Watchman Campground
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- 190184 on recreation.gov
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- Year-roundOpen year-round
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices
In the agency’s own words
For visitors to Zion National Park, Watchman Campground is an ideal place to stay. Located near the park's south entrance, the campground is just a short walk from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center, the Zion Canyon Shuttle System and the adjacent town of Springdale. The canyon and most of the park's trails are only accessible by shuttle bus from approximately March through November each year. Season Dates: Watchman Campground is open year-round. Reservations are available 6 months in advance. Keep reading
Recreation
Hikers can access three trails directly from the facility: the Watchman Trail, a moderate trail that ascends the peak behind the campground; the Archeology Trail, which offers a light hike to an archeological site nearby; and the Pa'rus Trail, a paved walking and biking trail that runs alongside the river, and the only trail in the park that allows dogs. Although there are no rock climbing routes in the campground, many popular climbs are within a short shuttle bus ride into the main canyon. Use of OHVs and ATVs is prohibited in Zion National Park.
Facilities
Toilets, drinking water and picnic tables are provided at this facility. Tent-only (F-Loop), non-electric sites (C & D Loop) do not permit vehicles 19 feet and over or in combined length. Group sites (E-Loop) are also tent-only and can accommodate between seven and 40 people. Standard electric sites in A & B loops may be used for either tent or RV camping. There are no full-hookup campsites. Electric sites are all 30 amp, with only a handful of sites that supply 50 amp; a dump station with potable water is available at the entrance to the campground.
Natural Features
Zion is known for it's dynamic geologic history and Watchman Campground is no exception. Named for the rocky peak that rises above it, the campground is surrounded by tall sandstone cliffs that glow red and orange during sunrise and sunset. The Virgin River, a narrow but powerful river that carved out the canyon over time, runs adjacent to the campground. Cottonwood trees surrounding the campsite turn golden in the fall. Most of the campsites are in partial to full sun, however in the Group sites (E-Loop) and the Walk-To sites (F-Loop) visitors may receive some shade under pergulas that are constructed over the picnic tables. Visitors can also cool off in the cold river when temperatures peak during summer. Notice: The months of April and May bring an unusual infestation of Tent Caterpillars, which fall from trees onto tents, tables, and unsuspecting campers and can make it quite uncomfortable to sit outside. The months of July and August in particular bring a higher concentration of ants in the campsites, which seem to come out especially after the monsoons, but are present all summer long. Insecticidal treatment by visitors is not permitted.
Nearby Attractions
The town of Springdale has shopping, art galleries, restaurants, and a public library. Throughout the year, concerts, festivals, and parades are held in the town. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (435) 772-7622.
Charges & Cancellations
Individual Site: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you modify your reservation or change your stay dates. Cancelling your reservation prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time two nights before your stay will incur a $10 cancellation fee. Camping reservations cancelled the day before and day of arrival incur a $10 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee If you need to cancel or modify your reservation after 12:00 am Eastern Time on the day of arrival you must contact campground staff at zion_watchman_campground@nps.gov. Group campsite: Customers who cancel a group site reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee.
What the agency tells you
Photo ID: The primary occupant listed on the camping reservation must present a photo ID upon check-in at Zion National Park campgrounds. The name of the primary occupant cannot be changed once a reservation is made. This rule is in place due to the competitive nature of the location and to prevent visitors from re-selling their site.
Entrance fee: Zion National Park collects a separate park entrance. You may pay this fee upon arrival or purchase in advance. The park also honors valid America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes (also known as interagency passes, e.g., Senior, 4th Grade, Military, etc.). Visit the park's Fees & Passes web page for details.
Pass Discounts. Lifetime Passes (e.g., Senior, Access, Golden Age Senior and Golden Age Access) and Annual Senior passes may allow a 50% discount on camping. The pass must be present upon check-in with valid ID. The pass only allows a 50% discount on one site (group sites are not discounted).
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VEHICLE SIZE LIMITS. There are length, height and width limits to drive on Utah State Route 9 between the East Entrance and the campgrounds. Beginning June 7, 2026, vehicles exceeding 35'9" long, 11'4" tall, and 7'10" wide will not be allowed to travel through the park on the Zion Mt Carmel Highway. Large vehicles must enter and exit through the South Entrance (Springdale) to access the campground. Large Vehicles - Zion National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Generators are not allowed in the campground.
Hammocks: The use of hammocks and slacklines is prohibited.
Campfires. Campfires are only allowed in designated fire rings. If it is especially dry or windy, Zion may not allow campfires in the fire rings, either. The park will post any fire restrictions on the Current Conditions page. Campers are responsible for understanding current fire restrictions. Do not leave fires unattended. Extinguish them with water until they are cool to the touch. Wood gathering is prohibited in the park.
Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. Gathering of firewood within Zion National Park is prohibited.
Food and garbage must be stored properly at all times. Food should be stored inside a vehicle or inside the food storage locker provided on each site. Garbage should be secured in the same way or be disposed of in the receptacles provided in the campground. Food is defined as food, drinks, toiletries, cosmetics, pet food and bowls, and any other scented items. Coolers, dirty stoves, grills, non-disposable tableware and cookware must be washed or stored in the same manner as food. Feeding wildlife is strictly prohibited.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 190 · 6 tent-only, 18 walk-in, 6 group
- Hookups
- 92 electric
- Longest rig
- 99 ft
- Paved pads
- 31 of 190
- Accessible sites
- 9
- Pets
- Allowed at 189 of 190 sites
- Campfires
- 186 of 188 sites
- Shade
- 112 of 132 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - year round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
- Biking
- Evening Programs
- Hiking
- Ranger programs
- Stargazing
- Swimming
- Visitor center
- Night sky · 298th darkest of 458 in UT
- Bortle 3
- Cell signal · Cell signal · Park Service says
- Yes
2 of 368 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 15:57 UTC
recreation.gov lists 184 of the 190 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $35–$45 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“- Individual Site: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you modify your reservation or change your stay dates. Cancelling your reservation prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time two nights before your stay will incur a $10 cancellation fee.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
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recreation.gov availability, read 15:57 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
190 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 183 mapped sitesAll 190 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 185 of the 190 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 184 of the 190 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Loop A | A001 | type not stated | 53 ft | 50 amp | Flush Toilets listed | ||||
| Loop A | A002 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | 50 ft | 320 ft | 153 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A003 | standard electric | 51 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 280 ft | 168 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A004 | standard electric | 49 ft | 30 amp | 70 ft | 261 ft | 225 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A005 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | yes | 65 ft | 202 ft | 256 ft | $45 |
| Loop A | A006 | standard electric | 42 ft | 30 amp | 67 ft | 212 ft | 295 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A007 | standard electric | 48 ft | 30 amp | 55 ft | 158 ft | 316 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A008 | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | 67 ft | 171 ft | 328 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A009 | standard electric | 49 ft | 30 amp | 48 ft | 128 ft | 366 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A010 | standard electric | 43 ft | 30 amp | 79 ft | 177 ft | 254 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A011 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 109 ft | 374 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A012 | standard electric | 51 ft | 30 amp | 76 ft | 184 ft | 173 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A013 | standard electric | 47 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 108 ft | 270 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A014 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 109 ft | 235 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A015 | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | 74 ft | 136 ft | 186 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A016HC | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | yes | 93 ft | 224 ft | 102 ft | $45 |
| Loop A | A017 | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 354 ft | 88 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A018 | standard electric | 48 ft | 30 amp | 67 ft | 288 ft | 100 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A019 | standard electric | 38 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 369 ft | 144 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A020 | standard electric | 41 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 308 ft | 161 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A021 | standard electric | 49 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 381 ft | 207 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A022 | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | 45 ft | 312 ft | 218 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A023 | standard electric | 47 ft | 30 amp | 76 ft | 390 ft | 282 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A024 | standard electric | 39 ft | 30 amp | 45 ft | 289 ft | 257 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A025 | standard electric | 55 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 409 ft | 274 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A026 | type not stated | 40 ft | 50 amp | yes | Flush Toilets listed | |||
| Loop A | A027 | standard electric | 55 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 413 ft | 218 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A028 | standard electric | 47 ft | 30 amp | 72 ft | 341 ft | 220 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A029 | standard electric | 50 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 427 ft | 161 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A030 | standard electric | 43 ft | 30 amp | 50 ft | 360 ft | 150 ft | $45 | |
| Loop A | A031 | standard electric | 39 ft | 30 amp | 58 ft | 454 ft | 111 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B001 | standard electric | 63 ft | 30 amp | 90 ft | 317 ft | 213 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B002 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 229 ft | 299 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B003 | standard electric | 47 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 299 ft | 263 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B004 | standard electric | 58 ft | 30 amp | 47 ft | 225 ft | 283 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B005 | standard electric | 48 ft | 30 amp | 66 ft | 326 ft | 224 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B006 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 244 ft | 231 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B007 | standard electric | 48 ft | 30 amp | 54 ft | 320 ft | 165 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B008 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 64 ft | 284 ft | 104 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B009 | standard electric | 39 ft | 30 amp | 46 ft | 266 ft | 100 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B010 | standard electric | 96 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 203 ft | 129 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B011 | standard electric | 43 ft | 30 amp | 46 ft | 268 ft | 133 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B012 | standard electric | 41 ft | 30 amp | 69 ft | 272 ft | 191 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B013 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 304 ft | 290 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B014 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | 69 ft | 218 ft | 221 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B015 | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 53 ft | 336 ft | 282 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B016 | standard electric | 47 ft | 30 amp | 55 ft | 246 ft | 296 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B017 | standard electric | 38 ft | 30 amp | 53 ft | 333 ft | 253 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B018a | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 38 ft | 261 ft | 350 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B018b | type not stated | 39 ft | 30 amp | 256 ft | 358 ft | |||
| Loop B | B018c | standard electric | 56 ft | 30 amp | 38 ft | 246 ft | 355 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B019 | standard electric | 45 ft | 30 amp | 64 ft | 376 ft | 186 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B020 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 430 ft | 126 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B021 | standard electric | 43 ft | 30 amp | 65 ft | 387 ft | 176 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B022 | standard electric | 79 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 465 ft | 100 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B023 | standard electric | 47 ft | 30 amp | 81 ft | 426 ft | 179 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B024 | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 44 ft | 448 ft | 171 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B025 | standard electric | 48 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 361 ft | 240 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B026 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 44 ft | 430 ft | 210 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B027 | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 349 ft | 199 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B028 | standard electric | 38 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 424 ft | 263 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B029 | standard electric | 54 ft | 30 amp | 65 ft | 344 ft | 167 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B030 | standard electric | 39 ft | 30 amp | 74 ft | 417 ft | 237 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B031 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | 50 ft | 348 ft | 168 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B032 | standard electric | 40 ft | 30 amp | 77 ft | 436 ft | 260 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B033 | standard electric | 64 ft | 30 amp | 50 ft | 362 ft | 192 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B034 | standard electric | 50 ft | 30 amp | 77 ft | 474 ft | 292 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B035 | standard electric | 72 ft | 30 amp | 61 ft | 396 ft | 240 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B036 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 73 ft | 494 ft | 210 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B037 | standard electric | 54 ft | 30 amp | 64 ft | 421 ft | 226 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B038 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 96 ft | 428 ft | 115 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B039 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 417 ft | 167 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B040 | standard electric | 61 ft | 30 amp | Flush Toilets listed | $45 | |||
| Loop B | B041 | standard electric | 45 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 209 ft | 161 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B042 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 160 ft | 134 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B043 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 66 ft | 210 ft | 92 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B044 | standard electric | 99 ft | 30 amp | 116 ft | 105 ft | 80 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B045 | standard electric | 53 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 143 ft | 147 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B046 | standard electric | 45 ft | 30 amp | 70 ft | 91 ft | 132 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B047 | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | 53 ft | 149 ft | 199 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B048 | standard electric | 41 ft | 30 amp | 48 ft | 82 ft | 201 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B049 | standard electric | 58 ft | 30 amp | 57 ft | 168 ft | 287 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B050 | standard electric | 88 ft | 30 amp | 48 ft | 90 ft | 246 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B051 | standard electric | 39 ft | 30 amp | 45 ft | 186 ft | 343 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B052 | standard electric | 43 ft | 30 amp | 66 ft | 105 ft | 378 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B053a | standard electric | 38 ft | 30 amp | 27 ft | 168 ft | 387 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B053b | type not stated | 54 ft | 30 amp | 167 ft | 398 ft | |||
| Loop B | B053c | standard electric | 43 ft | 30 amp | 27 ft | 164 ft | 410 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B054 | standard electric | 92 ft | 50 amp | 63 ft | 106 ft | 431 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B055 | standard electric | 54 ft | 30 amp | 67 ft | 95 ft | 481 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B056 | standard electric | 40 ft | 30 amp | 67 ft | 107 ft | 453 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B057 | standard electric | 42 ft | 30 amp | 70 ft | 174 ft | 392 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B058 | standard electric | 59 ft | 30 amp | 54 ft | 188 ft | 372 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B059 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | 77 ft | 270 ft | 287 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B060 | standard electric | 42 ft | 30 amp | 54 ft | 241 ft | 324 ft | $45 | |
| Loop B | B061 | standard electric | 45 ft | 30 amp | 64 ft | 314 ft | 250 ft | $45 | |
| Loop C | C001 | type not stated | 19 ft | Flush Toilets listed | |||||
| Loop C | C002 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 86 ft | 650 ft | 261 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C003 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 48 ft | 580 ft | 300 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C004 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 48 ft | 588 ft | 345 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C005 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 72 ft | 658 ft | 369 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C006 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 65 ft | 602 ft | 407 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C007 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 59 ft | 680 ft | 357 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C008 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 59 ft | 696 ft | 321 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C009 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 68 ft | 633 ft | 372 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C010 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 74 ft | 660 ft | 339 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C011 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 46 ft | 729 ft | 272 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C012 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 46 ft | 773 ft | 227 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C013 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 48 ft | 820 ft | 180 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C014 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | yes | 71 ft | 794 ft | 212 ft | $35 | |
| Loop C | C015 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 71 ft | 864 ft | 141 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C016HC | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | yes | 73 ft | 903 ft | 111 ft | $35 | |
| Loop C | C017 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 970 ft | 87 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C018 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 948 ft | 147 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C019 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 918 ft | 203 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C020 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | yes | 55 ft | 855 ft | 212 ft | $35 | |
| Loop C | C021 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 51 ft | 828 ft | 266 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C022 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 52 ft | 885 ft | 271 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C023 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 51 ft | 800 ft | 318 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C024 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 52 ft | 858 ft | 323 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C025 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 56 ft | 837 ft | 282 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C026 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 51 ft | 771 ft | 300 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C027 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 59 ft | 815 ft | 224 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C028 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 51 ft | 751 ft | 254 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop C | C029 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 64 ft | 800 ft | 161 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D001 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 50 ft | 880 ft | 175 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D002 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 43 ft | 956 ft | 238 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D003 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 50 ft | 896 ft | 224 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D004 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 58 ft | 974 ft | 293 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D005 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 43 ft | 910 ft | 285 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D006 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 56 ft | 988 ft | 346 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D007 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 43 ft | 925 ft | 328 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D008 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 56 ft | 1,003 ft | 311 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D009 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 58 ft | 942 ft | 282 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D010 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 963 ft | 226 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D011 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | yes | 63 ft | 1,052 ft | 203 ft | $35 | |
| Loop D | D012 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 1,015 ft | 118 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D013 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 63 ft | 1,081 ft | 162 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D014 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 62 ft | 1,044 ft | 77 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D015 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 64 ft | 1,115 ft | 143 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D016HC | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | yes | 68 ft | 1,098 ft | 100 ft | $35 | |
| Loop D | D017 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 68 ft | 1,138 ft | 166 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D018 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 64 ft | 1,179 ft | 198 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D019 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 73 ft | 1,196 ft | 237 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D020 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 58 ft | 1,287 ft | 313 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D021 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 58 ft | 1,295 ft | 340 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D022 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 50 ft | 1,227 ft | 279 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D023 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 50 ft | 1,219 ft | 303 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D024 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 1,283 ft | 372 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D025 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 57 ft | 1,267 ft | 396 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D026 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 55 ft | 1,205 ft | 331 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D027 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 55 ft | 1,248 ft | 425 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D028 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 56 ft | 1,185 ft | 359 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D029 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 55 ft | 1,225 ft | 448 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D030 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 56 ft | 1,162 ft | 388 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D031 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 61 ft | 1,192 ft | 466 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D032 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 68 ft | 1,130 ft | 425 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D033 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 46 ft | 1,156 ft | 411 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D034 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 47 ft | 1,082 ft | 355 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D035 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 46 ft | 1,126 ft | 369 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D036 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 45 ft | 1,042 ft | 309 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D037 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 47 ft | 1,087 ft | 322 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D038 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 47 ft | 1,044 ft | 274 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D039 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 43 ft | 999 ft | 266 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop D | D040 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 70 ft | 977 ft | 205 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F001 | walk to | 19 ft | 58 ft | 1,092 ft | 298 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F002 | walk to | 19 ft | 58 ft | 1,148 ft | 351 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F003 | walk to | 19 ft | 60 ft | 1,105 ft | 312 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F004 | walk to | 19 ft | 60 ft | 1,119 ft | 340 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F005 | walk to | 19 ft | 74 ft | 1,038 ft | 254 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F006 | walk to | 19 ft | 55 ft | 1,056 ft | 305 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F007 | walk to | 19 ft | 73 ft | 954 ft | 210 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F008 | walk to | 19 ft | 55 ft | 1,014 ft | 291 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F009 | walk to | 19 ft | 57 ft | 906 ft | 219 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F010 | walk to | 19 ft | 57 ft | 944 ft | 275 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F011 | walk to | 19 ft | 55 ft | 1,046 ft | 345 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F012 | walk to | 19 ft | 90 ft | 989 ft | 365 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F013 | walk to | 19 ft | 73 ft | 843 ft | 229 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F014 | walk to | 19 ft | 58 ft | 816 ft | 291 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F015 | walk to | 19 ft | 58 ft | 866 ft | 329 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F016 | walk to | 19 ft | 59 ft | 856 ft | 385 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F017 | walk to | 19 ft | 74 ft | 929 ft | 417 ft | $35 | ||
| Loop F | F018 | walk to | 19 ft | 75 ft | 897 ft | 473 ft | $35 | ||
| Zion Group Sites | E001 | group tent only area nonelectric | 19 ft | 75 ft | 668 ft | 146 ft | $50–$130 | ||
| Zion Group Sites | E002 | group tent only area nonelectric | 121 ft | 832 ft | 294 ft | $50–$130 | |||
| Zion Group Sites | E003 | group tent only area nonelectric | 111 ft | 1,059 ft | 224 ft | $50–$130 | |||
| Zion Group Sites | E004 | group tent only area nonelectric | 19 ft | 107 ft | 899 ft | 203 ft | $50–$130 | ||
| Zion Group Sites | E005 | group tent only area nonelectric | yes | 107 ft | 859 ft | 176 ft | $50–$130 | ||
| Zion Group Sites | E006 | type not stated | Flush Toilets listed | ||||||
| Zion Group Sites | E007 | group tent only area nonelectric | 75 ft | 708 ft | 157 ft | $50–$130 |
25 of 190 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
South Campground (UT)Zion National Park · 0.2 mi
Lava Point CampgroundZion National Park · 13 mi
Ponderosa Grove CampgroundKanab Field Office · 19 mi
Red Cliffs CampgroundRed Cliffs National Monument · 23 mi
Navajo Lake CampgroundDixie National Forest · 25 mi
Spruces Campground (Dixie NF)Dixie National Forest · 25 miBeginning June 7, 2026, Zion National Park will enforce existing size and weight limits on the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway (ZMCH) from Canyon Junction to the East Entrance. Vehicles exceeding 35'-9" in length, 7'-10" in width, 11'-4" in height, or 50,000 lbs. will not be allowed to travel through the park on the Zion Mt. Carmel Highway. All large vehicles exceeding any of the outlined dimensions will be required to enter and exit through the South Entrance of Zion National Park in Springdale, UT in order to access Watchman Campground. Please follow the link below for more information.
Large Vehicles - Zion National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Springdale, UT
Typical weather
Typical October night 49°F, day 78°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 29°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Watchman Campground is in Utah’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Celeste Maloy (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“the agency's own site records list "CELL PHONE SERVICE" on 190 of 190 campsites here”