Arches National Park camping at Devils Garden.

Devils Garden Campground, at a glance.

The short version: if you're coming March through October, book the day your window opens, because the campground is usually full every night. November through February, there's nothing to book, so get the Recreation.gov app before you drive in. Either way, stock up on food, gas, and water in Moab first. Every figure below comes from the NPS camping page and the NPS campground record, checked September 10, 2026. Sites range from 20 to 40 feet, and the RV column shows the longest. Fees are per night.

How to book.

From March 1 to October 31, book on Recreation.gov or by phone at 1-877-444-6777. Standard sites open at 10 am Eastern six months before your night, and the last chance to book is four days ahead. NPS says sites are usually reserved months in advance. If you arrive without a reservation in those months, NPS says you'll probably have to find a campsite outside the park.

Winter is walk-up. From November 1 to February 28, all sites are first-come, first-served, and the NPS winter page says the campground runs 25 sites then. NPS asks winter campers to download the Recreation.gov app before arriving and pay with its Scan & Pay. The campground record lists no cell reception there, so get the app while you still have a signal.

Group sites. Two sites take groups of 11 or more, and both book up to 12 months ahead. Canyon Wren holds up to 35 people and can be reserved all year, at $75 to $160 a night depending on group size. Juniper Basin holds up to 55, is open March 1 to October 31, and costs $100 to $250. Neither allows RVs or trailers.

Accessible sites. Site 7 can be reserved March through October, up to six months ahead. Site 4H is held first-come, first-served for people with disabilities. Most of the area around the table, grill, and fire ring is paved, the tent pad is dirt, and there's an accessible bathroom nearby.

There's no timed-entry reservation at Arches in 2026, per the NPS announcement, but the campground and Fiery Furnace hikes still need reservations; Arches reservations has the Fiery Furnace details.

RVs: where your rig fits.

RVs and trailers are welcome at Devils Garden, and NPS says sites range from 20 to 40 feet long, so check the length of the site you book. There are no electric hookups, no dump station, and no showers. Generators can run only from 8 to 10 am and 4 to 8 pm. Campground roads and parking areas are paved. Every vehicle, bikes included, has to stay on the paved or gravel part of the site without sticking out into the road. The two group sites take no RVs or trailers.

Plan your water. NPS says drinking water is available at the visitor center and Devils Garden Campground, on its safety page and in an August 2026 heat release, and the NPS winter page lists drinking water in winter too. The amenities list in the NPS campground record still says no water, so carry a reserve in case a tap is off. There are sinks outside the restrooms for washing dishes. The nearest food, gas, and supplies are in Moab, 45 to 60 minutes' drive from the campground.

Getting there: the park entrance is off US 191, 5 miles north of Moab, and the campground is 18 miles along the main park road.

Camp rules that change your trip.

Checkout is 10 am, and quiet hours run 10 pm to 8 am. Each site holds up to 10 people and 2 vehicles, and only one group. Asking other campers to share their site isn't allowed. You can't leave a site unattended for more than 24 hours.

You can stay no more than 7 nights in any 30-day period, and 14 nights a year.

Store food, cookware, trash, and toiletries inside your vehicle or in a latched, hard-sided container, and don't leave them out unattended. Fires go only in the fire pits and grills. From March through October, you buy a firewood coupon at the visitor center bookstore or online and trade it for wood at the campground. In winter the bookstore sells the wood itself. Collecting wood is prohibited. Leashed pets are allowed in campsites and on the road only.

Camp only in designated sites. Parking areas can't be used for overnight camping. Rangers may give evening programs in the campground amphitheater from spring through fall, and the visitor center has topics and schedules.

Backpacking. Overnight camping outside the campground is allowed only at four designated backpacking sites, with a $7-per-person permit issued in person at the Backcountry Permit Office two miles south of Moab, up to seven days before your trip (see the NPS backpacking page).

Camping and the crowd calendar.

Devils Garden's year has two halves, and the visit numbers follow them. March through October is the reservation season and the park's busy stretch. May is the peak, and no month in that window averages less than 74% of May's visits. November drops to 44%, and December through February run 25%, 19%, and 26%. That's the walk-up season, and it's cold at night, with average lows of 22°F in December and 21°F in January. Summer is hot, with July averaging a high of 99°F. Our pick is November: sites are first-come, first-served, the park sees 44% of May's visits, and the average high is 57°F.

Month-by-month tradeoffs are on the best time to visit Arches page.

Outside the park.

If Devils Garden is full, NPS points to the many campgrounds around Moab, and says the first-come, first-served ones there can fill by mid-morning in the busy season and on all holiday weekends. Some take reservations, and NPS sends you to www.discovermoab.com for a complete list. We don't track their seasons or prices.

Common questions.

What is the best campsite in Arches National Park?

Arches has one campground, Devils Garden, and NPS doesn't rank its sites. What matters is fit. Sites range from 20 to 40 feet, so match the site to your rig, and groups of 11 or more need Canyon Wren or Juniper Basin. Site 7 is the reservable accessible site, and site 4H is held first-come, first-served for people with disabilities.

How far in advance can you book Devils Garden Campground?

Standard sites open at 10 am Eastern six months before your night, for stays from March 1 to October 31, and you can book until four days ahead. Group sites open 12 months ahead. From November through February, standard sites are first-come, first-served instead.

Is there free camping in Arches National Park?

No. Devils Garden charges a nightly fee all year, and in winter you pay it with the Recreation.gov app's Scan & Pay. NPS doesn't allow overnight camping in parking areas, and the four backpacking sites need a $7-per-person permit. For campgrounds outside the park, NPS points to www.discovermoab.com. We don't track those.

Where these facts come from

The one-campground fact, the March 1 to October 31 reservation season, the usually-full note, the winter first-come, first-served rule and Scan & Pay, ranger programs, and the Moab overflow advice come from the NPS Arches camping page. The winter site count and winter drinking water come from the NPS winter page; drinking water at the campground also from the NPS safety page and the NPS heat release of August 4, 2026; and the 2026 no-timed-entry rule from the NPS announcement of February 18, 2026. Backpacking sites and permits come from the NPS backpacking page. Sites, fees, group sites, booking windows, the phone number, RV lengths, generators, checkout, quiet hours, occupancy, stay limits, food storage, firewood, pets, accessible sites, the drinking water conflict, services, cell coverage, directions, and campground coordinates come from the NPS API campground record. Visit shares are five-year monthly means (2021 to 2025) of recreation visits from NPS Visitor Use Statistics, as a percentage of May. Temperatures are NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. Crowd numbers are five-year monthly means (2021 to 2025) of recreation visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics Data Package on NPS IRMA Stats. Independent site, not affiliated with the National Park Service.