Dalton Wash Dispersed

I had a superrrr short stay here, driving from CA, we ended up arriving around 12 am, and there were only one or two other people there! SO close to zion!!

This spot is so pretty, fairly remote, and cows in the area are nice. It's about a 4.5-mile drive on unpaved road with about a mile of that in a steep incline, I was able to make it up with my prius, but if you have bad breaks, be wary.

Such a beautiful site! I recommend preparing for harsh winds at night if you intend on going in March!

This is a great site to wake up to if you can get to it. Lady and I drove in after dark. While you don’t need 4x4 during dry months, it will help with the drive. It’s steep, loose dirt until you start hitting rocks.

Stay in the trees to protect from the wind, but there is plenty of space regardless and each site has its own fire pit. Looks like people make their own too.

Long drive from the main hwy with some steep and bumpy roads. A 4x4 will have no trouble regardless of the conditions. Saw a Nissan Altima go the same route, but would’ve gotten stuck if it was rainy.

Lots of shrubs to hide behind with plenty of fire circles. Drive around until you find an empty spot. Decently quiet. You’ll hear people around when it gets busy.

Loved this spot. Go out the road 5-8 miles and climb up a hill to come onto a plateau of all BLM dispersed spots. We found a perfect spot tucked into the trees to help avoid some wind we were having. Did have minimal cell service (ATT, so also works in Tmo). Wouldn’t bring a camper up here, as it is bumpy the entire way out.

Great dispersed camping location near Zion. If you have a trailer or passenger vehicle, you are going to want to come from the south side of Smithsonian Butte Road (via Main St.). Take 59, just past the Chevron for about two miles, and it will be on the left. There are many campsites and numerous trails spiderwebbing out from Smithsonian Butte Road. If you have a 4WD, you’ll have no problems coming from the north.

Washboard road some hairpin turns. Steep climb at the end of the road, lets you onto a huge plateau. Many spots but very windy 50mph+ and dusty. Sketchy pulling our trailer up there, great for smaller RVs.

Pin is in the wrong place. Camping is at the th or in the pj to the rim of the mesa. This pin is out in an old burn area.

Good camping site, would recommend a 4WD or AWD vehicle. The road up is steep and narrow, passing a lot of private property. Sites are out in the open, no shade. Some spots you can see Zion at a distance. About 30-40 minutes away from the entrance to Zion.

Has a nice view of canyons road up to the camp site is pretty narrow and steep but any vehicle should be able to get you up there. Multiple spots to choose from

Ill start off by saying that you should probably have an AWD or 4WD high clearance vehicle for the upper campsites.  There are campsites lower on but are right next to the road.  Getting there you'll want to follow Dalton Wash Rd all the way to the plateau, staying left the whole way unless its private property.

There are no bathrooms or amenities here so either come prepared or take care of business before heading up or inbetween excursions.  The good thing from that is you'll be pretty secluded! (Cant speak for the peak months as we visited in May)  The upper campsites are ~45 minutes from Zion with the lower sites being only 30 minutes away!  Summer may not be the best time to visit as the sites are kind of exposed and theres not a ton of shade