Leave your camper here and go explore.

the Ancient Book Cliffs Sego Canyon Pictographs and Petroglyphs are only 4 miles away, also Ask us about the dinosaur tracks or secret free northern Entrance to Arches National Park!

Arches National Park is less than 15 miles away (north boundary), and takes about 40 minutes to get to the main entrance. Canyonlands National Park is about an 45 minutes south. Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah, is less than a half day's travel. The Colorado National Monument is an hour east, and three Utah state parks (including Dead Horse Point and Goblin Valley) are within an 45 minute drive from here.

The Desert Moon is located in-between and only 30 minutes from the Green and Colorado Rivers. Ask our staff about the amazing beaches you can visit or exciting rafting opportunities.

Looking to stay Long Term? Long-term RV sites are available in the summer from June through August, and in the winter from November through February.

We look forward to having you with us, and we will be glad to share local lore, history, special sites, and more with you.

Ancient Archaic Fremont People Barrier Canyon Petroglyphs and Pictographs

Things to do around Thompson Springs

We Have History

Since 1936

A historical hotel gets a new coat of paint

Thompson Springs began as a railroad stop on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in the mid to late 1800's. It soon became a shipping point and community center for local farmers, cattle ranchers and sheepherders.

The Desert Moon Hotel & RV Park has been under new ownership and management since July 2020. The hotel was built in 1936 and has served many travelers, miners, railroad workers, truck drivers, and tourists over the years.

The Rogers family owned and operated the hotel for decades and are pillars of the community here in Thompson.

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““Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt”.”

— John Muir

A Few Features of Thompson Springs, Utah

Surrounding Thompson Springs we have the Book Cliffs and Sego Canyon to the north, Moab to the south, and The San Rafael Swell and Sinbad Country to the west.

Sego Canyon is in our back yard - a place to explore ancient Native American drawings, mining ghost towns, and beautiful hiking.

In the Book Cliffs you will find trails for horseback riding, ATV riding, and county roads for general sightseeing. In the San Rafael Swell and Sinbad Country, you will find mines, old cabins, slot canyons, awesome rock formations and natural arches – all of which you can hike, bike, ride OHV, or travel to see from your car.

In the desert we have slick rock, rock formations and sand dunes that the whole family can enjoy.

20 highway minutes from town is Green River, offering a 24 hour restaurant, a tavern, eating stops, stores, an area museum and river running through the canyons and rapids of the Green River.

Sego Canyon Petroglyphs

Sego Canyon is right in our backyard! From Interstate 70, take the Thompson Springs exit, travel through town and head north into the Book Cliffs. That road (with signs) leads about 3.5 miles into Sego Canyon, the site of the ancient rock art.

If you enjoy Native American historical sites, you can also visit Black Dragon Canyon and Buckhorn Wash, both in the San Rafael Swell.

Stomping grounds of Butch Cassidy and Sundance

Robbers Roost famous hideout of the Wild Bunch gang.