Arches National Park boast of the most arches in the world ? with over 2,000 and the Devil’s Garden campground is located 18 miles inside this marvelous park. The campground is situated among natural sandstone arches and fins in a desert atmosphere.
Devils Garden contains 51 campsites that are available for reservation (Including the two group sites and one accessibility site), offering visitors a great opportunity to stay overnight in a unique national park. We highly recommend staying inside the park. Roads and parking spurs are paved, allowing smooth access for all types of travelers.
A campground host is located on-site. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided, and campsites contain picnic tables and fire rings. The park does NOT have dump stations, or electric, water, or sewer hook-ups for RVs. There are also no showers.
Money saving tip: Buy the annual national parks pass. The cost is $80. If you plan on being in any of the National parks more than three times you will save money. The pass will also allow you access to the National Monuments and sometimes discounts in the National Forest ?. There’s also discounts for seniors which can be applied against camping threw out America. Other discounts apply so please read the eligibility they can save you more money. We estimate we saved over $600 in park fees.
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Traveling across the country is challenging enough to not have to worry about ones drinking water. We carry with us the Berkey water filtration system which we consider one of the best on the market
The campground is forested with mixed stands of Utah juniper and pinyon pine. Flowering prickly pear cacti, yucca and other desert wildflowers dot the landscape, offering vivid color to the surrounding red rock desert.
Towering spires, fins, and balanced rocks complement the arches, creating a remarkable assortment of landforms in a relatively small area. The park is within an arid, high desert environment with hot summers and cold winters.
Pro-Tip: At ? sunset we found large groups of people climbing the rocks and watching the sunset over Arches National Park. Be careful cause if you slip it’s a doozy of a fall. Some campers climbed the rocks but we found a path that did not require mountain climbing ??♀️ skills to get to the top. Now prepare for an amazing night sky as the light pollution from Moab does not effect stargazing. ?
We did have a storm blow lots of sand through our campground ⛺️. We did not see any rain but we were covered in a fine red dust for the next few days. We did have a beautiful double rainbow even with no rain.
If you are planning to hike in the area, be sure to bring proper shoes, sunscreen and drinking water.
Activities with pets are very limited at Arches. You may not take a pet on any hiking trails. You may have your pet with you in the campground, and at pullouts along the paved scenic drives. You may walk your pets on roads or in parking lots, but they must be leashed at all times when outside a vehicle.
Our favorite hike was to the Delicate Arch
To get to Delicate Arch, it is a 3-mile round trip hike with 480 feet of elevation gain. This hike, plus time to view the arch, takes most people 2 to 3 hours. The National Park Service describes this hike as difficult. A word of warning, this hike can get busy and once you reach the arch you may have to stand in line to have picture taken inside the arch. Not up for a walk then you can pull over and view the arch from the overlook;however, bring binoculars to really get the best view.
Fun fact about Delicate Arch. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah’s centennial anniversary of admission to the Union in 1996. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch.
Quick link to Devil’s Garden Campground Website
Fiery Furnace Hike
This area of the park was closed when we attended, but when we return this is a must do guided tour within Arches. What can you expect? Everyone attending a Fiery Furnace hike should be aware of the challenging nature of the terrain and properly equipped for current conditions, including temperature extremes. During these physically demanding hikes, you will walk and climb on irregular and broken sandstone, along narrow ledges above drop-offs, and in loose sand. There are gaps you must jump across and narrow places that you must squeeze into and pull yourself up and through. In some places, you must hold yourself off the ground by pushing against the sandstone walls with your hands and feet.
Drone flying around Devils Garden Campground