We camped here in the canyon one night in September and it was the best experience. Beautiful scenery, great neighbors, clean toilets. There are only a few drive in campsites available, with several more hike in spots below. Bear boxes, fire rings (if there’s no burn ban), and picnic tables available, along with water and facilities.
We had hopes of camping at the north rim camping area, but they were all taken and crowded when we arrived. Thankfully a note on the Ranger station told us about the various BLM spots nearby, as we had zero signal and our downloaded maps were not as helpful as we’d have hoped. We camped a few miles down one of the service roads with our closest neighbors about a mile away. Breathtaking views of the mountains and wide open skies, and great access to the park early the next morning.
Not a place for overlanding or tent camping, this site is strictly catered to RV’s. We had a “primitive tent” spot reserved for one night, but the site was not what we expected. You are not far at all from I-24, I mean maybe 200 yards? There is a house right beside the tent sites with a deck that overlooks the site, and they have a few (understandably) excitable large dogs who were watching our every move. We were tired and trying to make the best of it, so we started setting up our overland tent for the night, when I made the hike up to the restrooms and decided this wasn’t a place I wanted to stay. I don’t understand why the people who do not have restrooms readily available (tent campers) are positioned the furthest away from them. I won’t even get in to the motel crowd. For an RV lot, it’s crowded but convenient so if that’s what you need, this may work for you. For tent or overland campers, you can 100% do better than this place.
We spent one night here overlanding while visiting RMNP. The hosts were kind, campground is clean, nice hot showers, clean restrooms, outdoor sink. The campsites are not all super private, however everyone was friendly enough and respectful of quiet hours. Each site has a bear box, picnic table, water hookups, etc and we found it to be just right. We saw some deer and squirrels but that’s it for wildlife sightings. Would definitely stay here again.