Volcano Peak Campground (Dispersed)

This is an absolutely breathtaking spot. Right in the middle of nowhere. Quite far away from the highway and very dispersed camp sites.

You have the mountains in the back and the salt flats in front of you. Very beautiful and calm. There are plenty of spots and you will barely see your neighbors.

You have the occassional biker, hammering through the plains and the access road is a pain for any motor home or any vehicle for that matter. It got that wash board feeling and I was afraid it might rip appart my RV when I was going over pedestrian speeds. And its not serviced, so no hook ups or any other amenities.

Other than that its a beautiful place to stay if you enjoy the deserted landscape and prefer to have a very private spot for the night.

(September 29th, 2023) Got here very late on a tight schedule and had to leave as the sun was rising, but we had no problem finding a spot to camp. The views across the salt flats were incredible! Get yourself a breakfast burrito from the Sinclair at the bottom of the hill.

Plenty of camping spots on the SE side of Volcano Peak & Lost Boys Peak. Stayed for 4 days and moved around to different spots. Did stay on the North side at Pilots Peak Lookout and it was nice. Wind coming off the mountain was was rough every night. Rocked the car back and forth all night.

Easy to find the road was not bad at all. Many pull offs arrived after dark and felt safe

We rolled in after dark and found a campsite easily. Gorgeous views the next morning. We saw a herd of bighorn sheep as well! 

Road in was mild washboard. Very easy to get our trailer in and out.

Upon arrival, there were 3 other groups set up for the night. I drove in down a waterboard road until I found a spot. Sites are very dispersed, and you won't even notice the other campers. Highway nearby, but honestly not noticable, and somewhat relaxing. Woke up this morning to beautiful views behind my car! Would definitely recommend staying here, and I'll have to come back when I'm in the area again!

Very close to highway, lots of ample space to chill without being in other campers hair. Here on a weekday night and had plenty of choices where to camp

Perfect spot. Far enough off the interstate you can’t hear it, but close enough it doesn’t add to your trip. 4 bars of reception (VZ), and no one within sight for five nights.

Unbelievable spot! Free, of course. Solitude, great road to it, 4 bars of VZ reception, easy access to I-80 but plenty far enough away to not hear it at all, truck stop at exit, town of Wendover 15 minutes away, worth the extra couple minutes of driving down the road to get to this spot.

I stopped at a spot about 3mins before the coordinates destination, I'm glad I did. Nice views, silence & solitude.

Drove my dodge van right to the wide open lot. Wifi & service - few places to have fires, little wind and great views!

Stayed here on the way out west. Less than 10 minutes off the hwy. Views of the salt flats. Verizon and Google Fi service. Plenty of spots and you won't even be close to your neighbors! 2wd for the areas we drove on though the road in is gravel washboard.

You can’t camp on the salt flats but this is the next best thing. Unpaved road but very reasonable for even 2WD. There are plenty of sites along the road here and more private ones further in if you have 4WD and high clearance. Easy to get to West Wendover for supplies (and casinos!)

We arrived late in the evening. There are so many people camping on these hills, it was difficult to find a good spot. The more you go up the hills, the more difficult the drive even with a truck.

We did like though.

On the other hand: you can also camp ON the speedway what is even cooler

The dirt road to this spot is very "washboardy", so make sure all lose items are secured. There are plenty of open spaces around the area. You can camp on the flat or up against the side of the hills.

Easy to get to from I-80. Awesome views.

We were desperate for a place to stay for the night (close to freeway) as we were deadheading. This proved to be most beautiful albeit windy. We took a warm wind shower and truly enjoyed our stay. We used the trailer as a wind block and settled in nicely for dinner and a restful nights sleep.

We went here and saw a trail going up the mountain so we took it, needless to say amazing views. Worth it. Free as well.

Easy for a one night stay, pretty

Me and a buddy of mine stayed here one night and we had an awesome time. Very quiet. Only one other camper was here and we were just a little ways up the hill. We had a great view of the salt flats and could feel the breeze throughout the night. Can’t wait to go back!

Amazing for a one night stay. Plenty of space. Very pretty and flat. Nice and quiet, though there is a ton of light pollution. Very clean. No amenities. Overall pretty good.

Stayed: 5/14/2021

Cost: FREE

Site: SEE PIC

Vehicle: Volkswagen Atlas

Equipment: Tent

AT&T: Weaker 5G

T-Mobile: 2 bars LTE

This is a great area, just outside of the Bonneville Salt Flats, and minutes from the towns of Wendover and West Wendover, at the Nevada and Utah state line. Apple Maps had some issues with us getting to these sites, because it thought it was only walkable, and that there was no road. So, if you plug it in and there is a crazy long commute, that could be why.

Once you take the turn off of Leppy Pass Road, there is an open area that had some RVs and others camping out. If you continue east, passing the ‘Silver Island Mountains Back Country Byway’ sign, you will end up at the Volcano Peak Dispersed area. We traveled about 2 miles down this road, going around a curve with a flat area and big rock to the right. There are many more sites this way, but we turned around and chose the site marked in the map picture. Heads up, the road can be a little rough!

We had some cool views of the flats, I-80 in the distance and surrounded by the mountains. It is a little close to the road and there was quite a bit of traffic, so noise and dirt/dust could be an issue. However, it is a beautiful site!

#DareToEverywhere

We drove out to see salt flats from Salt Lake City it was such a nice day hated to drive back, found this site. So glad we stayed!!! Private, peaceful, great views Beautiful sunrise over flats Would highly recommend!

Headed a bit further up the road from posted coordinates. Plenty of places to pull off and set up. Clean. Private. Lots of off road trails for UTVs. Overlooks the salt flats.

Great location! Many places to park, lots of space. Please camp here and not on the salt flats, state of Utah has asked people to not camp on the flats.

Private and quiet spot off the highway to camp near the Salt Flats. If you get a spot that can prevent some of the major winds in this area it will be best for you if you’re camping in a tent. If you’re sleeping in a camper or vehicle it won’t matter.

We drove in after dark and had no trouble finding the area. The area is extremely open and overall flat. We found a good spot at the base of the hills, which I think helped keep some of the intermittent wind down, which was blustery and cold in February. I climbed to the top in the morning at sunrise and snapped a wide angle shot. We saw one other car there, but they were far away and their light was faint. Very quiet, could only hear the intermittent wind gusts.

Awesome dispersed. Stars epic. Big enough for large rigs. Lots of gravel roads to go down and find a spot anywhere really. There are a few constructed flat spots but the remaining 99% of dispersed is unlevel somewhat but nothing a little wiggle can’t fix. Great bike and hike possibilities. OHV routes!

This campground is incredibly beautiful, private enough that you can find a secluded spot, close enough to a grocery store/travel stop to refill on supplies, and it’s about five minutes from the Salt Flats. Seriously 10/10 - get there now!

We're in a 2WD Toyota Matrix and camped right at the bottom before the climb to the platform the GPS coordinates take you to. We likely could have made it up, but it was 10PM and we have a long way to go (Ca-->Moab and back), so didn't want to chance it. We had spinning wheels twice trying, but more determined 2WD'ers could do it. But this is a beautiful place! I'd highly recommend it for an overnight. It's really close to HWY 80, but completely quiet and isolated. Reviewers are right- wake up for sunrise if you can.