Coconino Rim Road Dispersed Camping

This is a great spot really close to Grand Canyon National Park. We brought our 25 foot trailer up here, the dirt road is a little bumpy but pretty well maintained. It was dry when we visited. There are fire pits and paths to follow.

Not much traffic back here. Roads are a little bumpy to get back here but really not to bad. Felt safe here. Quiet place to relax in nature. About a mile from the main highway that follows the Grand Canyon South Rim. About equal distance from South and East Grand Canyon entries. The East entry in a LOT less busy and we essentially just drive in.

Came about 1.5 miles down the road. So many spots along the road. Really beautiful here. Easy access. The area we camped had some trees burned from a recent fire, but lots of birds and deer to keep us company. Even had a visit from some wild horses! So easy to get into the park and explore and hike.

Wished we could’ve camped here. We came at a bad time, the rain was coming in and it was already dark. I’ll start by saying, the forest is pretty for what we could see, we found our spot but when we pulled in, our tires just sank and we were immediately shipwrecked in mud. Luckily we had full cell service so we called for a tow out but even the emergency tow truck got stuck trying to get to us!!! Insane! It took us over 3 hours to get out in the wind and horizontal rain! another tow truck had to come and help get us all out. I sincerely apologize in advance for the mess we made trying to get out. We probably left a colossal massacre of tracks as evidence of our struggle. If it’s still there you’ll know it was us. Enjoy it when it’s dry and harder ground I bet it’s gorgeous. But when wet, seriously check your ground before driving on it. It turns soft REAL quick after treading off the Forest Service Rd.

We loved this place. We ended up stating further to the back but all of the spots are very easy to access!

The access road was fairly well maintained, enough for even 2wd cars. The sites were large and clean. Very peaceful.

Fantastic spot for camping. We went in late November so pretty cold but nothing a camp fire can’t fix. Great open space. Easy access for my 4Runner. Would recommend this camping spot.

Easy to find, many spots. Quiet overall. Easy access.

This site was just inside the Kaibab National Forest. Beautiful trees, nice dark sky with a million stars and a stones throw to the south rim. Would highly recommend.

I was uncertain if this was a legitimate site or not, as we seemed to be on National Park land, but once you turn off onto Coconino Rim road, and pass the cattle grid you are on Forest land. So all good! Lots of space on flat land.

This spot was perfect. Lots of spaces so not very private if that’s what you’re looking for. However, the site I found has an awesome fire ring. It was quiet, convenient to Grand Canyon NP. The selling point was waking up and horses were grazing around the campsites! Definitely plan to stay again

There are two pit toilets near the fire tower. Sites were sold out in the national park so we came over here and there was a ton of empty spots. Lots of fire pits and I have ATT cell service and it worked decent here.

Easy to access and tons of sites. I came in about 12am, and still found a site, after some looking. Just make sure you are IN the national forest, and not the park; you will not be happy

After the Grand Canyon this was a solid spot. Very open, quiet, and plenty of spots to pick from.

A little bumpy on the way in.

There’s available toilets near the ranger station at the base of the lookout tower.

We went pretty far in, but it was worth it! There is camping all along the road so you’ll see others, but there are so many places available that you can find one more remote. Lots of ruts as it just rained the other day, but not horribly bad. We are in a lifted GX460 with a small pull behind camper and made it through going slowly. Beautiful forest all around. So happy to find this spot! Saw elk! There’s a neat lookout tower at the entrance of the Arizona Trail too!

Dispersed camping along the Coconino Road has plenty of locations to choose from. Be advised that the first mile or so of the road is very rough (ruts, large holes), but it does improve after that. Also be very careful leaving the dirt road. The ground looks solid enough but you can easily find very soft ground and sink into it (ask me how I know).

We came after a few snow storms and the snow melting during the day made a virtually impossible escape from the site on departure. Other than that, very quiet, clean, no disturbances! Lots of nature to wander during daylight hours and so close to the canyon!

.....but no access in snow

so many spots! If you pull off of 64 and follow the road back to the Kaibab Forrest sign and there are a lot of dispersed camping spots. There are some trails back there too.

Some people left trash so we picked it up, just remember to pack it in and pack it out.

Driving a 38’ Class A motor home towing a car is what I do but when I see “Fire Road” on the map it makes me a bit nervous. Well this place is great - even for big rigs. Found a great spot. Road was bumpy the first 1/4 or 1/2 mile but if you take it slow, you won’t have dishes all over the floor. Sites are nice. Pick as tree covered or open as you like. I have 3,500 watts of solar on the roof so I picked a spot that was open to afternoon sun. You are close to many of the scenic areas of Grand Canyon. It’s right there. I was pleasantly surprised when I got here.

The gate is locked due to poor road conditions. We visited March 19 2022 should be open by end of June if they decide to open it at all. Per ranger

The trees here are very thin so you can see quite far. Many spots down this road so you can have your pick but you can see everyone. From our spot you can see 5 cars, and we are hundreds of yards apart. Otherwise it's very quiet.

Free camping along the rode, we passed about 10 people before coming to a spot from GCNP. Camped next to the watch tower. Our spot was close to road so lacked toilet privacy, but the other spots were farther off the road. Perfect spot to camp and drive 5 minutes into GCNP.