Sand Island Recreation Area

The Sand Island boat ramp provides access to the San Juan River in southeastern Utah, about 3 miles west of the town of Bluff. This is the primary put-in location for paddlers and boaters floating the 102-mile section of the San Juan River between Montezuma Creek and Clay Hills Crossing.

The boat ramp is located within the Sand Island Recreation Area, which includes a 27-site campground open year-round. Facilities at the recreation area include vault toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, and drinking water (seasonal). The campground can be reserved through Recreation.gov.

The San Juan River in this area is a popular destination for kayakers, canoeists, and small motorized boats. The river is generally wide and slow-moving, making it well-suited for recreational float trips. Paddlers should be prepared for occasional riffles and sandy beaches along the way. Nearby attractions include scenic drives, rock art viewing, and hiking in the Road Canyon area.

Overview
Sand Island Campground’s two group campsites are ideal for groups wishing to be close to the town of Bluff and the San Juan River. The area offers outdoor enthusiasts many options for river floating, scenic driving and rock art viewing.Recreation
Sand Island is the main put-in for the 102-mile section of the San Juan River
between Montezuma Creek and Clay Hills Crossing that...

Overview
Sand Island Campground’s two group campsites are ideal for groups wishing to be close to the town of Bluff and the San Juan River. The area offers outdoor enthusiasts many options for river floating, scenic driving and rock art viewing.Recreation
Sand Island is the main put-in for the 102-mile section of the San Juan River
between Montezuma Creek and Clay Hills Crossing that provides boaters with access to spectacular canyons rich in scenery, geology, archeology, history and wildlife. Within the campground there are numerous petroglyphs and pictographs on the ledges above and it is a popular destination for both sightseeing and bird watching. Facilities
Group Site A is located near the boat ramp and features picnic tables, a fire grate, a shade structure and has water nearby. The site may be reserved in advance for groups of 10 to 20 people for a maximum of fourteen days. Group Site B can accommodate group sizes from 15 to 40 people and is located in Loop B of the campground and features picnic tables, a large fire grate, a shade structure, water on site and a single vault toilet. The group sites do not have dump stations or electric hook ups. There are dumpsters located at the campground entrance.Natural Features
Sand Island Campground is beside the San Juan River.
Nearby Attractions
Sand Island is close to Goosenecks State Park, Bears Ears National Monument (Shash Jaa Unit), and Cedar Mesa.

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