The Potholes Recreation Site

Love this area. Never anyone around. Very quiet. Long drive in but worth it. My biggest piece of advice is leave the official campground and go slightly off road further up the road away from the campground. Tons of spots. Totally remote. We stayed 3 nights and never saw another car or person. Love this area.

June 2023. Road easy to access right off of rt 50. Came down from Grand Junction and it was an easy ride. The dirt road was easy for our 2wd Toyota. The Potholes area had the cleanest vault toilet and well maintained sites. It seems busier than we wanted so we drove further down the road about 1 mile and many more sites on both sides of the road. We pulled to the right and there was a spot for bigger campers and about 10 sites with 2 more across the street between the canyon walls. Couldn't get down to river as most of the river front area is private property. Even at potholes you would need to scrabble down the walls toget to waters edge. What the spot to ourselves for a Friday-Sunday. Bring tons of water as there is no water access. We didn't explore further down the road, but on the map there is a trail head further down. See pics of the road and our sites and enjoy!!

This place is pretty well out there on some BLM land. There are lots of day use folks, but camping there is not for the faint of heart. The mid-day heat and windstorms are intense, but the beauty of being there alone is worth it. I don't think there is water, but there is a toilet.