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SOUTH CAMPGROUND (UT)

Springdale · Washington County · UT

Source: National Park Service · imported Aug 15, 2026

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Can you camp here?

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Cost

$35/night

Key campground facts

Reservation

Required

Reservation details

Vehicle & access

2WD vehicle: Yes

Van: Yes

Access and vehicle suitability

Connectivity

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Fire conditions

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Fire restrictions

Restrictions

Reservation required before arrival.

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Where it is

Springdale, Washington County, UT

Map and coordinates

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The essentials

Key campground facts

Identity-level facts as published by the source record. Fields no source publishes are left out rather than shown as Unknown.

Price

$35/night

Type

Campground

Camping status

Official campsite

Land manager

National Park Service

Sites

128 campsite records

Reservable sites

124 of the records read

Reservation

Required

Check-in

12:00 Pm

Check-out

11:00 Am

Facility phone

435-772-3256

Facility email

zion_south_campground@nps.gov

Reservation page

Know before you go

Reservation required before arrival.

Can you camp here?

Camping legality

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Getting there

Access and vehicle suitability

Only what the managing agency or Recreation.gov published. Road surface, clearance, grade and seasonal access are never inferred, and fields no source publishes are left out.

RV and trailer guidance
Campsites and their parking areas are a variety of sizes. Vehicle length limits for each site are provided in the site details on recreation.gov.
Source: National Park Service
Official access warning
All services are available in Springdale, Utah, one half-mile away. Additional regulations can be found on the park's camping regulations page at https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/camping-regulations.htm
Source: National Park Service

Will my vehicle fit?

2WD vehicle

Yes

Source: National Park Service

Van

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Also reported: National Park Service states UNKNOWN

Trailer

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Also reported: National Park Service states UNKNOWN

Big rig (35 ft+)

Yes

Source: Recreation.gov

Published dimensions

Longest vehicle the agency recommends

40 ft

Applies to: Agency guidance for the access road and area

Source: National Park Service

Longest trailer the agency recommends

40 ft

Applies to: Agency guidance for the access road and area

Source: National Park Service

Longest vehicle a campsite accepts

60 ft

Applies to: Campsite records — what an individual site accepts

Source: Recreation.gov

Also reported: National Park Service states 40

National Park Service recommends a vehicle no longer than 40 ft on the way in. Plan to that limit even though campsite records list 60 ft.

Vehicles allowed per site

Source: Recreation.gov

Permitted equipment

CAR (max 57 ft), CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN (max 57 ft), FIFTH WHEEL (max 57 ft), LARGE TENT OVER 9X12`, PICKUP CAMPER (max 57 ft), POP UP (max 57 ft), RV (max 57 ft), SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer (max 57 ft)

Applies to: Campsite records — what an individual site accepts

Source: Recreation.gov

National Park Service recommends trailers no longer than 40 ft on the way in. Plan to that limit even though campsite records list 57 ft.

Roads and route

Access roads

Paved Roads - All vehicles OK

Source: National Park Service

Road surface

Paved

Source: National Park Service

How you reach the sites

Drive-In (110), Walk-In (18)

Source: Recreation.gov

Accessibility

ADA access published

Source: Recreation.gov

Accessible campsites

Source: Recreation.gov

Campground classification

Developed Campground

Source: National Park Service

Access statements published by National Park Service, Recreation.gov. Conditions change — verify with the managing agency before you rely on them.

Where it is

Location

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1 mapped

State

County

Washington County

Nearest city

Springdale

Elevation

3,921 ft

Coordinates

37.20167, -112.98556

Site-level source data

Campsite specifications

128 of 128 Recreation.gov campsite records read. The figures below describe the 124 standard, individually bookable campsite records. 4 management records are reported separately. Every line states how many records reported it.

Electric hookups

106 of 124 sites report no electric

18 sites publish no value for this field, so it is not a campground-wide answer.

Water hookups

124 of 124 sites report no water hookup

All 124 site records state a value.

Drinking water at the site

124 sites

124 of 124 site records list potable water on the site itself.

Sewer hookups

124 of 124 sites report no sewer hookup

All 124 site records state a value.

Dump station listed on the site record

124 sites

124 of 124 site records list this. Campground-wide facilities are listed in Amenities.

Site length limits vary

15 to 60 ft depending on the site

Published by 124 of 124 site records. The campground ceiling is in Access and vehicle suitability.

Site length

15 to 98 ft

Published by 106 of 124 standard site records; the rest publish no dimension.

Site width

13 to 21 ft

Published by 106 of 124 standard site records; the rest publish no dimension.

People per site

Up to 6 people

Published by 124 of 124 site records.

Straight from the source

Published record details

Statements the source record publishes, shown as published. Anything it does not publish is left out rather than shown as Unknown.

Published use types

Overnight

Published campsite types

MANAGEMENT, STANDARD NONELECTRIC, WALK TO

Park phone

435-772-3256

Reservations

Amenities

Only amenities the source actually states are listed. Unknown is never shown as No.

Fire ringYes

Picnic tableYes

RestroomYes

Flush toiletYes

ShowerNo

LaundryNo

TrashYes

Pets AllowedYes

Sewer hookupNo

Potable waterYes

Dump stationYes

Facility-level electrical status: not fully published.

Site-level: 106 of 124 sites report no electric. See campsite specifications below.

Camping

Only camping types present in the source record.

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Setting & surroundings

What's around this campsite

Official park information

Published by the land manager as being at or associated with this place. These are stated facts, not measured distances.

Land & terrain

Hiking

Source: Recreation.gov

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Activities

Sourced only — activities are never inferred.

HikingYes

National Weather Service

Weather

Forecast for the SOUTH CAMPGROUND (UT) coordinates. Values NWS does not publish stay blank rather than being estimated.

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Staying reachable

Connectivity

Carrier coverage comes from official FCC filings for this coordinate; Starlink information comes from Starlink's own pages. Nothing here is estimated from terrain, land ownership or nearby towns.

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Agency fire orders

Fire conditions

Published fire restriction orders from the managing agency, matched to these exact coordinates. Fire permission is never inferred from land ownership, campground type or weather.

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Nearby services

Fuel, water, dump, supplies and more

Straight-line distance from the campground coordinates. Mapped places only — never inferred.

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Solar

Off-grid power

Will you make enough power to stay comfortably off-grid here? Modelled from published solar climatology for these exact coordinates, credited in the details.

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Is this place right for you?

Experience & practicality

Two transparent read-time scores. Unknown facts never count for or against a place, and a score is never used as filter evidence.

Experience

Published recreation and setting.

—/ 10

Not enough data. Only 2 relevant facts have been published for this record, so no score is shown rather than an invented one.

Why

Mountain setting
Hiking

Practicality

Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.

8.5/ 10

86% of the 20 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (100% of the 16-weight target). High data coverage · 7 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.

Why

Camping is published as allowed
2WD passable
Paved or gravel access road
Restroom
Drinking water
Cost is published
RV friendly
Big rig friendly
Dump station
Fire ring
Maximum vehicle length published
Pets allowed
Trailer friendly
Trash service
Van friendly
Picnic table

Published as not available

No reservation required
$25 or less per night
Shower
Laundry

Partially supported: only one of the two dimensions has enough published evidence, so this record is not presented or ranked as the equal of a fully documented one.

Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.

Overview

Why this place?

Campground managed by National Park Service.
Camping status: Official campsite.
Located in Springdale, Washington County, UT at 3,921 ft.
Source lists 1 recreation activity here.
Nightly price: $35.
A reservation is required.

Photos

What it looks like

Imagery published by the managing source for this record, plus verified traveler photos.

Official imagery

A campsite with a picnic table, fire ring, and food storage locker sits among low vegetation, with rugged sheer sandstone cliffs rising in the background.Recreation.gov · NPS

Campground reservation and wilderness permit office at South Campground in Zion National Park, with sandstone cliffs rising behind the building.Recreation.gov · NPS

Pedestrian path winding through the campground with sheer, dramatic sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon rising in the background.Recreation.gov · NPS

View along the walk-in path to a campsite in Zion Canyon, featuring a picnic table, fire ring, and food storage locker among low vegetation, with rugged sheer sandstone cliffs rising dramatically in the background.Recreation.gov · NPS

South Campground, Zion National ParkRecreation.gov · Photo by Cheryl Decker

Recreational vehicle water fill and dump station with recycling and trash bins at the entrance to South Campground in Zion National Park, with dramatic sandstone cliffs rising in the background.Recreation.gov · NPS

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Community reports

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Official source

Fees and reservation source material

Retrieved from the Recreation Information Database for this exact facility. Facility facts are listed once in Key campground facts; this block holds the published fee text and the source date check.

View facility 272266 on Recreation.gov

Data & trust

Source confidence

High

Confidence describes how well the ingested sources agree for this record. Verification is a separate state: Unverified.

Source

National Park Service

Last source update

Aug 15, 2026

Source record

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