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"-BLM management camping
-Free
-Awesome place to camp!
-Bring your dirt bikes and ATV’s! Perfect spot for riding. Tons of trails!"
"I ended up driving to Sand Wash after my first site about an hour west was kind of flooded and crowded."
"it was the perfect stop for the night and in the morning we were passed by people on atvs heading down to the lake!!"
"I pull a 21' trailer and was worried about accessing this spot. Put truck in 4WD and went up the dirt road slowly."
"This dispersed campsite has an incredible view, but it’s located on a “primitive road,” so google maps won’t show you the route all the way. I was using the OnX off-road app when I found it."
"Actually got here on accident because our GPS took us down a backroad.
But we did see only 2 fire rings. Need a permit. But gorgeous views and lots of wildlife."
"But once you get back in here it’s really nice. I saw about 10+ sites. Some sites have no bars AT&T, some 1 bar. Luckily I found a site with 2."
"Smooth dirt road leading to short turn off loop with a fire ring. Peaceful low-mid T-Mobile."
"Just randomly driving thru Colorado and run into Dinasaur and a peaceful off grid place to camp. No one around. No one else on the planet. Great place to stop."
"No amenities but lots of deer!"
"There are numerous dispersed sites in Routt National Forest. This site had an elevation of about 8800’. CR 27 was very good but the site was about 8 miles from highway 13."
"This campground felt safe and quiet. Not an abundance of spots compared to other areas of public land. Road was narrow and would have been tough with a tow behind camper."
Traveler-BLM management camping
-Free
-Awesome place to camp!
-Bring your dirt bikes and ATV’s! Perfect spot for riding. Tons of trails!
-Bring your camera because you just may be able to see some of the 700 wild horses roaming the area! Beautiful moment and capture if you do!
-This campground spot fills up quick on weekends due to the riders but still is pretty remote and the riders don’t bother you.
-Lots of hiking around.
-Beautiful scenery!
-Maybell,CO is the closest town to get anything so be sure to bring all your survival necessities( plenty of water, food, gas if you’ll be riding atv’s or dirt bikes, etc..)
-4wd recommended, especially if you go further down through the valley, gets pretty rough and big broken sharp rocks on the road.
-There are no bathrooms
GuideThis dispersed campsite has an incredible view, but it’s located on a “primitive road,” so google maps won’t show you the route all the way. I was using the OnX off-road app when I found it. If you approach from the south side (County Rd 48?), you will need a high clearance 4wd. If you approach from the north side (County Rd 51) it is accessible by any mid-clearance AWD vehicle, unless it’s wet. Then you’ll probably need a legit 4wd. I was there in mid-October, and there were hunters camped out all over the forest. But I found this place and had complete privacy, great view, and occasional Verizon service.
LegendRight off the highway you turn onto a dirt road. Then maybe 200 yards it forks off to the left on a little 2 track road. Take that off to the left there is a grassy area with a few spots. Verizon roaming minimal signal. There is a large rotting elk carcus here at the moment. This is not a destination, just a quick sleep site close to the monument
TravelerI pull a 21' trailer and was worried about accessing this spot. Put truck in 4WD and went up the dirt road slowly. At the first place the road splits, I turned left and found a perfect circle to turn around and park. It was flat but no shade and my Verizon had no service.
LegendWide open area top of hill about 200yds from hwy. Called BLM road 1508. Big views but maybe windy. Good solar conditions but the communications tower on big ridge to south did not work for my T-Mobile data. Had to USD my Starlink
Warning: access road is CLAY dirt and do not access if wet saturated, you will get stuck maybe.
GuideRoad is about 7 miles in. But once you get back in here it’s really nice. I saw about 10+ sites. Some sites have no bars AT&T, some 1 bar. Luckily I found a site with 2. If you follow my coordinates, and nobody is there you lucked out 2 bars, and secluded. Rock fire pit, pretty large area enough for group. Road isn’t god awful, but it goes back pretty far. Lots of motor homes, Rv’s in spots. Nice cool temps, no creeks that I’ve found yet. Firewood scattered. Only disadvantage is it’s high up road, and goes back aways, so plan on 7 miles of semi rough road.
TravelerI ended up driving to Sand Wash after my first site about an hour west was kind of flooded and crowded. I showed up right when the sun was setting and was able to catch some horses about 20 mins after driving past the entrance to the area. The roads were very sketchy at some points, but by 2014 RAV4 was able to make it (though I did bottom out one time and came very close several others - at least AWD and high clearance are a must). Make sure you go to Sand Wash Basin's website. People that live there published an unofficial map of the different parts of the park with way more detail than Google Maps ever could, plus other facts and info about the place. The only downfall was it was super duper windy at night to the point where it was tough to sleep even with my heavy canvas tent walls. I ended up leaving the next morning because the wind had gotten worse and the forecast said it would be twice as bad as the next night. Definitely keeping this spot on my favorites list.
ScoutSmooth dirt road leading to short turn off loop with a fire ring. Peaceful low-mid T-Mobile.
ScoutGreat quiet spot with a bathroom and some great views for just off the highway
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