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Willow Flat (Island in the Sky) Campground

Green River Overlook Road, Moab, Utah 84532 USA

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“a massive mesa”

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.

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12 people have reviewed this location

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5.0 Access
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
4.6 Site Quality
4.7 Noise

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Verizon 4G/5G

Confirmed by 5 users | Last reported on July 09, 2023

AT&T 5G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on October 26, 2022

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Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on December 23, 2020
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Campendium

October 08, 2016
Rated

The whole park is freshly paved, including the campground's parking pads. All new covered picnic areas and well maintained facilities throughout this huge national park. This tiny 12-site campground deep in the Island in the Sky District is first come, first served so you'd better get here early. Departure time is 10am but wannabes start circling at sunrise.

Its just a short walk out to the Green River viewpoint which is a popular spot to photograph the sunset. We saw a tiny desert fox stroll by our van at dusk and one of the largest bucks I have ever seen. He looked looked like the King of the Forest, right out of Disney's Bambi.

There's no cell coverage at the campground so just drive a few miles up the road until you can see the Manti-LaSal Mountains.

Park rangers as rangers are super nice. One recommended the awesome Lathrop Trail. Do it! We keep extending our nights here because there's so much to see. Not too crowded, perfect weather. Only negative is that All the vault toilets are sorely in need of pumping.

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Nightly Rate: $15.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 2

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise
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Campendium

May 13, 2017
Rated

Pros:
- location
- shade structure great for hammocks
- clean vault toilets
- nice fire pit
- reasonably spaced spots

Cons:
- no hookups, not even water spigots
- hard to get level

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Nightly Rate: $15.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 11

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

June 24, 2018
Rated

Great spot in the park! Dry camping, clean restroom, nice campsite with ramada, picnic table; level for our pop-up camper. Arrived about 10 Friday morning to claim one of 2 available first-come first-serve sites - only 12 sites total in the Island of the Sky section of Canyonlands. Beautiful sunset at the near-by (walkable) Green River Overlook, and amazing night sky at this Dark Sky park.

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Nightly Rate: $7.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 9

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

June 16, 2019
Rated

The cute sites here in the Islands in the Sky section of Canyonlands are great for tent campers and smaller rigs. The sites are nicely spaced and offer some privacy with junipers and shelters. Nearby hikes are spectacular. A beautiful place to camp!

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5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise
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Campendium

August 26, 2020
Rated

Nice small campground in the national park. Hot not a lot of shade but did have covered picnic tables.

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Nightly Rate: $15.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 9

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise
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Campendium

December 23, 2020
Rated

Stayed here for one night in early December and were treated to incredible starry skies and a beautiful sunset at the Green River Overlook. There is a bathroom here and is a water fill-up station at the Island in the Sky Visitor Center (runs year round).

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Nightly Rate: $15.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Reviewed by
lauristan

  • 6 Reviews
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October 08, 2021
Rated

On a weekday in October, it was definitely worth getting to the park early to claim a spot at this FCFS campground. A short walk to a spectacular overlook.

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Nightly Rate: $15.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

December 01, 2021
Rated

Stayed here one night the day before Halloween 2021. It was fantastic! More people than I expected for late fall but still easy to find an open spot. The area is well maintained and quiet.

It's a short walk or quick drive down to the Green River Overlook from here. Fantastic place to watch the sunset over the canyon! Was able to get a bunch of great pictures and experience a magical sunset surrounded by people from all over the world.

Second time I've camped here in the past ten years. Would stay again!

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Nightly Rate: $15.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 8

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon

Reviewed by
rin1

  • 13 Reviews
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August 13, 2022
Rated

Staying at this little campground feels like you're on top of the world, which must be why this area of Canyonlands is called Island in the Sky. It made exploring this area of Canyonlands easy, and led to a very peaceful night.

The campground: With only twelve campsites, this campground has a slower and more intimate vibe. While it's not the highest elevation I have camped at, there's a feeling of being really high up, and because the trees in the campground are low shrub-y things, it also feels very wide open. (But still enough privacy to not see the campers on the other side of the loop.) Unless you stay here around a full moon, the stars are incredible.

My campsite had a parking spot I could pull in; the spot for the tent was dirt. It also included a small pavilion that provided a little shade for the picnic table below, and a fire ring with a grate. There was a vault toilet across the road from my site. There's no drinking water at this campground.

The area: There are multiple districts in Canyonlands National Park, and you have to go different ways to get to each of them. This area is called Island in the Sky; it has several hikes to scenic overlooks of the canyons. It's a bit of a drive to get to Island in the Sky if you're coming from Arches National Park, and I would recommend having all your supplies ahead of time; especially water.

Booking: First-come; first-served. I stayed here in November, arrived in the afternoon, and there were only three campsites open.

Cell service: None. Don't expect to have cell service in any part of this district of Canyonlands. I had some at the Visitor's Center right at the entrance to the Park.

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Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 9

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon

Reviewed by
SeanJordan802

  • 37 Reviews
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October 26, 2022
Rated

These spots are first come first serve. I arrived at 10:30 am on a Sat morning to find 4 spots open. Spot 9 was nice and flat. Spots filled by noon. If you need a campsite, don’t stop at the visitor center or to take in a scenic view. Get your site first, then check stuff out. For a small campsite there are plenty of clean vault toilettes along the site. The covered picnic tables and fire rings were nice as well. Not many spots for big trailers or Class A

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Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 9

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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AT&T 5G

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Willow Flat (Island in the Sky) Campground

Green River Overlook Road
Moab, Utah
84532 USA
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