Lees Ferry Campground
No reservations. $26 per site/per night. 54 designated sites. No hookups. RV dump station. Grills provided, no open fires. Quiet time 10pm-6am. Modern bathroom/comfort station, potable water available, launch ramp 2 miles. Gas and supply store at Marble Canyon, about 5 miles away. Wow, views of Colorado River and Vermillion Cliffs.
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Getting there
Off Hwy 89A on the Lees Ferry road.
| Nearest town | Marble Canyon, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 36.8593° N, 111.6063° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 0.4 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Stix ↗ | 9.1 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 9.1 miGlen Canyon Conservancy Flagship ↗Visitor center
- 11.4 mi
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness.
- inParia Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · 110,816 acres
- 1.1 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 · 3.2 mi
Guidebooks for Arizona
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- Best Backpacking Trips in Utah, Arizona, and New MexicoMike White and Douglas Lorain, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Lees Ferry Campground?
No. Lees Ferry Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Is there cell service at Lees Ferry Campground?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the nearest town to Lees Ferry Campground?
Marble Canyon, Arizona.
Source: Getting there
What if Lees Ferry Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam And Lees Ferry (1.2 mi, first-come), Beehives Primitive Campground (8.2 mi, first-come), and Wahweap Campground & RV Park (11.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby
Which national park is Lees Ferry Campground in?
Lees Ferry Campground is a Glen Canyon National Recreation Area campground. Entrance fees, alerts, and hours are on Park Atlas.