We stayed at this park in Sept 2016 in a 5th wheel. The reservation process is difficult as it is done as a request online. You don't get an answer for a day, so it took me several days to finally pin down what was available and finalize my plans. The staff at the park are very friendly. Park is conveniently located just 1/4 mile from Zion National Park entry and Visitor Center. There is a shuttle stop at the front of the campground. Sites are level and mostly easy to back into. Not overly spacious, but you spend most of you day in the park and not in the campground. We would stay here again.
About this campground
Zion Canyon Campground and RV Park in Springdale Utah offers RV and tent camping 1 mile from the entrance to Zion National Park. River-front sites available (partial hookup) located up a little higher are full hookup RV sites and tent camping sites. Some are easy to access others are not. The location is perfect allowing campers to park and use the city and park shuttles for free rides in to and around the area. A little path allows guests to get to the banks of the Virgin River and wade/ tube in the water.
Watchman Campground (National Park Service) is located immediately across the river (some guests even cross over to this park to use the warm pay showers!)
Paved roads with dirt sites. The park is known for their requirement that ALL reservations be handled online. Sites do have firepits and picnic tables.
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What campers say
Zion Canyon Campground and RV Resort sits steps from Zion National Park with a shuttle stop at the entrance, making access extremely convenient. Guests praise the well-run operation, friendly staff, on-site store, pool, laundry and options from full-hookup RV sites to bungalows. Riverside sites along the Virgin River are a highlight. Tradeoffs include tighter, dusty gravel sites and limited shade, a six-minute shower token system, occasional cleanliness issues in restrooms, and higher nightly rates—many visitors accept the cost for the location. Families and large rigs can usually be accommodated, but book early for preferred spots.
Our summary of 1,945 traveler reviews.
Amenities
Hookups and power
- Electric
Sites
- Back-In
Facilities
- Showers
- Laundry
- Pool
- Playground
- Dump Station
Setting
- Mountains
- Beach
- Desert
More
- Bathrooms
- Big Rig
- Biking
- Cable
- Clubhouse
- Destination
- Dirt
- Dogs
- Family Friendly
- Firepits
- Full-hookups
- Grass
- Hiking
- Internet
- Kayaking
- National Park
- Open
- Pads
- Partial Hookup
- Paved
- Pets
- Pull-In
- Pull-thru
- Scenic
- Sewer
- Shade
- Stream
- Swimming
- Tents
- Tourist
- Trails
- Trees
- Walking Trail
- Water
- Wi-fi
- Wildlife
1,949 reviews
4 of them were written on CampgroundViews.
It doesn't matter what I write or how I write it... you will go here and stay here. Even with the aforementioned insanely difficult reservation process (probably why the place was never full even on a busy holiday weekend) or the forest fire level of smoke at night or the water pressure that drops to a trickle in the evening. This park is in one of the most beautiful locations in the world and is reasonably priced too ($36/ night for a 7 day stay). As the other reviewers noted the reservstion process stinks but we found the staff to be very friendly and overall really enjoyed ourselves. Verizon is struggling in this area during peak season. The tower must be overloaded; there is 4G and phone coverage.
Previous reviewer mentioned the weird reservation process but I need to add that they are some of the rudest people we have encountered in our RV travels. What kind of place does not go out of their way to take your money? I call and they say YES we have sites available and instruct me to go to their website. I fill out the form and receive NO we do not have any sites available. I call them up and YES we have sites available; back to the form and receive we MAY have sites available but can you delay your stay just to be sure? Seriously how hard is it? I for one am making a statement with my wallet and staying somewhere else.
Hit and miss on the experience but you can not beat the location. For two weeks we drove maybe 20 miles in total while spending the remainder of the time on bike, foot, or shuttle exploring Zion. Fast Verizon EVDO signal. A bit weird reservation process and spaces are hit and miss. We loved it.
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Location
- Address
- 479 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, UT 84767
- GPS
- 37.1939° N, 112.9932° W
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