About this campground
The Needles Visitor Center normally offers exhibits, book & map sales, backcountry permits, information, picnic area, and park rangers on duty. The park orientation movie (15 minutes) is available on demand. Water is available year-round. When the visitor center is closed in winter, you must self-register for backcountry permits outside the visitor center entrance.
Getting there
On US 191, drive 40 miles south of Moab, Utah, or 14 miles north of Monticello, Utah, then take UT 211 roughly 35 miles west. Highway 211 ends in The Needles, and is the only paved road leading in and out of the area.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Canyonlands National Park Needles District CampgroundCanyonlands National Park0 mi
- Hamburger Rock CampgroundBears Ears National Monument5 mi
- Indian Creek Falls Group SiteBears Ears National Monument5 mi
- Creek Pasture CampgroundBears Ears National Monument7 mi
- Creek Pasture Group SiteBears Ears National Monument7 mi
- Needles Overlook Interpretive SiteIndian Creek - Bears Ears National Monument7 mi
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The Needles 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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