Beehives Primitive Campground
No reservations. $14 per night. 21 designated sites. Across the highway from Wahweap South Entrance. Picnic table at each site. No hookups or dump stations. Pack it in, pack it out. No campfires or glass containers. Three-night camping limit.
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Getting there
From Carl Hayden Visitor Center: turn right, north on Hwy 89. After less than half a mile, even before the Wahweap South entrance, turn left onto an unmarked dirt road. Bear right after the cattle guard, then you will see the campground sign with regulations.
| Nearest town | Page, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 36.9382° N, 111.4963° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 2.2 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Lake Powell Paddleboards ↗ | 2.2 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 2.4 miGlen Canyon Conservancy Flagship ↗Visitor center
- 5.9 mi
Public land it sits in
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness begins about 1.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1.1 miParia Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · 110,816 acres
- 7.9 miVermilion Cliffs ↗National Conservation Lands unit · Bureau of Land Management · 293,904 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Navajo Steel Arch Highway BridgeStructure · Lee's Ferry · 11.2 mi
Guidebooks for Arizona
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Beehives Primitive Campground?
No. Beehives Primitive Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Is there cell service at Beehives Primitive Campground?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the nearest town to Beehives Primitive Campground?
Page, Arizona.
Source: Getting there
What if Beehives Primitive Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Antelope Point RV Park (3.8 mi, first-come), Wahweap Campground & RV Park (4 mi, first-come), and Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam And Lees Ferry (7 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby
Which national park is Beehives Primitive Campground in?
Beehives Primitive Campground is a Glen Canyon National Recreation Area campground. Entrance fees, alerts, and hours are on Park Atlas.