Last updated: April 27, 2022
Place
Courthouse Rock Campsite
Photo/BLM Utah State Office/Courtney Warren
Quick Facts
Location:
Courthouse Rock Campground, Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532. 38.72034580, -109.73453320
Significance:
This area was used by Native Americans, Old Spanish Trail travelers, and other groups as a campsite.
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Amenities
3 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Bus/RV, Trash Dumpster
The area near Courthouse Rock served as a reliable campsite for Old Spanish Trail traders. This area offered feed, water, and protection from the elements and potential threats. It was also a halfway point between two other water sources, the Colorado River and Floy Wash. Other groups, including Native Americans and the Elk Mountain Mission of 1855, also traveled through and camped here.
Site Information
Location (Courthouse Rock Campground, Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532.; 38.72034580, -109.73453320)
The Courthouse Rock Campground is located just off of U.S. Highway 191 in Grand County, UT, about 15 minutes from Arches National Park. From the Highway, take Mill Canyon Road to Cotter Mine Road.
The Courthouse Rock Campground will be on your right.The road to the site is bladed. The landscape is open, dry, and hilly. Upon arriving at the campground you will see large hills and rock formations.
Amenities
The site offers parking, restrooms, a dumpster, units for RV/trailer parking, wayside interpretation for the Courthouse Rock Silhouettes and trail kiosk information for the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite.
Safety Considerations