Bureau of Land Management · Utah
Cowboy Camp Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Utah, United States
- Elevation
- 6,138 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Moab
- Phone
- (435) 259-2100
About
Secluded campsites tucked along a ridge on the mesas above Moab offering striking vistas of canyon country. High clearance required, no RVs, trailers or pull campers. Individual sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The area has many 4WD roads and mountain bike routes. The campground is located near Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park.
The campground has seven individual Sites (limited to 10 people & two vehicles per site); the site has toilets but no water or hook-ups.
Fees
$20.00 per site per night camping fee payable at self service fee station at campground (only exact cash or check accepted)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 20° | -5° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 22° | 4° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 29° | 16° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 38° | 20° | 79° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 50° | 33° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 60° | 47° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 66° | 58° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 63° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 56° | 35° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 39° | 22° | 77° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 27° | 16° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 21° | 10° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Horsethief Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 83 sites
- Horsethief Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 5 sites
- Lone Mesa Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 5 mi · 5 sites
- Dead Horse Point State Park · Utah State Parks · 6 mi · 55 sites
- Gold Bar Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 9 mi · 4 sites
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