A shadeless, sweltering, exposed, ant ridden, miniature basketball court of a frying pan in the day time. A wind ripped, exposed, barren land by night. This campsite (#42) offered vistges of our impending mortality at every moment. Also decent sunrises and views of the La Sal Mountains can be had if you are willing to face the wrath of nature. Albert, our camp host, was simply awesome! This is however the best of hospitality in an unforgiving inhospitable land. Good luck.
Zion is overrated. Drive, hike and move on. We were accosted by roving vans of teens abusing the English language with intermittent courses of obscenities and inappropriate conversation topic. I know this is supposed to be about the camping, but it’s more about the unsustainable level and attitude of park visitors, it is inescapable, By the way, I’m a high school teacher and things were out of line.
Kodachrome? They should have called it, “Don’t even bother traveling to Zion, cause you’re already there- park.” Bryce was nice, but Kodachrome is twice-as-nice. Seriously though, tough and rapidly changing bike trails, amazing scenery, fresh new, clean, well designed, beautiful campsites, laundry and bath facilities; this place is a miniature version of all of the Mighty Five in one. After two weeks of exploring Southern Utah this and Capitol Reef are the gems. The staff was amazing and had great interpersonal skills with our kids. Stay home, don’t come here, cause we want it all to ourselves.
This is a relative score, considering everything around here is a parched popcorn fart. The history, beauty and jade flora stands juxtapose to the harsh, dry earth rising all around. This place is an oasis and gateway to this foreboding landscape. A word to the hearty people who pioneered this land, “You toiled to reach Zion, yet you were already there.”
Views, thunderstorms, awesome visitors center, mountain bike trails, continuous changing landscapes, flush toilets, people with way nicer camping gear than us, but no showers. Oh, and an awesome old story to boot. Great place to watch a storm from your shade structure. A truly unique place to take in the best of nature’s bipolar mood swings.