Poverty Flat BLM Road #70 Dispersed Camping Area

The dogs from the house kept barking until 3 AM. At one point we woke up and one was 20 feet from our tent just barking at us. Couldn’t sleep at all

Minutes from Zion National Park East Entrance. There is a gate at the beginning of this road that isn’t locked but must be opened and closed to access the area. The road was heavily rutted but easily accessed in our 170 wheelbase Sprinter. We visited on a Monday and appeared to be the only campers in the area. There are multiple sites with rock fire rings. Area was all red sand but there were plenty of trees for shade. Very quiet and peaceful. We did see signs of predators near our site as there were several deer skeletons, a pelt and either large feline or canine tracks in the sand.

Maybe just got here at the wrong time or the pin location didn’t work for me but gate was closed.

Camped at a site about 1.4 miles in from the gate. Many sites along the way. No water or toilets. Road a little rough but up to this point, ok with passenger car, but not if it's wet at all. I was towing 15 ft camper. Long trailers not recommended. Beyond 1.4 miles, 4WD and high clearance recommended. In juniper-pinyon forest. 2-3 bars Verizon.

This is the dream campsite. You have to go past a gated cattle guard and make sure to close after use. There is shade, privacy, and beautiful views.

Really enjoyed this spot, a little eerie with all of the deer legs and bones but camp spots aren’t far off the road. There was a small ranch/private property close to the beginning campsites and their dogs barked all night but wasn’t close enough to really bother us. Good view of the stars here too!

We hauled a 5th wheel toy hauler and it was a little tough getting around the first corner, had to put the truck into 4 low, after that it was pretty easy. We have a CanAm Maverick 4 door and we fully loaded with gas. We decided to load up at the bottom if the hill when we left. The trails were some of the best we had ever ridden. The place is full of hunters during the season, you might see deer legs and stuff. We did see a small herd of Buffalo not to far from where we camped. 2 babies and 4 or 5 adults. So cool. Loved this place. Attached is a map. We rode the red dotted trail, so much to ride. Ended up meeting a local rider who took us to a place we could hike (very short hike) to the river.

We arrived at the campsite to find beautiful views, a tree swing, and multiple fire pits. Then we discovered seven fully intact deer legs dispersed around the campsite. We also found at least hundreds of bones, some of which were stacked up in a tree. After tenting, we heard noises and shuffling outside, so we ended up sleeping in the car. Very scary and eerie experience. Do not recommend.

Great area, continued a little further down the road than GPS point and found a huge area with way too many campfire rings and a tree swing with views into poverty gulch. Did not creep me out at all, there's nothing weird about this place compared to anywhere else. Tiny bit of traffic noise, probably could have found even more sites going down the road further. Access to where we went any car could make. Really nice to have this area!

Sort of a dusty TT OHV hangout. Lots of residential camping seems to be occurring. Sandy dusty road could be muddy. Lower road section has a steep rough section. Best spots are on top where the road levels off. Dense juniper pinyon trees so solar is a challenge. Positive is close to the east entrance of Zion NP. Free Dispersed, no toilets, no water, no tables, no trash. Cell signal is iffy. I found the area ick due to lack of views, crappy tree vegetation and all the residential camping RVs with no one around creeped me out