Hwy 193 BLM Dispersed

We stayed Oct 28-31. We stayed in a back-in dispersed camping spot ...exit 66 from I-40, and a couple miles on S Blake Ranch Road. Our rig is 43', towing a pickup with UTV loaded in the back. After unhooking (wide road) by the old Hwy 93 turnoff, we drove 93 a ways in the truck and determined it was too rough and washed out in places for our RV.

We explored down S Blake Ranch road and found our spot --several spots are available down that road, and easy access to trails if you go out trail-riding.

Blake Ranch road is wide, and pretty wash boarded in places, but easily doable, taking it slow. We backed into our chosen site, with room for the truck and UTV. A bonus = it's a level site!!

Beautiful scenery, extremely peaceful, wooded site with plenty of scrap wood around for a careful campfire.

Also making it a mission in retirement travel to practice Leave No Trace, so also cleaned up some prior trash left behind as well as our own.

A little traffic does go down the road, but not often.

Had 2 bars of Verizon cell service; husband had about the same on US Cellular.

We went a lot farther down the road than anyone else that we could see. There are several places to camp pretty close to Blake’s Ranch Rd. But they were full. The farther down the road, the rougher and more rutted it gets. Don’t recommend for larger campers or trailers unless it’s a 4x4 type. We found a huge spot. Obviously someone or multiple people stayed here for quite a while and generated a lot of trash which they left all over. Not cool! There is the faintest hint of traffic noise from I-40. You will probably have to do some leveling on your vehicle.

We pulled in to a spot here late at night and left the next morning to continue our long drive, so we didn’t spend a lot of time here, but it served our needs! I am happy any time I wake up surrounded by nature, and I was very happy to wake up and see quail running in the morning. There were some people in tents as well as other RV/car campers around, but it was all spaced out nicely so you still have privacy.

We arrived around 4pm and to our surprise there was no one here. Had our choice of spots. Unfortunately past visitors left a fair amount of trash in several sites. Bummer I think. Don't ruin a good thing. Approximately 10 or so sites. No fire pits unless you make one, no tables, no bathrooms. Free BLM camping. Great access from hiway. About 3 mile off hwy 40 easy. Gas and food possibilities at exit when you leave. Nice and alot of Juniper trees but not enough for any shade. Would stay here again. Hopefully no one screws it up. PICK UP YOUR SHIT!!

We needed a nice, lovely spot to rest for the night and organize our campervan on our way from LAS to GCNP. This was perfect. No one around, lovely sunset and sunrise, campervan did just fine.

We stayed a couple of days in early February. Other than the some mild rain and a bit chilly at night it was an excellent spot. Pretty much had the place to ourselves. There are several established sites with open areas and fire pits. No amenities so make sure you bring everything you need. We tucked in behind a nice juniper tree to keep out of the wind, but there is a very large area at the camp we used, enough room for multiple tents. Roads are a bit rough definitely would recommend 4wd if your going to go back further along the road. Lots of deer and possible elk tracks in the area, but didn’t see anything.

Quite convenient place to have a break during long travel. A lot of spots available. Nice sun rise as bonus :)

There are lots of flat spaces for RVs and tents, but don't look only in the first area to the east side of the road there are many more uproad 63 and off the side roads, especially larger areas with turnarounds for RVs and trailers.

The campsite itself is wonderful! There’s about three sites within the first half mile. The first one on the right is massive, and could definitely be considered multiple sites as long as you don’t mind getting cozy with your neighbors. There really isn’t much to see or do, and the surrounding area is very meh. We wouldn’t stay for a long time, but it’s a great spot near the highway for a break in travel

This was a fairly easy drive down the road. A little washboard once you leave the pavement but it doesn’t last long. We have a 32foot motorhome and a small SUV and didn’t have any trouble getting to the area. It’s very easy to find as there were quite a few fire rings made up in the area. It’s not the most level but with a little work you can get level enough to run your refrigerator. It’s very quiet and peaceful here.

This spot is right off 40 which is convenient, but far enough off to not hear road noise and such. The road is dirt and a bit rough when we were here in November but passable in our FWD van. Drive down the road a bit if possible. There’s a hand gun of sites just as you turn into this place but they are all pretty close together. All and all a nice convenient free camp spot for the night but prob not somewhere I’d set up for a longer stay unless you are in a vehicle that can get back down the road a bit. I didn’t take any photos…sorry!!….it’s a beautiful area tho

Belting spot just off the highway. Easy enough to drive up in any vehicle, a natural campsite. Enough space for everyone and private.

Very pretty area that lives up to the other reviews. I’m in a Jeep so I ventured further down the road. It does get very rough so I wouldn’t recommend it without 4wd and a fair amount of clearance. You have to go pretty far down the road before finding additional spots though.

This is a solid spot. Right off the fwy, but you don’t hear any traffic. I didn’t stray too far down the road as it seems to get a bit treacherous the further you go, but there’s plenty of spots before that point. We are a bit closer to others than usual, but the trees provide enough privacy to where i don’t see anyone.

There are so many little private spots, several marked with rock fire pits, that you can find clustered in this little area, and yet with all the junipers and plant life surrounding you it will still feel fairly private, even with other campers around.

Hwy 193 does continue past this point and there are more spots to be found further down, but the road has been washed out and gullied and so you'll need to proceed with caution if you choose to go down it. We did see a couple of vans and ATVs that were camping down there.

For being so close and easily accessed from Hwy 40 this area is amazingly quiet. Also, there were many other campers (possibly some long timers, we didn't investigate too closely) when we stayed here and everyone was so respectful and quiet and friendly (and no generators!).

Good att service and Verizon was spotty, but usable.

Lots of cow patties and cow footprints all over but didn't see any cows or any wildlife.

Surprisingly little trash in the area, just a few bottles along the road that were probably tossed from vehicles that we picked up.

Sand is soft and we had a hard time getting and keeping our RV level.

Really beautiful environment. An amazing view out of every window in the RV. Definitely one to mark on the maps for when we're in the area in the future.