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25 total sitesAbout Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
Water Access
- River Access
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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 However, some issues were noted, including outdated signage, limited water access for RVs, and occasional noise from the highway.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 However, some issues were noted, including outdated signage, limited water access for RVs, and occasional noise from the highway.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
Bruce Deborah L
VerifiedJune 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 96, Loop: Lower Loop
Nice pavement, excellent access to restrooms, nice venture down to river. Only complaint is very un level parking and a good amount of what seemed to be homeless. Harmless tho. Just dishwashing and such in the restrooms and late nite arrivals. Wife was very nervous, but I felt safe with my pew pew by my side. I would stay here again, but wife wouldn’t.
Robert C
VerifiedJuly 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: Upper Loop
Easy pull through sites. Beautiful area.
Jack C
July 12, 2023
Very nice park. Restrooms clean and has running water. Will stay again next time we go by.
Paula H
VerifiedJuly 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 46, Loop: Upper Loop
We were very disappointed with Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area. We had our camping equipment stolen and then we had someone taking our site as well while we were driving around. There was nothing on the site post to show we reserved our site. We will never go to Virgin River Canyon.
Luis S
VerifiedAugust 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: Upper Loop
Good
Nicolas W
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: Upper Loop
Decided to break my journey here on my way to Moab in August, and there was hardly anyone around. Got to the campground around sunset time and didn’t have to worry about someone taking over my spot. Beautiful camp site (34), and it is also tent friendly as there is enough space to set up tents even though it doesn’t have a tent pad.
Rick L
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: Upper Loop
Decided not to stay here as it was right next to the very busy highway. The weather was bad which also contributed to our decision. It seems like the sites were open and there were restroom facilities.
Daniel D
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 36, Loop: Upper Loop
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Quinn G
VerifiedOctober 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: Upper Loop
Nothing particularly wrong with the camp ground, it’s clean and has decent facility’s but it barren. There is nothing special to it and most of the sites don’t have shade which is a major negative because with all the asphalt it’s makes the sites super hot.
Jody L
VerifiedOctober 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Upper Loop
Made the reservation...drove 500 mi and got there late at night expecting to pull into our reserved and paid for site. Someone already in our site and set up. They had a slip on the post saying they had paid. No camp host or anybody around. Had to go take a relatively undesireable site closer to the freeway where the noise kept me up all night. Nobody put a RESERVED slip on the post to hold it for the people who had paid for it.
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