King's Bottom Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Utah · Camping · Near Moab
King's Bottom Campground
- Mar–May, Oct–Nov
- best months
- At 3,965 ft
- Near MoabMoab Field Office
King's Bottom Campground is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Utah, within the Moab Field Office. It sits on public land about 2.5 miles from the town of Moab, and it is not a reservable site, so visitors can expect to arrive and find a spot without a prior booking. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Moab show April highs around 72°F and October highs around 74°F, while July averages near 99°F and January lows drop to about 21°F. The campground makes an easy base for exploring the surrounding trails and climbing. Moonflower Canyon Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Moab Rim Trail is about 0.7 miles off. Climbers can head to the Moab Rim Trail Boulders at 0.6 miles or The Scar at about a mile.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsCarter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHell's Revenge
Attraction
In town
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in MoabLocal outfitters
- Up The Creek Campground2 mi away
- Moab Rim Campark4 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Moonflower Canyon TrailHiking0.2 mi
Moab Rim Trail BouldersRock climbingPhoto: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- Moab Rim TrailHiking0.7 mi
The ScarRock climbingPhoto: katsrcool, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi
Wall StreetRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Slickrock Bike TrailMountain biking1.2 mi
- Jaycee Park CampgroundCamping1.3 mi
- William's Bottom CampgroundCamping1.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Moonflower Camping AreaCamping · Next doorPhoto: kevin dooley — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Sand Flats Recreation Area Group CampsitesCamping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- King's Bottom Camping AreaCamping · Next door
- Site 1 - Group SiteCamping · Next door
- Jaycee Park CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Kane Springs CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Jaycee Park CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- William's Bottom CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Williams Bottom Camping AreaCamping · ~3 min drive
- Sun Outdoors Moab DowntownCamping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Wall StreetRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Corona ArchNatural arch · ~4 min drivePhoto: Michael Grindstaff, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gold Bar Group SitesFloat trip · ~5 min drive
Pothole Arch TrailMountain biking · ~6 min drivePhoto: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit King's Bottom Campground
Best months: March–May and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 21°
6 wet · 1 snow
Feb
52° / 27°
6 wet · 1 snow
Mar
65° / 36°
6 wet
Apr
72° / 43°
5 wet
May
83° / 51°
5 wet
Jun
94° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 66°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 64°
6 wet
Sep
88° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
74° / 42°
5 wet
Nov
57° / 30°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 22°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab, UT, 2.5 mi away at 4,053 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
King's Bottom Campground
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