“just a half mile from the South Entrance”
South Campground is located ½ mile from the South Entrance. There are 127 campsites (including three wheelchair accessible) available first-come, first-served. There are no hook-ups; a dump station is available for campers. Generators are allowed from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Campsites are $16.00 per night. Owners of an Interagency Senior or Access or a Golden Age or Access Pass receive a 50% discount on camping fees. Shaded/tree sites can only accommodate vehicles with maximum height of 13' (3.96m).
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Verizon 4G/5G
Confirmed by 6 users | Last reported on May 08, 2022AT&T 4G/5G
Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on October 21, 2022If you have a large rig be careful. They gave us a site with a hard right into the pad. In the rain. Not good got stuck and had to dig myself out. Narrow roads in park. Most sites unlevel but we made it work with wood blocks. Neighbor with only a 35' M.H. also got stuck. Probably best not to come in if you have a larger rig and it has been raining...
Nightly Rate: $10.00
Days Stayed: 7
Site Number: 30
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
We stayed at Watchman last year and were very pleased too. This campground having no electric keeps it a darker and quieter campground. So far, we have not had many people running generators, pretty restrictive hours for them. Roads are narrow and beat to hell, it was a little tough to get back to our site but definitely worth it. We did arrive at 7:00am and waited in line to get assigned a site. I was a little nervous about getting a decent site by the campground host made sure we were on an adequate site for our trailer. A great location as is Watchman.
Nightly Rate: $10.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 111
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
Great location for access into Zion. Campground roads are slightly narrow for larger RV’s and trailers but manageable. Nice shaded campground from trees throughout.
Nightly Rate: $2.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 65
South Campground is inside the park, and just a 5 minute walk or so from the main Zion shuttle stop. The sites themselves are quite tightly packed. The facilities are fine. There is some shade, but probably not enough if you visit during the summer. The Virgin River runs right by the campground and is easily accessible.
Nightly Rate: $27.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: -
we arrived at the south campground on a Thursday afternoon, We got the last spot ! (Campground fills up quick). we set up camp and walked to the virgin river which runs straight through the campground.... How awesome. the next days we walked to the shuttle station (about 8 min walk from campground) and spent the day hiking the narrows.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 12
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
Caught out in May 2018 as when we planned our trip there was no reservations and you just turn up, which is what we like. You now can book 14 days only in advance which is very tricky when travelling off grid and no phone signal most of the time.
When we arrived there was no space in the RV small park in Zion (no free parking in Springdale which is from $20 - even if you need to go to the lauderette) In fact driving through Springdale there were notices to only park in RV places, but we never saw them, so we drove on into the park. We later saw that in the mornings people from the campsites were parking up for the day in the samll RV parking space before moving on later. There was a space we found in a overflow park next to the South campground using 2 car spaces (justice as they are always parking in RV places)
Site was well kept and lovely especialy the tent sites near the river.
Lovely camphosts who took pity on us and allowed us to use part of a Group Site.
Zion is a very difficult place to camp and stop in it or Springdale. We were disappointed but enjoyed the river walk tremendously.
Some people may be lucky to get a walk up but you need to be there very early and talk to the campshost to see if anyone is going that day.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: group A
This Zion campground might not be the best or most private I have ever experienced but the honor of being in one of the most magical locations on earth makes up for the crowded conditions.
Zion is a super popular park and the campgrounds seem to be perpetually full. I visited in early November and was lucky to score a walk-up site. I moved sites several times within my stay to try to find a bit more privacy. There are some sites along the river that are more private and separated. Even in November the campgrounds were 100% full. Yes I could clearly hear conversations of those around me when I was in my tent at night, but I really enjoyed the park so it wasn't that bad. Plus luckily my neighbors mostly kept it down, no barking dogs or yelling.
I loved waking up early and walking over to the museum center to take photos of the sunrise, or strolling up the river path to take photos on the bridge at sunset. The views are AMAZING. I didn't spend a lot of time in the camp except to eat and sleep. Mostly I wandered around marveling at the rock walls in the changing light or walked to the shuttle stop to go hiking on the trails. Next time I'd like to bring my bike to take rides up the river path or get to the shuttle more quickly.
Don't miss the Narrows hike. I loved it so much!!! I laughed and smiled the whole time.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 7
Site Number: -
We stayed there on Sept 8. We made a reservation only a week before with no problem. It was pretty full but quiet at night. Just a short walk through the campground along the river to the visitors center to catch the shuttle bus. The campground seemed well maintained, deer came out in the early evening and morning and a little lizard liked to scurry out of the way on the path to the restroom. The dump station was located on the way out.
Nightly Rate: $9.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: -
We stayed at Watchman for 3 nights and were unable to stay longer due to the full weekend, but it was South Campground’s opening weekend and a few sights were open that could accommodate us.
This campground is pretty primitive and tired overall. The main road is paved, sites are dirt and most are not very level.
It’s a bit tight if you are big. We had walked the campground so we knew what we were getting ourselves into. Site 44 is a pull through but we ended up backing in since the turn in was too tight.
RV’s will run their obnoxious generators. It was obnoxious to us and we are a big RV with a generator!
Nightly Rate: $20.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 44
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
It’s well past time for NPS to consider renovations on South campground, but it is extremely well managed and for $10/night with senior discount, I have zero complaints. The two-weeks prior booking window is a bonus for those of us that like to be a little more flexible, but you need to be ready to click ‘add to cart’ at the stroke of 10am eastern as Zion is so popular. Access in was easy as many of the sites for RV’s and trailers are pull thru, but we did have to shuffle back and forth a bit and use all our blocks to get level. Site 23 has a lot of shade and a decent amount of privacy, but best of all was the almost completely unobstructed view. The bathrooms had flush toilets and sinks and were cleaned daily, but the woman's one by us was also trashed by the end of each day from the disrespectful that plague our society. There is a market, a couple of places to eat, showers and laundry within walking distance. Additional dining, shops and markets are also available by driving further into Springdale, but be aware that there can be really long waits to get back in the park depending on your timing and the day of the week.
Additional notes:
- Doggy owners: there are foxtails everywhere, there is a really nice big patch of green grass at the far end of the picnic area parking.
- currently (mid-may ‘21) route 9 is closed between 10pm-5am Sunday thru Thursday, so no thru traffic during those hours except for Friday and Saturday nights
- You must get reservations to go on the Zion Canyon scenic drive shuttle
- We had 2 bars AT&T LTE, but at times it was if we had none
We loved our spot in South campground and look forward to our next visit.
Nightly Rate: $10.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 23
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Affiliation
- National park
- Back In RV Sites Count
- 12
- Check In
- 12:00 PM
- Check Out
- 11:00 AM
- Last Nightly Rate
- 20.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 41.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 2.0
- Max Length
- 45 ft
- Max Stay
- 14
- Pull Through RV Sites Count
- 50
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- 117
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Dump Station
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Firewood
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