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Westwater Campground (Ranger Station)

Moab, UT

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About this campground

Westwater Campground is beside the Colorado River at the Westwater Ranger Station, serving the Ruby-Horsethief take-out and Westwater Canyon put-in. It is a base for Colorado River boating trips, including Westwater Canyon’s named rapids. Sites 1-7 are first come, first served; sites 8-11 are reservation-only.

  • I-70 exit 227, then 9 miles south
  • Westwater Canyon: 17-mile river section
  • Kokopelli’s Trail: 140 miles to Moab
  • No electric hookups; cell service is spotty

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  • Drinking wateravailable
  • Hikingavailable
  • ATV / OHVavailable
  • Mountain bikingavailable
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