CampgroundHidden gem
Hovenweep Campground
Hovenweep National Monument, Utah
Small juniper camp beside the Square Tower ruins, great for stars.
- Price
- From about US$20 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 29
The only camp inside Hovenweep National Monument, close to the Ancestral Puebloan towers on the canyon rim. The park describes the sites as having tree cover with enough open space for dark night skies. Summer monsoon storms can make for a wet night.
Good to know
- Bring all your drinking water
- Walk the Square Tower loop at first light
- Monsoon season (July to September) means wet tents
- Best time
- Spring and autumn
- Open
- Open all year
- Getting there
- Mostly paved from Cortez or Blanding; last stretch is a good road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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