Sun Outdoors Arches Gateway

Stayed early March 2023.
Site type: Premium Shared Pull through FHU 50 AMP
Would stay again if another option is not available.

THE GOOD
Sites: Grass patio area. Well-maintained. Nice picnic table. A couple of small trees. The shared patio area would be amazing, if it were not a shared patio and you could enjoy it to yourself like normal.
Sites: The shared sites would be really nice for groups sharing the same patio as a buddy site.
Grounds: Clean with a nice store. Laundry were also nice. Pool was usually occupied and seemed like a good spot for fun.
Facilities: Laundry was clean and well-maintained.
Connectivity: Good enough for us to work our remote jobs during the week.
Parking: There are assigned parking spots for folks that need it (I believe they pay extra).

THE BAD:
Sites: Very tight. The shared sites are even tight on the hookup side where your windows are 5 feet from the neighbor window. Sometimes worse if they have large slide-outs.
Parking: LOTS of people with multiple vehicles parked...poorly and taking up neighbors' space.

WORTH NOTING (Not good or bad)
Environment: Lots of vacationers and UTV/ATV folks with lots of stuff on their shared patios. Not always respectful.
Traffic: Like many Moab RV parks, it is on the main road and has continuous traffic. The impact of being in a prime spot.
KOA/Sun Outdoors: We moved to KOA (see KOA Moab review) after the 2 weeks at Sun Outdoors Arches Gateway. Sun Outdoors always is expensive and feels a bit more touristy than KOA. We would choose KOA over Sun Outdoors next time.

We were camped out on BLM land and the rain and then snows hit up at elevation so we decided to move into town with electric and warm showers. It is a nice place only 4 stars due to to the price. Shower house could have been a bit warmer but the water was nice and warm. Clean facility, I’m sure the price was reduced due to the off season in November.

I'm updating, rather than deleting this review because you need to know that there are FOUR Sun Outdoors in Moab. This review page is for the closest one to Arches - clearly by the name :-). Farther north there is one and south there is one near town, and and another at the far south end of Moab.

Previously I reviewed the Downtown one on this page.

Great place.
Arrival and check in was very smooth. Guest service was amazing, very nice and helpful.

We were here in November, so the park was mostly empty. Most of the sites have grass.

Only negative is that the sites are extremely close to each other. You hear some road noise, but I’m the farthest away from the road, so not too bad.

We stayed here in mid October to visit the National Parks. This is about a mile to the entrance to Arches NP and at the North end of Moab. Yes they have the Jack and Jill hookups and yes the sites aren’t that wide; you’re not going to get the “State Park” experience at an RV Park in Moab! There was plenty of room for slides to go out, and in the evening we close our blinds anyway, so not an issue with privacy. Sites were level, the park is nicely treed, and people were friendly. They have a nice dog park in the main RV area, and 2 other gravel pet enclosures at the far end of the park near the tent/truck camper area; so the pup got to play ball! There was a nice pool and hot tub area, lawn games, a store and laundry room. Credit cards were not working but quarters worked fine. The views were nice with mountains in every direction. The only down side for us was a truck parked in the corner that was perhaps renting out ATVs and they were a bit noisy when they were returned . Fortunately they were only there on the weekend and the rest of the time it was very quiet

We arrived after the office closed but they left parking info in a box outside the office. It was a pull through site. It just had enough room for the slide out. We could hear the neighbor’s children running up and down in their trailer. It had access to great river walk under the freeway. The pads are gravel with a small strip of grass in between. There is a pool and hot tub. There is a playground for kids. The staff are very nice. The wifi was on and off. Not good coverage.

Beautiful spot close to Moab, Arches and Canyonland. The grounds were well maintained. The bathhouse was clean. Great spot to play lawn games. Meet fun people and got lots of ideas of trails to take around Moab from other campers. Staff was responsive to a question we had regarding our electrical outlet. The sites were abit tight. Would recommend the place and would stay there again.

15 foot T@b trailer just fit in “small rv site”. RR ties delineating site and narrow access road made backing in very awkward even though my tv is a very maneuverable Subaru. Nice amenities/ showers, friendly helpful staff. Traffic noise was pretty constant - but access was not difficult and it was nice to be slightly out of the most crowded part of town.

The rate was double to what was indicated in Campendium (85$ + tax), a bit of a sticker shock. They have just changed their name to Sun Outdoors Arches Gateway. The staff was very friendly and they have invested in upgrading their property. If you have a towing vehicle most likely you won't be able to park it with your RV, since the sites are very narrow and tight so there is an "extra vehicle parking" area for your TV. Be sure to negotiate when you book your reservation or it could be a 16$ extra charge to park your TV. The Park is very close to the Arches entrance and close to downtown Moab and you are surrounded by the Moab-red cliffs, and it's right off from the main road that crosses Moab (a bit noisy in the daytime).