WHUFU: Horsethief Campground

nearest town: Moab UT

part of: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

A Bureau of Land Management Campground in the Utah region.

Number of visits: 3

GPS: 38.5833,-109.8163

Bathroom: pit • Water: yes

This is where you camp when Island in the Sky is full ... which it always it. The method is to stop here on the way in, nail down a site then continue on another 20-odd miles to the Grand viewpoint ... then come back.

Spot keywords:

view • sunset • quiet • no privacy • trail

Some ATT cellphone reception but not great.

Notes on each visit (posted cost • senior cost):

October 21, 2019 ($20.00 • $10.00) October 21, 2019 ($20.00 • $10.00)

Campsite 3 is already taken, as were almost all the sites along the outside edge of this loop.

So I settle for campsite 3.

BLM raised te price again. I don't blame them, this is a very popular spot.

Wow, I was here two years ago almost to the day, and the weather was soooo much warmer!

October 24, 2017 ($15.00 • $7.50) October 24, 2017 ($15.00 • $7.50)

Site 2 is where the loop road turns a corner, facing out on the mesa with a good sunset exposure ... which wiill do me little good since I will spend sunset at Island in the Sky.

May 29, 2013 ($15.00 • $7.50) May 29, 2013 ($15.00 • $7.50)

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