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.

Nightly fee per site at Willow Flat Campground. Group size limit is 10 people and two vehicles.

Camping Site

a paved parking area with a juniper tree and a shade structure in the distance

Pull-through Campsite

an accessible campsite with paved surfaces surrounding the site

Accessible Site

Toilets

two upright bulletin board cases with a short, metal box next to them

Registration Board

a paved driveway with a shade structure and two tents in the background

Campsite

a vast view of canyons and buttes with a river winding through the center

Green River Overlook

Island in the Sky (Willow Flat) Campground

Island in the Sky Campground is normally open daily, year-round.

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.

Nightly fee for a standard Needles campsite. Group size limit is 10 people and 2 vehicles. If you are paying at the campsite, please pay within 30 minutes of occupying the site.

The Needles Campground Standard Site

a yellow tent nestled against a rock outcropping

Needles Campground

a campsite with a gravel surface, fire ring, and picnic table

a campsite parking area that is shaded by trees

Accessible Site for People with Disabilities

The Needles Campground

Individual sites at The Needles Campground are normally available year-round. Loop A is open year-round. During winter when The Needles is less busy, Loop B is closed. Group campsites are open March 15 through November 15.

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.

Fee for one night at Dutch Oven Group Site for groups of 11-20 people.

Dutch Oven Group Site 11-20 campers

Fee for one night at Dutch Oven Group Site for groups of 21-30 people

Dutch Oven Group Site 21-30 Campers

Fee for one night at Dutch Oven Group Site for groups of 31-40 people

Dutch Oven Group Site 31-40 Campers

Fee for one night at Dutch Oven Group Site for groups of 41-50 people

Dutch Oven Group Site 41-50 Campers

Fee for one night at Wooden Shoe Group Site for groups of 11-15 people

Wooden Shoe Group Site 11-15 Campers

Fee for one night at Wooden Shoe Group Site for groups of 16-20 people

Wooden Shoe Group Site 16-20 Campers

Fee for one night at Wooden Shoe Group Site for groups of 21-25 people

Wooden Shoe Group Site 21-25 Campers

Fee for one night at Split Top Group Site for groups of 11-15 people

Split Top Group Site 11-15 Campers

The Needles District Group Campsites

Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.