About this campground
The Island in the Sky Visitor Center offers exhibits, book & map sales, park orientation film, backcountry permits, general information, vault toilets, and park rangers on duty. You can get drinking water inside (during open hours) or outside (24 hours a day) during summer and fall. Water is only available inside (during open hours) in winter.
Getting there
On US 191, drive 10 miles north of Moab or 22 miles south of Interstate 70 (Crescent Junction), then take UT 313 southwest for 22 miles. Follow signs for Canyonlands National Park. Drive time from Moab is roughly 40 minutes to the visitor center.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Island in the Sky (Willow Flat) CampgroundCanyonlands National Park6 mi
- Canyonlands OverlookMoab7 mi
- Gemini Bridges TrailheadBureau of Land Management8 mi
- Horsethief CampgroundBureau of Land Management9 mi
- Horsethief Group SitesLabyrinth Rims | Gemini Bridge9 mi
- Magnificent 7 TrailheadBureau of Land Management9 mi
Explore more Utah camping
Island in the Sky Visitor Center 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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