Best Friends RV Park sits on the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary property north of Kanab, in Angel Canyon — the 3,700-acre sandstone valley the sanctuary has held since the late 1980s. The RV park is one piece of the sanctuary's larger lodging program, which also includes guesthouses and a small cottage cluster. For travelers who came to Kanab specifically to visit Best Friends — the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country — the on-site RV park puts you inside the gates with direct access to the daily tours, the volunteer programs, and the sanctuary's network of animal-area buildings.
The Sanctuary Setting
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is one of Kanab's headline destinations. Founded in 1984, the organization runs the largest companion-animal sanctuary in the country, with on-site care for thousands of dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, parrots, pigs, and other animals across multiple species-specific areas. The visitor program runs daily tours, hands-on volunteer experiences, and pet-fostering arrangements that let guests take a sanctuary animal back to their RV or guesthouse for the night as a sleepover.
The RV park is positioned to support that visitor program. Most guests are there because of the sanctuary, not despite it. The park's character reflects the broader Best Friends ethos — quiet, mission-driven, animal-focused.
What's Included
Full hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, paved or hardened pads, on-site bathhouse with showers, dump station, and access to the sanctuary's broader infrastructure. Guests get included tours and discounts on volunteer programs and pet sleepovers. The on-site Angel's Rest pet memorial garden, the sanctuary's main visitor center, and the various animal-area tours are within the sanctuary's road network from the RV park.
Reservation Pattern
Direct booking via the Best Friends sanctuary website. The peak seasons match Kanab's broader summer-and-fall pattern. Sanctuary tour availability is also seasonal, so early-spring and late-fall trips offer quieter sanctuary experiences. Mid-week availability is broad most of the year.
What's at Hand
The sanctuary itself is the on-site recreation. Most guests build the trip around the sanctuary's tour and volunteer programs, which can fill several days. For non-sanctuary recreation, the RV park sits fifteen minutes north of downtown Kanab — close to the Center Street restaurant cluster, Willow Canyon Outdoor (the local outfitter), and the BLM Kanab Field Office for the Wave lottery and other permits.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is twenty-two miles southwest. The Toadstool Hoodoos are forty-five minutes east. Buckskin Gulch and Wire Pass are an hour east. Zion's east entrance is forty-five minutes north via Highway 89.
Comparison
Versus Kanab RV Corral and J&J RV Park (in-town private RV parks): Best Friends RV Park is at the sanctuary rather than in town. For travelers prioritizing sanctuary access, Best Friends is the obvious pick. For travelers prioritizing downtown Kanab walkability, the in-town parks are better.
Versus Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park: Best Friends is for sanctuary visitors; Coral Pink is for OHV and dunes-focused traffic. Different missions.
If Best Friends RV Park is full, the sanctuary's on-site cottage rentals and guesthouse rooms are the alternative on-property options. The Kanab RV cluster (RV Corral, J&J) handles in-town overflow. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is the next developed alternative for non-sanctuary travelers.