Sun Outdoors Arches Gateway

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).

pros: 5 minute drive from Arches, water & electric at tent sites, dishwashing station, clean bathrooms & showers, good laundry, super nice camp hosts, pool & hot tub (didn't use but they looked nice), good wifi

cons: the tent sites were super close together and there wasn't any privacy, the airstreams they were renting out had generators that ran all night and were pretty loud

This was our second stay here but this time with a sprinter van vs a tent. Nonetheless we reserved a tent site as it was cheaper but it came will all the amenities like a RV site (electric, water and even sewer). Each site has a large canopy to either provide some shade or keep you dry in a rain. Like others mentioned the sites are small and close to your neighbor but we didn’t mind. Besides that the place is fantastic, friendly staff, clean bathrooms, pool and hot tub, good cell service if you need to work like me which was one of the primary reasons we picked this place. It also has laundry service for $2/ load and you can pay with card as well.

Close to arches and lots of trails is the big plus. Campground is clean and well maintained. BUT most sites share the green space with your neighbor so you have no outdoor private space. In our case had a pop up next to us with a family (nice folks) who were outside all the time they were there( given their camper I understood) but that meant every time we walked the dog, went to cook etc we were sharing the space. Just not what I expect at any campground. I get the tight space given the vacation destination but every site should have some dedicated outdoor ‘patio’ space.

I have a camper van so I was at the SRV (small RV) sites! Which is separated from the RV sites and I had plenty of room. I was at SRV-7 which was the only space that didn’t have a tree so the desert sun was really beating down on me.

Since I was on the other side, the site was pretty much empty and peaceful. I could imagine the RV side is more crowded.

Everything worked and checkin was a breeze

Overall: Over-priced, for us. But, as close as you can get to Arches National Park. Happy with our stay and would stay again. Very tight sites and shared grass living spaces. Swimming pool to cool off. There was lots of construction so tough to get in and out of the entrance. Steep grade in and out of the entrance, as well. Lots of funs stuff (outdoors games and a really nice dog run).

Security note: neighbor had their hitch stolen off of their truck because they put it on the night before they were leaving. Otherwise, we felt perfectly safe. Theft happens everywhere, unfortunately. Lock up your stuff at all times at all parks.

Check-In: Quick and easy.
Friendliness: Staff were all very nice.
Store: Did not go in. Checked in from window.
Site: Pull-through. Very very close spots to neighbors so all driver-side windows had blinds closed most of the time. Had to level a tiny bit. Shared egress for hookups, so the neighbor's window with slide-outs was within about 4-5 feet of our Airstream and truck tandem. Gravel sites with shared grass living space with picnic tables.
Hookups: Full hookups with 50 AMP. Worked as expected.
Location: Ideally located close to Moab shopping and 5 minutes from Arches National Park.
Laundry: Did not do laundry on this short stay.
Park's Wifi: Googling. Could not work on it. Not able to Stream well. Needed to use our hotspots for work and to stream a movie just fine (we also have WeBoost).

You can tell they are improving many things but the pool is very old and small for such hot weather. It also closes extremely early. The staff are amazing and friendly , but the campground has power issues. This causes a huge issue when most trailers are using their AC. The staff kept trying to say it was our surge protector but when we switched it out to try it on their own surge protector… it still tripped and had issues. We had a dog and it was extremely stressful to ensure the dog was safe and cool. We ended up changing many plans in order to bring him along for safety. We stayed seven days and the power issue was NEVER resolved, at least 5 other “neighbors” were having the same exact power issue with the same staff “ it’s your trailer” blame story.