Hovenweep National Monument is a small park near the Utah/Colorado border. With fewer than 25,000 annual visitors, the monument and its campground are quiet respites from the hustle of more popular Utah parks like Arches, Canyonlands, and Zion.
Each campsite has a tent pad, picnic table, fire pit, and shade structure, and while the campground is set up for tents, a few sites can accommodate RVs up to 36 feet. Junipers, Mormon tea, and rubber rabbitbrush separate the sites, and Ute Mountain rises to the east.
No reservations are accepted, and sites are first-come, first-served. Water is available only during summer, and please mind the five gallon per person limit. Nearby hikes in the monument include the Little Ruin Canyon Trail, as well as short hikes to the outlying sites of Cajon, Cutthroat Castle, Holly, and Horseshoe/Hackberry.
From Blanding, Utah, drive south on Hwy 191 for about 15 miles. Turn left onto UT 262, and after 8 miles, turn left on Hwy 401. Continue for 16 miles, passing Hatch Trading Post and following signs to Hovenweep National Monument. Drive past the visitor center, and the road dead ends at the campground.
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