Can you reserve a site at Gold Bar Recreation Site?

No. Gold Bar Recreation Site is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Gold Bar Recreation Site, Utah — sites, fees and cancellation alerts

Gold Bar Recreation Site is located along the Colorado River, west of Moab, Utah. The site includes a boat ramp, beach, individual campsites, group campsites, and facilities. The Corona Arch Hiking Trail is located across the road from the campground and offers a 1.5 mile hike to two spectacular arches. Rock petroglyphs can be viewed along the drive to the recreation site and the nearby Poison Spider Mesa offers an interpretive dinosaur track trail. Visitors enjoy the nearby mountain biking and OHV trails.

Camping: There are 9 individual campsites available on a first come-first serve basis. The sites are limited to 10 persons and 2 vehicles per site. The campsites include fire grate, picnic table, and vault toilets. The recreation site also includes 4 group campsites that must be reserved on recreation.gov. Group areas have fire grates, picnic tables, vault toilets and sites A, B, and C have shade shelters. Site D does not have a shade shelter but is a great site for groups of motor homes. The campground does not have water, dump stations or electric hook ups.

Getting there

From Moab, drive 5 miles north on Hwy 191 to the intersection with Hwy 279. Turn left/west on Hwy 279 and drive 10 miles to the campground entrance road.

38.57568, -109.63342 · 38°34'32.5"N 109°38'0.3"W

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Official map for this area

Typical weather

Typically 99°F in Jul, down to 42°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	42	50	62	70	80	93	99	96	87	72	56	42
Low °F	22	29	37	44	53	63	70	68	58	44	33	24
Precip in	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.6

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

Map

Fees and stay limits

$20.00 per site per night camping fee payable at self service fee station at campground. Group campsite reserved on Recreation.gov

From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

Common questions about Gold Bar Recreation Site

Can you reserve a site at Gold Bar Recreation Site?: No. Gold Bar Recreation Site is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Gold Bar Recreation Site

Gold Bar Group Sites less than 0.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Arches National Park Tours 3 mi · Tickets · we watch it
Corona Arch Trail 0.1 mi · Facility
Jeep Arch (Gold Bar) Trailhead 0.2 mi · Facility
Jaycee Park Campground 2.9 mi · Campground
Arches Visitor Center 2.9 mi · Facility
King's Bottom Campground 2.9 mi · Campground
Stairmaster Trailhead 3 mi · Facility
Kane Creek Recreation Area 3 mi · Facility
William's Bottom Campground 3 mi · Campground
Poison Spider Bench Trailhead 3.2 mi · Facility
Poison Spider Mesa Trailhead 3.2 mi · Facility

Contact

Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

Gold Bar Recreation Site