Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area | Basecamping

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At a glance

RV sites up to 60 ft
Length limits vary by campsite.
No hookups
Pets welcome
Flush toilets

16 available sites

Available only16 open of 79 sitesTypeRV lengthSortLoopInclude group sites

Site 34

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 46

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 13

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 20

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 24

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 72

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 89

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsLower Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

Site 38

RV · Up to 60 ftNo hookupsUpper Loop

Available all 2 nights

$16 for 2 nights

$8/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in
- Check in and set up camp.
- go fishing (per the campground listing)
Day 2 · Get out and explore
- Kayak/SUP Tour: Birds, Beavers, Turtles, maybe even Cliff Jumping 16 mi · 2 hr–3 hr · from $75/person
- Greater Zion's 4 Hour Adventure Rally 16 mi · 4 hr · from $303/person
Day 3 · One more stop, then head home
- Sand Hollow ATV Rentals - New 4 Person UTV Bring up to 4 People Per Machine 16 mi · 3 hr · from $795/person

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 29 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 60 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

22’ Keystone 4 beds Sleeps up to 8 w/outdoor kitchen *Generator available

22’ Keystone 4 beds Sleeps up to 8 w/outdoor kitchen *Generator available

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 6 · 16 mi from campground

$95/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

Ultimate RV Experience 2021 Winnebago View 24J

Ultimate RV Experience 2021 Winnebago View 24J

Class C motorhome · 24 ft · sleeps 6 · 93 mi from campground

$290/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

2023 Forest River EVO

2023 Forest River EVO

Travel trailer · 24 ft · sleeps 7 · 97 mi from campground

$110/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

Things to do

Activities near Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Greater Zion's 4 Hour Adventure Rally

Greater Zion's 4 Hour Adventure Rally

16 mi · 4 hr · from $303/person

Sand Hollow ATV Rentals - New 4 Person UTV Bring up to 4 People Per Machine

Sand Hollow ATV Rentals - New 4 Person UTV Bring up to 4 People Per Machine

16 mi · 3 hr · from $795/person

Kayak/SUP Tour: Birds, Beavers, Turtles, maybe even Cliff Jumping

Kayak/SUP Tour: Birds, Beavers, Turtles, maybe even Cliff Jumping

16 mi · 2 hr–3 hr · from $75/person

See 6 more bookable tours

Southern Utah Majesty Greatest Hits Bus Tour

Southern Utah Majesty Greatest Hits Bus Tour

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season Oct 1–Nov 30: Tent $8, RV $8 per night
Off-peak Dec 1–Dec 31: Tent $8, RV $8 per night

Sites open for booking 1 months ahead (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 8. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

Month	Open	Booked	Closed
Nov 2026	27%	4%	0%
Dec 2026	10%	1%	0%
Jan 2027	0%	0%	0%
Feb 2027	0%	0%	0%
Mar 2027	0%	0%	0%
Apr 2027	0%	0%	0%

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area

For April weekends, book about 20 days ahead. Three in four April Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 9 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns

Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
January	3 days ahead	5 days ahead	0 days ahead	4 days ahead
February	4 days ahead	13 days ahead	2 days ahead	7 days ahead
March	7 days ahead	18 days ahead	3 days ahead	14 days ahead
April	9 days ahead	20 days ahead	5 days ahead	15 days ahead
May	5 days ahead	16 days ahead	2 days ahead	13 days ahead
June	6 days ahead	19 days ahead	3 days ahead	18 days ahead
July	5 days ahead	13 days ahead	4 days ahead	16 days ahead
August	3 days ahead	10 days ahead	4 days ahead	20 days ahead
September	4 days ahead	15 days ahead	2 days ahead	14 days ahead
October	3 days ahead	12 days ahead	2 days ahead	11 days ahead
November	5 days ahead	14 days ahead	1 days ahead	8 days ahead
December	3 days ahead	14 days ahead	1 days ahead	6 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (7,802 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.