Off-road & 4x4
Goose Island Group Sites is on SR-128 along the Colorado River, run by the BLM Moab Field Office. It has tent sites, with an official RV limit of 40 ft.
This weekend (Fri, Nov 13 – Sun, Nov 15): Reserve or first come. Group sites reservable on Recreation.gov (up to six months and at least eight days ahead); individual sites first come, first served. Source: BLM Moab Field Office — Visitor Guide (dated 7/16/24)
BLM / Forest Service site vs national park campground · listed from $125 vs $25/night
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Live from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 13.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A group shelter nonelectric | W | W | $125 |
| B group shelter nonelectric | R | R | $175 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Managed by BLM Moab Field Office (SR-128). Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Nearby parks (straight-line): Arches National Park 3.4 mi · Dead Horse Point State Park 13.1 mi · Canyonlands National Park 17.6 mi
Official limit 40 ft (BLM max RV length for this campground). Official road and access notes apply. Unsure if your rig fits? Check it in the Moab Rig Fit tool
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2.5 mi from downtown Moab (straight-line)
3.4 mi to Sand Flats Recreation Area (straight-line)
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Goose Island's two group camps sit on a stretch of Colorado River shaded by cottonwoods, with the red cliffs of Arches National Park rising on the far side of the water. There are exactly two tent-only group sites at the far end of the campground loop Group Site A holds up to 25 people for $125 per stay, and Group Site B holds up to 40 people for $175 each outfitted with picnic tables, shade shelters, metal fire grates and vault toilets. These are primitive group sites: there is no potable water, no dump station and no electrical hookups, so plan to arrive with drinking water, competent camp s…
RHONDA R ★ 3 · Sep 2025Family tent camping getaway at the group site was fun- the traffic and bike path noises were very loud- we left a day early because it was hard to sleep. Site was clean- River and Arches were very close, bathrooms clean. Definitely NOT a walk to town.
Allison S ★ 3 · Sep 2025The campground was very nice. Right next to the road tho. So there is some kind of tour boat that goes up stream after dark till about 10 or 11 and a car follows on the road and shines a super bright light on the group campsites.
Aaron L ★ 5 · Aug 2025The site was great. Bathroom nice and clean. Great shelter. We were only there for one night, but is was perfect for our troop.
Booking snapshot (Nov 13, 2026): — of reservable site-nights booked over the next 4 weeks and 29% over the next 26 weeks on Recreation.gov (350 site-nights). See how Goose Island Group Sites compares in the Moab booking lead-time study
Picks are 40 ft or shorter — the official RV length limit here. Fly into Salt Lake City (~235 mi, ~3 hr 50 min to Moab, approx.) or rent locally.
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