Toms Best Spring Road - Dispersed Camping

Rolled in at 6:30 on a Saturday night and plenty of sites available. Would give a 5 5tar rating but you can hear the noise from the road.

we loved it here! beautiful area with decent tree coverage and a super short 20 min drive to Bryce canyon. getting to the sites was pretty easy, those some areas are sketchy so i would recommend AWD/FWD just in case. absolutely plenty of spots to choose from even in busy seasons. we encountered A LOT of cows passing through our campsite but they’re just curious and mind their own business.

We stayed here two nights and found it to be a perfect location for us. There were plenty of places to choose from, even when arriving after 6pm. Our spots were nice and flat and offered fire rings and amazing views. No bathrooms on site as noted, however, a rest area is a mile down the road and it’s clean and has running water. This campground is 7 miles from Bryce Canyon, so it was very easy to get to and from the park.

Great place to stay! Very quiet and not very busy.

This was our favourite site in our trip, we took the first left and there were barely any people down that way. Seemed like most people kept going straight and camped on the right side. Our area had tons of trees so it felt quite private and was very spread out from the people beside us. There was a fire pit as well so we were able to have a fire, lots of deer around and some cows out grazing in the area, so I don't be surprised if you have some visitors at night!

Right off of Hwy 12. If you take the first left turn off the main road, there are some awesome spots with great views. Nice level spots with fire pits. Roads are decent. Very quiet first week in Sept.

There’s a gas station 2 miles down the road. Very close to Bryce Canyon. Great free camping spot.

Stayed for 2 nights in July. Plenty of room. Lots of fire pits. The Verizon signal is great. Will definitely stay again

This area is beautiful and easy to get around for the most part. Smaller off shoot road are rough and an atv would be best or a high clearance ve

Road is closed.

We stayed at this site for 2 nights on Memorial Day weekend on a whim. From what we could tell there were a whole bunch of spots available and we only drove about 1/2 a mile in. We drove down a few off shoots and found our perfect spot nestled in the woods but still have a beautiful view of the mountains. There were about 10 different sites in that area alone. We saw lots of rv’s out there. No bathrooms but there are put toilets across the street from the entrance, pack in pack out, pretty quiet. The stars were unbelievable though. A little buggy out there but we had plenty of bug spray. Each site had a fire pit and ample room to park at least a car.

Stayed here one night. Posted limit of 16 days. LOTS of offshoots, many of those early on were filled, but kept driving and found lots of camping space. There were also lots of fire rings, but posted no fire signs. Trees for some privacy. Had cell service. Would stay here again.

Very close to Bryce Canyon NP. Easy to find. Quiet.

Dispersed camping in the beautiful Ponderosa pines of Dixie National Forest. The Forest Service road is easy to navigate. There are many dirt roads branching off of it with sites to choose from. Chose a site relatively close to the forest service road. If you're sensitive to dust may want to choose a site further off the access road as there is lots of dust kicked up every time someone drove in or out on the gravel. Convenient location to Bryce (about 15 minutes). Cell service for Verizon.

When the rigs pulling in and out stopped, the only sounds were the braying of cows (the herd wandered into the site) and the wind blowing.

Views! Peaceful! Free!

Lots of sites, not busy at all

We stayed here 3 nights to do Bryce Canyon,Red Rock Canyon, Kodachrome Basin, Grosvenor Arch, part of Cottonwood Rd. and wash clothes. Easy access spot with Verizon. Late April early May

Stayed at a dispersed site along the road for 2 nights. Was able to get far enough back to not hear the highway much. Some traffic back and forth along the FS road. The road was well maintained and passable for my Nissan Versa. Seemed to be plenty of spots up and down the road. Definitely a good spot to stay if you’re visiting Bryce Canyon

The road to this site off the 12 is currently closed. 3/13/22 I assume because of the snow and mud.

Came February 2020. Some snow and mud. Lots of sites tho. Didn't have trouble going out because it was all frozen next morning.

Nice location and one of our favorite places we have stayed. Good cell service and plenty of sites to pick from.

Spent over a week here. Sign says you can stay 16 days. It is boondocking with packing out what you packed in. The visitor center has a dumpster and the Sinclair in Bryce has propane, a dump ($10.00) and free water. Internet with Verizon goes from 3 bars LTE to 3 bars 5G. Cell/Internet with AT&T ranges from 2-3 bars LTE or 4 with a booster. For the most part is has been very quiet and not a lot of people driving down the road. We’ve also been able to go to the NP and go hike and whatnot. Very convenient location. Did have the one neighbor for a night that ran his generator all night but he left right away. Tons of big sites for bigger rigs. Most are pretty flat and the road in is well maintained gravel.

Rollin in after dark , it was perfect for an overnight stay! We had two cars and a tent with plenty of room away from other campers. Lots of trees if you wanted to hang a hammock and had a fire pit.

All the reviews here are for Tom Best Spring FS#117 road that is closer to hwy 12 at MP 7.5 between Bryce Canyon NP and Red Canyon on the Dixie NF. Posted pics are of red canyon as an alternative to Bryce Canyon NP, better camping free, hiking and biking allowed with your dog....horray.

Great area to get away from civilization for a bit. Easy to find as well.

Right past beautiful Red Canyon coming from Panguitch on 12. Turn left on  road also call 117. Lots of spots.  Some single and some more like a campground area.  You are as close to your neighbor as you choose to be.  The "official" spots all have at least the metal post where a sign was  Rangers do come around and check as there are a lot of "not official" spots It is dusty if you are close to any roads. The pines "sing" in the wind. There are areas in the meadow or the pines  No amenities but Panguitch is about 10 miles away and Bryce City is a bit closer. Bryce City Sinclair station has dump, water, propane, diesel and reg.  Super nice people.  Can stay for 16 days.

Easy to find! Easy to get to, plenty of great little spots to hang out.

It was a little dusty for us, even when cars weren’t turning up the dirt roads the dust almost seemed to hang in the air.

If you have things to do in the area, you can’t go wrong staying here. And if your just passing through, it’s a great one and done type of place as well.

Off Hwy 12, onto FR294, 1.8 miles, turn right onto Tom's Best Spring Road (FR117). Drove about 2.2 miles down a wide, well-maintained gravel road (FR117), turned right onto FR 268, drove about 0.5 miles.

Gorgeous views of the mountains, meadows and woods! Secluded!! Never saw another vehicle on FR268. There were more campers closer to the entrance off Hwy 12, but fewer the further down you go. Dozens and dozens of camping sites, most with fire pits already built.

10 miles from Bryce Canyon Country Rodeo. Great little rodeo held at 7pm Wednesday thru Saturday nights. $14 adults, $9 kids. End of May thru end of August.

Loved this spot near Bryce. Was there over Memorial Day weekend and was still able to find a secluded spot. We even saw two pronghorns while camping! The stars are also amazing here.

There are dozens and dozens of spots down this road. When we were there it was busy and there were plenty of other campers around but we still had at least 75 yards between us and the next person. Great cell reception on AT&T. Each spot seems to have a fire circle already.