Established Camping
Owl Canyon Campground
About
Bureau of Land Management
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonPoor
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileAvailable
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
AVOID - Not suitable for RVs
Nearly 5 miles of either hard washboard dirt road (Shaking parts of the vehicle loose) or loose sand that you can get stuck in.
After driving 4 miles down the track there was a huge ditch across the middle of the road, which was uncrossable in a vehicle and lead to us turning around.
Didn’t get to stay at the site as it was unreachable, had to book a motel as it was late in the day to book another site.
Needed a tow truck
Traveling in a camper van and needed to pull off to rest on BLM for the night. Right off Rainbow Basin onto Owl Canyon Rd about 1.3 miles away from the campsite we got stuck in sand. The road quickly went from rock hard to sinking sand and it’s impossible to tell the difference with the naked eye (were also driving late at night). We didn’t make it to the campsite so this isn’t really a fair review of the place itself. But please be mindful that the road to get there isn’t paved, it’s all dirt/sand so travel at your own risk. We are currently traveling in late October with crazy weather and wind storms. Hope this helps! Also, we luckily have AAA and they’re sending a flatbed from Barstow Towing # 760-255-4141
Edit: The flatbed couldn’t reach us in this remote location. They sent a 4x4 to our rescue and had us pulled out of this dry quicksand in less than an hour at $200 for their time and efforts. But they did mention that this was their sixth rescue of the day and that if we had stayed straight on Rainbow Basin within the loop we would have been fine. They explained these are basic campsites without hookups (if that’s what you’re looking for) and Owl Canyon Rd is traveled by RVs more which is why that happens frequently. Anyway, again, hope this helps.
Nice, but no good access
4,3 Miles on a Bad dirtroad
Location
Owl Canyon Campground is located in California
Coordinates
35.02133965 N
117.02174128 W