route 313 as it heads west of Highway 191 to Dead Horse Point State Park and Canyonlands National Park. The area provides visitors with overnight campgrounds, group camp sites, and world-class mountain bike and OHV trail access. Popular trail systems in the area include Monitor & Merrimac Buttes, Navajo Rocks, Wipe-Out Hill, Gemini Bridges, Magnificent 7, and Hell Roaring Rim.
Getting there
Drive north of Moab, Utah for approximately 11 miles on Highway 191. Turn left onto State Route 313. Big Mesa Recreation Area can be accessed for the next 20 miles.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Lone Mesa Group SitesLabyrinth Rims | Gemini Bridge1 mi
- Plateau ViewpointBureau of Land Management1 mi
- Horsethief CampgroundBureau of Land Management2 mi
- Horsethief Group SitesLabyrinth Rims | Gemini Bridge2 mi
- Jewel Tibbetts Arch TrailheadBureau of Land Management2 mi
- Navajo Rocks TrailheadBureau of Land Management2 mi
Explore more Utah camping
Big Mesa (State Route 313) Recreation Area doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Utah campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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