Are you planning a dispersed camping trip to Cisco? We've got you covered. Dispersed camping is an excellent way to get away from it all and to disconnect. You're sure to find the perfect dispersed campsite for your Utah excursion.
The Moab Exchange lands were acquired by the State of Utah in 1965 in an exchange for sovereign lands within the newly-designated Canyonlands National Park. The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is responsible for the management of 829-acre Prairie Dog Haven Unit and the 4,350 Dalton Wells Unit in Grand County, Utah.
In 2015, the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands completed the Moab Exchange Lands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP). The CMP was designed to facilitate the management of the exchange lands under multiple-use, sustained yield principles and accommodating public and private uses to the extent that the uses do not substantially impair the public trust resources.
Primitive camping is available in certain areas outside of Moab (see map) https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Moab%20BLM%20Visitior%20Guide_pub_2019_all%20vertical%20pages.pdf
11 Miles south of Moab, free dispersed sites along Yellow Circle Road. BLM signage designates the area within which you can camp. Many RVs and tent sites. Good for 2wd.
A tent-only campsite near Utah's Castleton Tower.
The Moab Field Office maintains 38 campgrounds, over 600 campsites, for your enjoyment. These campgrounds offer views of spectacular red rock cliffs amidst a green ribbon of vegetation. Most campsites are first come, first serve, although a few larger group sites may be reserved in advanced through Recreation.gov. The Moab area serves more than 3 million visitors each year, and to protect resources, the BLM has found it necessary to restrict camping to campgrounds or designated sites in popular areas closer to town. For a map and more information about camping, please see our Moab Field Office Visitor Guide. Campgrounds are found along or adjacent to Highways 128, 313 and 279, on the Kane Creek Road, at Ken's Lake, in the Canyon Rims Recreation Area, and in the Sand Flats Recreation Area. Please see our Moab Daily Camping Map for information about camping along the Moab Daily section of the Colorado River.
Most of the field office remains open to primitive camping experiences, however dispersed camping is restricted to designated sites in certain areas, such as along the Dubinky Well Road, Gemini Bridges Road, the Black Ridge Road, and Pack Creek Roads, the area accessed by the Mill Canyon Road and the Blue Hills Road, and south of Moab in the Blue Hill/Picture Frame Arch area. There are a limited number of sites marked with a brown post and tent symbol. When dispersed camping please practice leave no trace principles such as packing out all trash and human waste.
The Moab Exchange lands were acquired by the State of Utah in 1965 in an exchange for sovereign lands within the newly-designated Canyonlands National Park. The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is responsible for the management of 829-acre Prairie Dog Haven Unit and the 4,350 Dalton Wells Unit in Grand County, Utah.
In 2015, the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands completed the Moab Exchange Lands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP). The CMP was designed to facilitate the management of the exchange lands under multiple-use, sustained yield principles and accommodating public and private uses to the extent that the uses do not substantially impair the public trust resources.
Primitive camping is available in certain areas outside of Moab (see map) https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Moab%20BLM%20Visitior%20Guide_pub_2019_all%20vertical%20pages.pdf
11 Miles south of Moab, free dispersed sites along Yellow Circle Road. BLM signage designates the area within which you can camp. Many RVs and tent sites. Good for 2wd.
A tent-only campsite near Utah's Castleton Tower.
