Best Campgrounds near Ibapah, UT

Although Dyrt has this listed as Nevada, it is in Utah (probably the BLM office is NV). Drive to the end of the road and there is a sign. Drive past the sign to drive right out onto the salt. We saw a lot of vehicles out there, including some trucks with campers. But we were worried about the salt being too soft for the weight of our van so we just parked at the side of the parking lot and hunkered down. 

If you take the spur of the road to the left that goes up the side of the mountain, there are places to park at the top that are part of BLM but UDOT restricts access to gravel/sand. Great views on top of hill in all directions.

BEWARE: Although you'll see people driving out on the flats, it MAY be VERY VERY muddy, with slick mud even though it appears to 'look fine.' I would suggest walking on it a ways out to see. IF it's dry it MAY be fine.

Overall, nothin' fancy but if you're in the area, might as well check it out.

Make sure you bring plenty of water and are fueled up. The sign for the geodes is off to the right after you go over the pass!

Very well maintained roads out here, nobody around for miles, incredible history. So many roads to go explore old cabins, abandoned mines nearby. Just a great place to see & explore.

Such a pretty enviting area the have created. Took the cave tour that was so fun. Kirsten was a great tour guide and live hearing the stories of her family exploring it.

The place I was directed to was on the side of a mountain. Fun drive but no camp site

Just a level parking concrete concrete pad pad back in only No tables just Water electric sewer hook UPS. Is a small horse Shoe shape location. Must check in with Nugget Casino hotel dest.

Pretty basic but good for short term. It's just a small cup de sac of about 15 spots at most. All back ins except for like 2-3 pull thrus i think in middle! Don't even think there's a Host on site. Close to nugget and Montego casinos. No bathrooms or trees for shade.

This place was a bit or a boring ride for me, but the silence and openness did finally sink in. Very calming. We landed at the geode beds as the sun set. In the morning we woke and didn't quite realize what we were on. With no digging tools, as this was an unexpected stop, we mucked about using rocks to dig. We wound up finding some very impressive geodes! All in all a great fun adventure. BRING A SHOVEL! HAHA

Many dispersed campsites surrounding the Pony Express Road over Dugway pass. The geode beds are nearby, as is Topaz Mountain, both excellent rockhounding experiences.

Each campsite has a pull off and a rock fire pit.

Expect to see antelope, herds of sheep and wild horses!

Is pretty typical for a KOA except for the location!  This KOA has all the usual amenities: playground, showers, flush toilets, RV hookups, a pool, and wifi.  Some convenievces can also be bought at the main registration cabin.  In addition to the usual RV sites there are also camping cabins and "tent" sites (which I do not recommend).  There are a couple of unique things about this KOA in that it has shuttles to the nearby casinos and is also a 5 minutes drive from the world famous Bonneville Salt Flats where numerous world speed records have been set.

We stayed at the Bonneville KOA on a road trip from Southern California out to Colorado. Our original goal had been to drive from the SF Bay Area to SLC, UT (US Highway 80 is a very easy, straight shot drive from CA to UT, even for a 650 mile drive), but got a really late start and changed our target to the NV/UT boarder.

The Wendover KOA is definitely a KOA designed for motorhomes and trailers - it’s BARREN - so not a place I would usually want to tent camp. All of the spaces are dirt lots, including the tent sites - no grass, no bushes, no (well, very few) trees, no privacy, no nothing. Again, this is not the environment I would normally want to camp in, but it worked just fine for a short stop between long stretches of driving when covering miles on a road trip.er

This KOA campground would be great for RV users who want to visit the Casinos on the Nevada side of the NV/UT boarder, and for those spending time at the Bonneville Salt Flats for races or recreational fun.

The facilities were clean - clean bathrooms, clean showers. There were fire pits and picnic benches in the camp sites, and WiFi was available on the campus.

KOAs can be really great and convenient (if not full), considering we did not have a reservation ahead of time, and arrived fairly late, but were able to register through an iron ranger near the front office. If you need to find a place to camp in this area, and do NOT have a 4WD vehicle, I️ would suggest camping at the Wendover KOA instead of the nearby dispersed BLM sites located ON the salt flats. When researching where to stop for the night, we considered staying at the BLM campsites as they were FREE and camping out on the salt flats seemed like a cool idea. We decided against it because we didn’t know how my 2WD Honda CRV would fair on the salt, and because KOAs always have nice clean facilities to use.

We got into a conversation with our neighbors about the salt flats (we had never seen them before). They seemed to think we made the correct choice by camping at the KOA rather than the on salt flats… they regularly take off-roading vehicles out to the salt flats, and have seen a dozen or so 2WD vehicles get stuck out on the flats. Apparently the long, vast salt flats are deceptive, and not always as flat as they appear. Also, they said that it can be very difficult to see pooled water while driving out on the salt, so a lot of people get stuck in deep puddles after rain.

CAMPSITE SPECS

Fees: $26/night

Plumbed Toilets: Yes

Water: Yes

Showers: Yes (no coins needed)

Picnic Table: Yes

Firepit: Yes

Cooking Grate: Yes

Shade: NO

Cell Service: Yes + WiFi

Trash: Yes

Animal Bins/Food Lockers: NO

Management at this KOA was excellent. Very nice and welcoming. The facilities were clean. The campground area is clean and well attended.