Nice grassy spots, just pull in where ever you see a fire ring. The dirt road in isn’t too bad and is pretty short, there were plenty of sedans driving in so it’s accessible for most vehicles when the ground is dry. Lots of cows and cow poop so watch out if you bring dogs! I had full bars of LTE extended network on Verizon, enough to send texts, make calls, and could load some webpages but it was pretty slow
It costs $12 per night to camp here (you just pay with self serve envelopes). The road in is a little rough, but most SUVs should be able to handle it. There’s tons of shore line available to camp at, just keep driving around until you find a spot! The weather was perfect in late October, 70s in the day, 50s at night and not too many bugs. We could hear coyotes howling all night, so be careful if you have smaller dogs with you and keep your trash out of reach. We saw lots of other wildlife, too! Herons, peregrines, and little lizards everywhere. This is primitive camping, so there’s no services at all. But Bullfrog is just 10 minutes back up the dirt road and has a gas station, gift shop, restaurant, and other amenities.
Went here on the weekend of the eclipse and it was very full, but we still found a good spot with great views. I’ve been here other times in the past and it’s usually completely empty. The road is a little bumpy in places, but I’ve seen tons of campers, RVs, sedans and other low clearance cars make it just fine. It was in the 70s during the day and 30s at night. It takes a while to warm up in the morning because the mountains block out the sun until around 9 or 10am in the fall. The sand is very fine and everything you bring will end up with a layer of dust on it
It’s FCFS and gets really busy, so arrive early in the morning. The spots are relatively close together. They got rid of their envelope pay system so now you have to try to find the camp host. We found a spot and started setting up while one person went to find the host, and had 2 cars come by during that time and say the camp host told them they could have our spot. Other than that, decent sites and some of them are pretty close to the water.
This is an awesome spot, came in the Saturday before Labor Day so it was pretty busy but I still found a nice spot right on the water. The road coming in has lots of cows and deer so be careful! Take 319 to get to this area, not 341, it’s now fenced off
You can’t drive to the coordinates, you have to park at the uppermost parking lot for Silver Flat and hike up to a camping spot. Camping anywhere along that road will give you gorgeous views, though! Saw lots of people camping super close to the lake and even along the shores, which is not allowed. You need to stay at least 1/2 mile away from the lake to camp. Maybe they open the road up at some point during the year, but as of July 2nd, it was gated off, so come prepared to backpack up to a spot
The exact coordinates on this page don’t take you to a campsite. From googling, it looks like you used to be allowed to camp anywhere along La Plata road on the way up to Porcupine Reservoir, but they stopped allowing people to camp 2 years ago because it was getting trashed. It’s all a Wildlife Management Area now and you can’t camp in it.
There appears to be 2-3 campsites just east of the WMA on La Plata that you MIGHT be able to camp in. There weren’t sign anywhere saying you couldn’t, but not sure if you really can since it’s right next to the WMA. I did see a tent in one spot and 2 other spots with old fire rings and flattened grass that looked like tents had been there recently.
Really nice views and is located right off HW24, so it’s easy to get to- but that also means you can see the HW and can hear semis and other large vehicles. You could probably get further off the road if you wanted, but there’s some nice spots nestled in between the hills that are pretty quiet. There’s also some cool fire rings built up against big rocks, which was nice in the wind. Hike up the hills for some great sunset and sunrise view points! This is also a good spot for a little wheeling, there’s some small hills and rocks you can drive around on if you’re into that. Good service for Verizon, too!
Awesome views and tons of spaces to choose from. No designated spots so just drive around until you find a fire ring you like! Seems like a popular area for dirt bikes and SxS so there was quite a bit of noise from them riding around. Fairly nice roads, but you might need 4x4 and higher clearance depending on how far off the road you’d like to camp.
This is definitely the place with the best canyon views you can get! The spots are right on the edge of the cliffs (be careful with your pets and in the dark). Fire rings are right up on the edge so can see the entire canyon while you hang out. The road in is pretty short and mostly sandy, but there are some slick rocks and steep drop offs. I would highly recommend a higher clearance 4x4 but there was someone in a VW Tiguan so it’s doable in a basic SUV if you know what you’re doing. Turn in from Island in the Sky/Grand View Point Road. If you’re on your way into Canyonlands going south, the road will be on your left. It’s not marked but the coords are approximately 38°30'01.9"N 109°47'39.4"W for where the turn in is. 1 bar of LTE Verizon but not enough to get a message to send.
Amazing spots nestled right inside the canyon. There’s only 5 designated spots and they do fill up fast. I got there around 5pm on a Saturday and took the last spot, I saw 4-5 vehicles drive by looking after I set up. I entered in from the north (start by the 7 mile RV park just off highway 191). The road is pretty rough with lots of large rocks and is quite steep in some areas. You’ll see tons of jeeps and SxS on the road so watch out. You’ll want a higher clearance vehicle with 4WD. You can also get to Gemini Bridges road from the Canyonlands/Dead Horse side but I’m not sure if that connects to the camping areas, as there was a dead end by the last camping spot. Come in from the North to be sure.