Guests of the Teardrop Arch B&B in southeastern Utah could watch a tumbleweed cartwheel across the vast, red, Colorado Plateau Desert into Arizona. They could also watch a stunning sunset over the crimson and orange hoodoos and plateaus of Monument Valley.
The latter view has earned the remote lodging, located within the Navajo Nation and run by a Navajo woman, rave reviews. And those, in turn, have earned it a place on Hipcamp’s 2025 list of the Best Places to Camp in America.
In total, four Utah campsites landed on this year’s list of the nation’s best.
Hipcamp is a campsite-booking platform that focuses mostly on sites offered by private landowners (Sort of an Airbnb for camping, though that exact platform exists in Airbnb Outdoors). The quantity and quality of a campsite’s reviews, as well as whether the host offers any special touches or experiences, were considered in the selections for the awards, said Jenna Valdespino, Hipcamp’s global brand marketing lead. Valdespino said Hipcamp also aimed to obtain geographic diversity.
The awards were divided into nine categories, ranging from Best Newcomer to Best Treehouses.
Courtesy of Hipcamp Glamping Canyonlands, located about 40 minutes from The Needles District of the Canyonlands National Park, won a 2025 Hipcamp Award for being one of the best dark-sky campsites in the United States. Hipcamp, a campsite-booking platform similar to Airbnb, names award winners annually. This year, four Utah properties made the national lists.
Teardrop Arch B&B was selected as one of the “Best Cabin Rentals in the U.S.” Both Glamping Canyonlands near Monticello and Ranchito Feliz near Cannonville ranked among the country’s best dark-sky camping options. And the Zion Wright Ranch Eco-Camp in Virgin not only stood out as one of the best tent camping sites in the United States, it also can lay claim to the title of Hipcamp’s best campsite in Utah this year.
Zion Wright Ranch is situated on 1,200 acres overlooking the Kolob Terrace region of Zion National Park. It is owned by Bill and Evelyn Wright, parents of rodeo royalty Wright brothers, and offers horseback rides as well as camping and glamping sites. With taxes and fees, a site costs $46.94 for one night.
“That’s a continuous award winner,” Valdespino said. “They have thousands and thousands of reviews and bookings. They host tents and RVers, and they’re right outside the park.”
The Glamping Canyonlands campsite is, as its name suggests, near The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, about 40 minutes south of Moab. Among its nine accommodations is the “Off-Grid Stargazer Tent.” It features ceiling windows so inhabitants can see the sky from inside in addition to a deck and firepit for outside viewing. One night in that tent costs $190.66, including taxes and fees.
Ranchito Feliz sits south of the town of Cannonville (population 191), features six sites and can accommodate RVs. Wedged between Bryce Canyon National Park and Kodachrome Basin State Park, its host page states that “(t)he area is widely considered to be under the darkest skies in the lower 49.” It is also horse friendly and has burros and dogs on site. A night there costs $53.31 including fees and taxes.
Nothing really compares to the Teardrop Arch B&B in terms of a unique experience, though, Valdespino said.
“From the time they came onto the platform, they really took off. I think it’s a testament to our campers really looking for those magical experiences,” she said. “A lot of the reviews talk about the views of Monument Valley right outside, right on the porch there, sunsets, sunrises and really that feeling of just being totally out there and immersed in nature.”
Courtesy of Hipcamp The Teardrop Arch B&B on the Navajo Nation near the Utah-Arizona border won a 2025 Hipcamp Award for being one of the best cabin rentals in the United States. Hipcamp, a campsite-booking platform similar to Airbnb, names award winners annually. This year, four Utah properties made the national lists.
The three-bed studio shares a toilet and shower with the host’s home next door. However, it offers a picnic table and fire pit and is pet-friendly. Plus, ethereal views of Monument Valley’s plateaus and spires straight from the front porch. A night’s stay costs $128.55 with taxes and fees.
In addition to its national awards, Hipcamp cultivated a list of its best campsites in every state. The 15 sites selected in Utah include the four that earned best-in-the-U.S. designations, as well as sites near places like Santaquin and Hildale. Four of the sites are located in San Juan County.
The competition to be on this year’s list was fierce. Hipcamp reported that it saw a 124% growth year-over-year in Utah campsites. That, a spokesperson said, is among the highest growth rates the platform saw from any state during that time.
“Even in Utah, with 5,000 campsites,” Valdespino said, “these …15 that we’ve named for Best in Utah really are the best of the best of the best.”
2025 Hipcamp Awards, Utah winners
*Best in Each of the 50 States