Bureau of Land Management · Utah
Drinks Canyon Camping Area
Bureau of Land Management · Utah, United States
- Cost
- $20/night (Pay at campground or credit card available nearby at Big Bend Campground )
- Elevation
- 3,970 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 435-259-2100
- Activities
- Camping
About
BLM campground. Drinks Canyon Camping Area is located 6.2 miles from the junction of Highway 191 on State Route 128. There are three entrances to the camping area; the payment station is located in the middle area.
Stay limit: 14 nights in a 30 consecutive day period.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 26° | -1° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 50° | 30° | -4° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 59° | 37° | 15° | 83° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 73° | 46° | 29° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 84° | 57° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 96° | 67° | 54° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 101° | 73° | 65° | 109° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 97° | 70° | 60° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 90° | 63° | 43° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 47° | 31° | 84° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 36° | 25° | 72° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 28° | 16° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Hal Canyon Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 11 sites
- Oak Grove Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 7 sites
- Upper Big Bend Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 8 sites
- Big Bend Group Sites · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 3 sites
- Grandstaff Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi · 16 sites
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