Water Canyon Recreation Area
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Reviewed Oct. 24, 2020

Can’t beat free

This was a great pit stop on our trip from California to Idaho. It is free and first come, first served so get there early enough to snag a spot. Some spots are big enough for a few cars or vans to park, some big enough for RVs, most had spaces for a tent and every designated spot had a table. If you do get there and it’s full, there is space to get creative and find a neat spot off the main road. We stopped there for just one night and had a nice hike in the AM before leaving. It seems there is a lot you can do there! One dude looked like he was having a blast on his ATV. I think a dirt bike or a mountain bike would be lots of fun there too. Hiking was beautiful as you get a mixture of desert, cool rock formations, streams and beautiful aspen trees. We were there late October on a Tuesday and found the last designated spot around 6pm. Thankfully we didn’t need to pitch a tent because our spot was really slanted and small but it had a table, bbq pit and was next to a beautiful stream. We just parked our van and were happy campers. The limit on the sites are 3 days and your not too far from a grocery store. There are several bathrooms along the path, and a few dumpsters. I didn’t see showers and I found the bathroom to be disgusting but, hey, it’s camping. Drive slow as you pass campsites because it kicks up a ton of dust and pack out all your trash. I can’t say if the sites have spigots, our space didn’t. We were next to the stream so we gathered water, boiled it, and used that to wash dishes. We discarded all food scraps in trash bags and put in dumpster before leaving. I would not recommend washing dishes in the stream as it will affect the habitat. Lastly, star gazing is unbeatable out here. It’s worth checking out if you need a pit stop on your travels.

  • Review photo of Water Canyon Recreation Area by Najet , October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Water Canyon Recreation Area by Najet , October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Water Canyon Recreation Area by Najet , October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Water Canyon Recreation Area by Najet , October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Water Canyon Recreation Area by Najet , October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Water Canyon Recreation Area by Najet , October 24, 2020