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Reviews (328)
What Guests Are Saying
The Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area offers a beautiful and well-maintained campground with clean facilities and stunning views, making it a great stop for travelers. Many appreciate the easy access to the river and hiking trails, as well as the reasonable pricing. However, some issues were noted, including outdated signage, limited water access for RVs, and occasional noise from the highway. Overall, it provides a peaceful, scenic experience, especially in cooler seasons.
What Guests Are Saying
The Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area offers a beautiful and well-maintained campground with clean facilities and stunning views, making it a great stop for travelers. Many appreciate the easy access to the river and hiking trails, as well as the reasonable pricing. However, some issues were noted, including outdated signage, limited water access for RVs, and occasional noise from the highway. Overall, it provides a peaceful, scenic experience, especially in cooler seasons.
Review Summary
Steve A
VerifiedMarch 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Upper Loop
Great site, easy pull up right from the highway. Paved camp spot in-between vegas area and st george area. Optimized for rv or van, but tent camping is still possible. Make sure to hike down to the river at some point. The hike is quick, and the river is impressive from up close. I didn’t hear any road noise from this site, even though I could see the road.
Rhiannon D
VerifiedMarch 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Upper Loop
Wow. Hidden gem! Can't believe such a scenic, inexpensive campsite is right off the highway like this. Love how you can just pull your RV aside into your spot, too, with no need to reverse. Only reason for 4 out of 5 is the signage to direct you to your site could be much better. We got confused because our reservation was labeled "upper loop" but the signage did not reflect this. I was finally able to find our site by looking at the map posted by the entrance, as there were no signs pointing you to site numbers etc. and the other "loop" appears to be only for day use.
Rebecca O
VerifiedMarch 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 92, Loop: Lower Loop
This is a very pretty area! I stayed at campsite 92 right by the river and it was so fun and easy to walk down there and explore. It also wasn't too crowded which was really nice. The bathrooms did get a little gross though, but there was running water. The drinking fountain water wasn't great though, and we ended up just buying bottled water.
jack a
VerifiedMarch 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: Upper Loop
Love the hiking trails
David V
VerifiedMarch 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 74, Loop: Upper Loop
Got in late and left early for a single overnight stay. The place seemed full but mostly quiet.
Thayne G
VerifiedMarch 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: Upper Loop
quiet and great views
Lori E
VerifiedApril 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 92, Loop: Lower Loop
It made no sense to me that you must use the app to pay for a site but there is no cell service at the kiosk. So instead i had to drive to service and then pay an $8 fee for a $4 campsite on rec.gov.
The campground was clean and spaces were adequate. Nice views of the river and the surrounding mountains. There is highway noise but there is so much more on which to focus.
Laurel F
VerifiedApril 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 70, Loop: Upper Loop
Been to this campground many times. It's beautiful and a quick getaway from Las Vegas. Only complaint about this site is the amount of foot traffic since it's right next to the bathroom.
Jean D
VerifiedApril 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: Upper Loop
Good spaces between campsites. Facilities available are in good shape. Needs more signage, especially for exits, finding individual sites.. Ranger visible often during week. .
Stephanie S
VerifiedMay 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: Upper Loop
We will definitely be back! Our reservation process was easy. Our site was very level, we didn't even unhook our trailer for our 2 night stay. We enjoyed the hiking trails and even waded in the river, our dogs were ecstatic getting to play in the river! The bathrooms were very clean. We met Chris the Ranger and had a very nice visit with him, super nice guy and very knowledgeable about so many things!
Location & Directions for Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area
X624+67, Littlefield, AZ 86432 United States
Elevation: 692 ft
Getting There
Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area is located along Interstate 15 approximately 20 mi southwest of St. George, Utah and approximately 20 mi northeast of Mesquite, Nevada. The recreation area is at the Cedar Pocket Exit (Mile Post 18).
Highway access
Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area is accessible via Interstate 15, located at the Cedar Pocket Exit (Mile Post 18), approximately 20 miles southwest of St. George, Utah and 20 miles northeast of Mesquite, Nevada.
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Last updated: October 19, 2026
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