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Pull-thru
NPSZion National Park · Utah
South Campground (UT)
Overview Reservations for South Campground are available up to 14 days before your arrival and may extend up to two days beyond this 14-day booking window.
Sites1281 reservable
Elev.3,940ft
Comf.Apr-Nov6 months
Max rig60 ft2 pull-thru
Electric5sites
From St. George1h04real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 3,940 ft, South Campground (UT) has a 6-month comfortable window (Apr-Nov). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 128 sites total: 1 reservable and 127 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 18 walk-in, and the longest takes a 60-ft rig. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: 3 named hiking routes, 44 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on cool nights and big-rig fit. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jun
Apr-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
98%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 26.
69°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
St. George
42 mi
1h04
02
Salt Lake City
309 mi
5h23
03
Moab
346 mi
5h58
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 128 SITES
Color byShow only
126 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
18
Walk-in
0
50-amp
9
Accessible
0
Prime
128
Sites
★ The standout
Site B 36
B · good location · walk-in.
To neighbor
94 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
19 ft
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
3
Trail segments
320
Peaks
44
Viewpoints
7
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.1 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.