Yellow Circle Road Dispersed Camping Area

The place was empty. I was there October 8. The views are amazing. There’s a tons of spots. There’s power lines but I guess you can’t have everything. I got here in a standard 4x4 Ford F250. I wasn’t towing anything. It was just me and the truck. It took about :15 mins to drive back down the hill to the 191

One important note: I think the coordinates are wrong. My GPS showed 38.42514, -109.40074

HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

There are a BUNCH of both individual campsites, group campsites, and shared campsites up the hill and RV campsites are at the bottom. All with great views. The road is gravel towards the entrance and then a little rocky at parts, but nothing crazy. Stone fire pits indicate where the sites are. Great views of the mountains and Moab in the distance. Maybe 15-20 minutes from Moab.

We arrived to this area quite at night. There was TONS of space for everyone to comfortably fit. We passed probably 20-30 vehicles camped throughout before we found space for ourselves. Very nice, easy, free camping area

The road was rough but I got my camper trailer up to a great spot with great views I would suggest if you have a bigger camper to stay towards the bottom of the hill there are bigger spaces and parking lot style places to camp but they get pretty packed. it’s pretty close to Moab,canyon lands and arches.

Very easy to access even in a sedan, extremely close to Moab ~25 minutes from Arches entrance station. Was very windy when we visited and things got quite dusty, the area was also very busy with OHVs and most of the campsites filled up quick.

There are so many sites to choose from - we went the weekend before memorial day weekend. I went in a group with 15 people between about 7 cars. I have a sedan and made it up fine although super slow. Coming down I went too fast and bent my skid plate. There are spots on the road that are really rocky and some areas are flat. Although, out spot was near the top portion of the area.

Cacti are in some areas but there are plenty of soft spots for a tent. Verizon service was great and there were no complaints there. It wasn't windy when I went and the temps were great. Neighbors were quiet and the views towards Moab were phenomenal.

No toilets or water so bring what you need. Also, no shade where we camped.

This was our second night boondocking near Moab, and it was peaceful. We were the only ones out in this area camping with not a single car driving by while we were here. On the way up we passed several campers right near the entrance of Yellow Circle Road. The campsite provides views of the mountains. The sunset was amazing even through the shrubbery. It does get windy out here in May; however, the shrubbery provides a solid wind break and the wind usually dies down in the evening. There was already a fire ring when we got here. Broken glass was found in some areas, be sure to watch where you step. If one doesn’t have firewood, there are plenty of dead branches laying around to use as firewood. There is potential room for other campers if one decided to come in a group with a similar set up to our camping set up. To get to this campsite, one doesn’t need high clearance; however, parts of the road aren’t crushed gravel (good tires are a must). Enjoy this beautifully, remote campsite!

Quiet, secluded, beautiful vast views of the La Sal range and the Spanish Valley. There are many many sites and other off shooting roads to other camp spots, towards the upper part of the road I would recommend decent ground clearance and 4x4 but it could be done in 2wd with patience.

Drove quite a ways up the road to find a spot, weren’t too many and the road is very rocky. Not inaccessible by any means, probably wouldn’t do it in a car tho. Nice views at the top

Back in on the roads to the farther out sites are loaded with rocks. Was able to make it up a way in nissan Altima nice and slow with a few scrapes. 4wd ideal. Not shade out there, obviously. But night sky view was extraordinary. Fire pits scattered throughout. Some ATV activity. Middle ground between Arches National and Cayonlands Nation Park. Decent t-mobile Reception. Good spaced primitive sites.

The drive in was much smoother than most BLM spots. Could do it in a 2 wheel drive easy. Pretty spot. Not too busy when we were there on a mid October week night.

Took the Rav4. Wouldn't recommend the Honda Civic. Better clearance would be good for the upper sites. Lots of rock ring fire pits but not so far apart as you would expect in dispersed camping. Somewhat busy for a Tuesday in October. Vehicles looking for open sites all through the night.

Great BLM spot with well defined and somewhat private sites. We had 2 bars Verizon. The road closest from Moab was no problem for my van.

This was right outside of Moab. This is a great spot for any vehicle, just a little bit of a dirt off road. There were lots of different spots to choose from and we weren’t parked right next to anyone.

Nice spot but very busy. Not really dispersed you will have a neighbor pretty close. There’s rock fire pits and nice shade. There was a lot of gnats that was kinda irritating but very beautiful other than that. Super close to town and FREE

Great secluded area with a bunch of spots without being crowded. No cell service but not far from the main road or town at all. Too windy for a tent or fire when we came but still has some rock firepits.

We have stayed here a few times as it’s easy to get to. The road was much rougher last years and it’s been graded some so we were able to go up pretty high and and get some great spots.

30 min South drive from Moab, lots of sites and fire pits. 2WD accessible, great site

Lots of places to camp, not too secluded however great energy and free area on camp outside of Moab!

We had a great time here but I’m not sure if we camped “where we were supposed to”. Happy with it!

Little bumpy coming in and went slow on class C with LCI jacks that hang low. The views are magnificent. No camping signs before the camping areas but many camp there anyway as well. Awesome stuff to climb here. ATV here.

This is a pretty big area so there’s space for trailers etc. The road is a bit rough, but manageable for most vehicles. No shade other than what’s cast by the hills and a bit of highway noise, but there are amazing views of the mountains. There are no amenities, but Moab is nearby and has places to fill water, dump station, etc.

Unless you’ve ample off roading experience, outfitted your rig with an assortment of lights, and a decent lift kit, please don’t attempt to climb the mountain beyond a certain point at night. The trail has portions where the road has given out and requires extreme caution as to not tumble down the mountain.

Otherwise, there are plenty of huge camping spots prior to the coordinates listed on this specific site.

Just a couple miles outside of Moab UT. A great spot some friends showed me to camp out under the stars. Primitive for sure, no water, no toilets, picnic tables or anything. But great sunsets, views of the mountains and you can even see Arches from the distance. The stars are so bright at night and you can see the Milky Way. It’s about a 15 minute car ride (have a 4WD or something rugged) up to the top of the bluff where this site was. We saw another site on the way up but someone was there. I enjoyed it a lot. We saw Arches (25 mins away) and Canyonlands (45 mins away) Kens Lake and some waterfall place that was great ! My kind of camping.

Lotsss of places to set up a tent and some RV spots too. Camped here twice and I like it a lot, very nice view. Only downsides are the lack of shade and that some of the spots have a very rough road to get to. Also, watch the big ants. You do not want to get bit by one of those suckers

Free! Easy enough to find if you use the coordinates given by the Dyrt. I only saw maybe 6 official spaces to camp, but there's probably more that I just couldn't access with 2wd. I took the Northwest entrance initially and had no problem getting to the campsite. Just a few bumps. Using the other entrance, I found too many bumps for my minivan to get over.

We got here to find it relatively busy, we are here in a Tuesday and there are at least 10 other campers here. It's a rough road in, the higher up you go on the road, the rougher. We took our travel trailer(22' total) up, just have to be careful. It was a good place to stay, pretty scenic area, was hoping for a bit more seclusion so we could run our generator, whatever though, not a deal breaker. It's a good place for a free overnight. I'd stay again in a heart beat.

The road to get there is bumpy with lots of tire ruts. I did still make it with my 2wd though! The site had a fire pit, a view of the mountain, and lots of place to park. The road clearly states where camping is permitted.

Good roads but many camp spots are subject to road noise from the highway. Has potential to fill quickly as it's pretty close to town. We just needed a place to pull over for the night and get some truck bed sleep, it worked fine for us.