Desert View Campground
Grand Canyon National Park · Arizona · 49 sites
Photos: National Park Service via Recreation.gov
Overview
Desert View Campground is a National Park Service campground in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, with 49 sites. Mostly open: only a few shady sites. T-Mobile and AT&T report coverage at every site; Verizon at 20 of 49.
9 of 49 sites shaded
39 of 49 sites in full sun
49 of 49 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Desert View Campground are the shadiest?
Only a few. 9 of 49 sites have good shade; most sit in the open.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Desert View Campground get the most sun?
Plenty. 39 of 49 sites are open to the south and the sky — easy for solar panels, and warm on cool mornings.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Desert View Campground?
Easy here. All 49 sites have open sky for a Starlink dish. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Desert View Campground are the most level?
7 of 49 sites are flat, and 21 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 21 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 30 ft.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Desert View Campground have cell service?
Mostly. T-Mobile and AT&T report coverage at every site; Verizon at 20 of 49. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Desert View Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 64°F and lows around 36°F, with about 1.0 inches of rain over the month and 2 inches of snow. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Desert View in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 49
- Kinds
- 49 for RVs or trailers
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 30 ft
- Accessible
- 1 site
- Elevation
- 7,446–7,461 ft
- Every site
- Drive-in · Pets allowed · Campfires allowed · Check-in 12 PM, check-out 11 AM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “There are a total of 50 campsites in the Desert View Campground. Most sites can accommodate tents or SMALL RV's or travel Trailers. Sites can not accommodate RV's or travel trailers over 30 ft. maximum length - Front bumper to rear bumper). Limit of six persons; two tents; two-vehicles or one RV/Travel Trailer per site. There are no Group Sites. Affiliated Groups cannot break up into separate sites. Examples of Affiliated Group: clubs, Scouts, organizations, group of friends, large family gatherings. All campsites are dry sites. No utility, water, or sewer hook-ups are available. Each site does have a campfire grill for fires and cooking use and a picnic table. Desert View Campground lies beneath a mixture of pinyon and juniper trees, providing most campsites with ample shade. The campground is less than 1/2 mile (.8 km) from the rim of the canyon. A visit to the canyon during sunrise and sunset yields spectacular views of yellow, orange, red and violet hues in the canyon walls. Layers of rock display billions of years of geologic history. Campers can take a short walk from the campground to the historic Desert View Watchtower.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.