Painted Desert Rim Drive Dispersed Pulloff

I camped in my SUV! First time ever! Best experience in my life. Great spot. The road was a little bumpy but not horrible.

I camped at the end of the road near the trailhead. There was only one other group there so I figured it was a nice, spaced out area. Obviously I wasn’t using my brain because everyone goes all the way to the end of the road before turning around, everyone parks there to hike the trail, and it was Friday night😅 when we woke up it felt like we were in a parking lot. I’d give it 5 stars if I had picked a better spot and not gone on a Friday night. One of my dogs is slightly reactive so I was trying to stay away from big crowds. Roads were easy and finding a flat area to set up camp was easy. The canyon provides nice shade if you pick a good spot! Pack in a pack out, saw a bit of trash and broken glass in our area.

One of the best easy-access and beautiful spots I've ever been at. Off the main drag, paved almost the full way there, no one else around. Quite a few potholes but nothing ridiculous.

Absolutely beautiful place to camp! Easy In and out. Level ground

We just put this one on our top 5 overnight stays after 40 days on the road. Easy to find and several spots to choose from. We were the only one camping. Gorgeous sunset over the canyon. We could barely hear the highway noise. We had to get out fairly early so didn’t get to check out the stairs into the canyon. Definitely worth a return trip when in the area.

This was easily the best spot we stayed in AZ so far! Had stunning views, little to no light pollution, and was quiet.

Soemthing to note off the top: OnX Road says this is Navajo Nation land. Then Navajo Nation requires permits for dispersement camping in their land. Not sure how this works at this site.

It’s gorgeous. There’s plenty of space. I want to post my photos but my work is all copyright protected so I will do that if I can edit this later.

We were able to get here with 2WD.

Hiking trail down to the valley.

You can tent camp here. Not a lot of space.

Easy to get to. Beautiful view. No one around.

Absolutely stunning view. I stayed on the right side maybe a quarter mile from the loop. My spot had a fun scramble down towards the bottom. Definitely use caution!!! Several of the stairs were wobbly. The sunset was perfect i’ll be coming back soon!

OMG!!! THIS PLACE WAS AMAZING!!
Private, there was 1 other camper on the rim, and they were probably 1/4 mile away. The place was absolutely beautiful. No light noise to ruin the stars, just my hubby, pup and me enjoying the solitude!! We only stayed 1 night but I would definitely love to stay here again! The sunset and sunrise was magical!

No real services, so need to be self contained. Great views

A bit of rough road,paved but holy, some graffiti on the pavilion says degenerate kids where here, gravel road is beat up,but OMG THE SUNSET ,you gotta see this sunset, trust me.

The drive in doesn't seem like much and the facilities could use some love but when you look over that edge the view is absolutely amazing.

I rolled up just as the sun was setting. What a spectacular view of that! There were only a couple of other vehicles here. There are some picnic tables near the entrance, but that’s about it. I didn’t see any fire-rings, just plenty of parking. The park road runs parallel with the highway, about a quarter mile from it so the road noise is minimal, but still audible. There is a repeater tower within line of sight - I’m guessing that’s why I had great cell service (T-Mobile).