ItOpened Guides · Arches National Park
How to actually get a site at Devils Garden Campground — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Overview Devils Garden Campground is located deep within the heart of beautiful Arches National Park in Southeastern Utah, at an elevation of approximately 5200 ft.. The campground is situated among natural sandstone arches and fins and is only 18 miles north of the park's entrance and 23 miles from Moab, Utah. Recreation Hiking trails are abundant in Arches, including the Broken Arch Trail, a scenic loop with a trailhead conveniently located within the campground. Trails are varied and offer something for everyone, from the easy 0. 3-mile loop around Balanced Rock to the steep and strenuous 3-mile round-trip trail to Delicate Arch. Other recreational activities in the park include guided hiking tours of the Fiery Furnace, an off-road vehicle route, road biking and picnicking.
| Total sites | 57 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, RV, Group |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 47 · RV 2 · Group 2 |
| Area | Arches National Park |
| Managed by | National Park Service |
| Nearest community | MOAB, UT |
| Activities | Camping, Day Use Area, Hiking, Interpretive Programs |
| Directory phone | 435-719-2299 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Devils Garden Campground is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Devils Garden Campground around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Courthouse Rock Campground | 10 sites · nearby alternative |
|---|---|
| Big Bend Group Sites | 3 sites · nearby alternative |
| Goose Island Group Sites | 2 sites · nearby alternative |
| North Klondike Campground | 27 sites · nearby alternative |
| Gold Bar Group Sites | 4 sites · nearby alternative |
| Sand Flats Recreation Area Group Campsites | 6 sites · nearby alternative |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Devils Garden Campground campground page · Arches National Park park page.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.