Sand Flats Recreation Area Group Campsites

$80.00/night

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125 E. Center st.
Moab, UT 84532

Overview

Along with easy access to biking and off-highway vehicle trails, Sand Flats' campgrounds offer spectacular vistas of sandstone domes, canyons, and mesas in addition to the ever-changing La Sal Mountains as a dramatic back-drop. Visitors are awed by beautiful sunsets, the magic of howling coyotes and a night sky of seemingly unlimited stars.

Recreation

The Sand Flats Recreation Area is home to the Slickrock Bike Trail, a world renowned mountain biking destination. The area is also a premier destination for 4x4 and backcountry motorcycle enthusiasts. There is nearly 40 miles of off-highway vehicle trails to explore within the recreation area.

Facilities

The group campsites are located in the Datura and Echo campgrounds. All group sites accommodate up to 16 people. Both Datura A, B, and D and E-1 group sites have space for six passenger cars, or two to three RVs, or two to three trucks with camp trailers. The Datura C and E-10 group sites' parking areas are smaller and can only accomodate 4 passenger cars, or 1 RV and one truck with camp trailer. Facilities include shade structures, picnic tables and fire rings. There are nearby vault toilet facilities. Campers will need to bring drinking water. If you want to have a campfire, bring or purchase firewood in town. Wood collecting is prohibited.

Natural Features

The campground is set among slickrock domes and fins. The sites offer sweeping views of sandstone domes, canyons and mesas against the backdrop of the 13,000 ft. La Sal Mountains. Pinyon and juniper trees offer limited shade.

Nearby Attractions

The sites are located only five miles from downtown Moab, providing convenient access to many bike and off-highway vehicle trails, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point State Park, the Colorado River and the La Sal Mountains.

Charges & Cancellations

If you do not arrive at the group campsite facility by check out time on the day after your scheduled arrival date, which is 11 am, you are considered a no show and your site will be made available to others.

Camp site features

Across 6 camp sites:

Fire pit: 5 of 6 sites
Pets allowed: all 6 sites
Group sites: all 6 sites
Longest RV: 30 ft
Largest party: 16 people

Directions

Directions from Your Location: The Entrance Station for the Sand Flats Recreation Area is located around 3000 Sand Flats Rd. We say "around" because there is no actual mailing address for the Entrance Station. Don't worry though, we have detailed directions. From the South: If heading north on Highway 191: Make a right onto 400 East (this is at a stop light with gas station just past the intersection.) Stay on 400 E for 1/2 mile, then turn right onto Mill Creek Drive. At the 3 way stop go straight onto the Sand Flats Road. Stay on Sand Flats Road for 2 miles to the Sand Flats Entrance Station. To reach the reservable group campsite Datura A, travel 1 mile past the Entrance station to the Datura campground on your right. Turn in and then make a right and it will be on your right in about 100 feet. To reach Datura B travel a little further past the Datura campground turn off to the next driveway. For Datura groupsites C and D, travel 1.5 miles east along the Sand Flats Road from the Sand Flats Entrance Station to the Fins and Things 4x4 Trail Staging Area. Follow the road on the back side of the staging area. Follow signs to Datura C and D Group Campsites. To reach the reservable group campsites E-1 and E-10 in the Echo Campground, travel two miles east along the Sand Flats Road from the Sand Flats Entrance Station to Echo Campground. E-1 is the first campsite and located on the right side of the Echo Campground road. To reach Group Campsite E-10 drive passed E-1 to the second loop and E-10 group campsite is located on the left side. From the North: If traveling in from I-70 west or east: Take exit #182 (Hwy 191) and head south for approximately 30 miles into downtown Moab. Highway 191 S will turn into Main Street as you enter Moab. Take a left onto 100 North street and follow that until it T's with 400 East. Take a right onto 400 East, and then a left in about a 1/2 mile onto Mill Creek Drive. At the 3 way stop go straight onto Sand Flats Road. To reach the reservable group campsite Datura A, travel 1 mile past the Entrance station to the Datura campground on your right. Turn in and then make a right and it will be on your right in about 100 feet. To reach Datura B travel a little further past the Datura campground turn off to the next driveway. For Datura groupsites C and D, travel 1.5 miles east along the Sand Flats Road from the Sand Flats Entrance Station to the Fins and Things 4x4 Trail Staging Area. Follow the road on the back side of the staging area. Follow signs to Datura C and D Group Campsites. To reach the reservable group campsites E-1 and E-10 in the Echo Campground, travel two miles east along the Sand Flats Road from the Sand Flats Entrance Station to Echo Campground. E-1 is the first campsite and located on the right side of the Echo Campground road. To reach Group Campsite E-10 drive passed E-1 to the second loop and E-10 group campsite is located on the left side.

Stay Limit

Check in from 1 PM, check out by 11 AM.

Reviews

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Birgit H

Loop:Echo Campground

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Reviewed 21 days ago

Unfortunately it was quite noisy especially in the morning as the off-road tours were passing by my tent site.

Adam S

Loop:Datura Campground

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Reviewed a month ago

Great spot for a large group and makes a perfect base camp. Bathrooms are close and clean. There is a lot traffic, the only time you will notice is at night with the sxs flying by at all times of night - site is back a bit so not a big deal.

Anthony G

Loop:Datura Campground

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Very beautiful place

Rachel D

Loop:Datura Campground

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Absolutely incredible! Campsites are spaced out so you feel like you have the whole desert to yourself. I didn’t see anywhere that allows for dumping water/trash, though.

Anna G

Loop:Datura Campground

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Reviewed 6 months ago

This was a perfect group site for adult,kids, and dogs! The views were amazing you were in biking distance to trails and town was super close. We will be back.

Laurie H

Loop:Echo Campground

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Reviewed 6 months ago

Have always loved Camping at sand flats but this group site was not my favorite It’s a very small site for 16 people The road goes around the campsite, so there was not a lot of options on where to place tents. It’s also very close to the bathrooms. So you can smell them when the wind blows just right. It did have nice sunshade and two picnic tables We ended up grabbing two additional sites that were close to the group site to make it an enjoyable stay

Availability

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Reserve

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 9% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 2 years of reservations.