Horsethief Group Sites

The five Horsethief Group Sites are ideal for smaller gatherings — 10 to 20 people and six sedans, trucks or vans only, no trailers or RVs. Group Site #39 is located in the main campground, and Group Sites A, B, C and D are located in the adjacent campground, which is designed to accommodate tent and van campers only. Tucked among pinyon and juniper trees on a high mesa west of Moab, Horsethief Campground offers open vistas with great sunrises and sunsets. The higher elevation of 5,500 feet allows for slightly cooler temperatures in the summer. The town of Moab is 25 minutes away and has dining, shopping, sports rentals, tour companies and museums. The campground is ideal for those wishing to be close to The Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park, both within a 15-minute drive, as is Arches National Park. From Horsethief there are multiple options for mountain and road biking, hiking, scenic tours, four-wheeling and photography, with many mountain bike trails and four-wheel drive roads leading to canyons and vistas. The campground is also near the Gemini Bridges Road and the Mineral Bottom Boat Ramp, and groups heading into Canyonlands to ride the White Rim trail often use this site for camping before and after their trip. The group areas have shade shelters, picnic tables, fire rings with grate and a nearby vault toilet. These are relatively small group sites with limited parking and cannot accommodate RVs, motorhomes, campers or trailers; parking accommodates up to six sedans or small vans only. RVs, campers and trailers should use the Lone Mesa Group Sites on SR 313, just six miles back towards Hwy. 191. The group sites do not have water, a dump station or electric hook-ups.