Moab in first week of Oct - reservations needed?

I will be there around the same time. I decided against reservations. Hope it works out.

I would call 2-3 RV parks there and ask their opinion. May not need them at all. Or maybe call a day or two before arrival for peace of mind.

Where are you going to explore, Moab is just a town that is more famous for biking activities than camping. There are some nice campgrounds around, up the Colorado, Arches, Dead Horse Point, and quite a few places as far down as Monticello or ever further south. They are all close to the various sites in the area. I don't think you'll need reservations but you will have a lot of fun.

We are going to Moab this year, but not camping (not enough time). We called the Moab travel bearau and they said it is very crowded in October. You may want to call ahead and check.

Was in SW Utah and Moab during Oct last year and the only reservation I had (and I needed it) was for Devils Garden in Arches. After three days in the park, we drove into Moab and there were many, many parks with space and good rates.

We were I'm moab last Sept / early Oct and it was getting busy

We reserved sites at Dead Horse Point State Park in October.

Many people on the forum claim they have been camping for xx years and never made reservations. Also claim they always find a campsite. We are more comfortable with reservations!

mavapa wrote:
I have checked some of the previous posts on similar questions, but nothing answered the question exactly -- do we need to make reservations to get a camp site in the Moab area in the first week of October? We'll have a 28-ft trailer and will want full hookups.

If we need reservations, we'll have to plan our trip schedule from Georgia a lot more carefully.

Passport America works so likely you can get in there.

We have never made reservation unless we Know we will be somewhere on a date - worst case call a couple days before - Don't over plan - Enjoy the trip

While in Moab make it a point to Drive RT 128 along the Colorado River.

Best of Luck,

I haven't been following MOAB events much this year as it isn't on our radar for a change. It's one of those areas that tend to really fill up in the spring and fall on event weekends especially. Doing a quick look at a MOAB calendar of events I didn't see anything that stood out as one of the events that draw large crowds of campers, but I can't say for sure that it won't be hard to find a spot. As mentioned, there are a lot of areas surrounding MOAB, especially to the south that offer so good options as well.

Dead Horse Point SP is in high demand, for good reason, however the in-town CGs should be fine for drive ups.