Castleton Tower

The best way to find this campsite is to plug the Castelton Tower Trail into your GPS since this series of sites is right at the trailhead. There’s several sites available, all with exceptional views of the tower, buttes and mountains, but make sure you’re remaining on the pathways to the sites since there’s lots of signs indicating visitors shouldn’t disrupt the ground outside the sites. All the sites were full the night I camped out, but everyone was quiet and respectful which was nice. Only drawback is no fires allowed and there’s one toilet behind a wall that doesn’t have a door.

A lot of signs saying no camping, not sure where the actual blm camping area is, we just found a little spot behind some trees but could still see castle town. Still super beautiful but not sure if camping is allowed :/

No camping signs. Great spots though. People off-road around the spots day and night. So go far back and behind a big bush. The trail is rugged. Respect nature and stay on the trail if you can. I cowboy camped. It was fine. I don’t remember having it needing cell reception.

Great views and good location, but signs were posted as of 4/5/22, no campfires allowed.

Great views of castle valley& castleton tower. The hike up to the tower is an added bonus. Not great for big groups or campers- parking lot is pretty small and fills up quickly. Lots of campsites that you can hike to though.

We found this site by accident, and were so happy with the results! The view is amazing, and the site was clean and dispersed. We will be back for sure.

Amazing views everywhere you look with the most famous desert tower in the world looming off to the east! Just to the north of the famous Castleton Tower is the Rectory and the Priest which also have amazing climbs (trad).

Best time to visit is definitely fall or spring as summer can be blistering hot and winter brings snow despite what you might think! There are not many campsites and most are usually taken up by climbers waiting on a weather window to send it up the classic Kor-Ingalls or Fine Jade. There is a roofless pit toilet and no water available but there are a few elevated tent pads. Even if youre not a climber there are nearby trails that lead atop of Adobe Mesa to the south that gives wonderful views of Castle Valley, which is an amazing geologic phenomena 500 Ma in the making! The trail to Castleton Tower is also fairly easy and is ~3 miles and 1500' in elevation.

Castleton Tower is a great place to pitch a tent! It's a free campground so it can become crowded with climbers on weekends or during busy season. I've stayed at this campground April, May, and October. Highly recommend during May -- the spring is so beautiful here! Great trail system and great views in every direction.

Wound up at this place by accident Its primarily a campground for people who are climbing castleton tower but it was great for spending a night. Primitive camping but plenty of space for parking. No amenities but absolutely beautiful. Hiking was wonderful. The canyon/waterway leading to the tower is a really excellent hike.

This is a great place to camp! It felt very remote even though it's right alongside the road. This facility doesn't have access to water or public restrooms so plan accordingly. It does however offer amazing views of Castleton rock. The start of the trail head is located right in the parking. There is only a couple areas that have leveled tent spots but there is plenty of other areas to set up a tent. This is a tent only location, no RVs