Rachel C.

The Dyrt Pro

Jerome, ID

Joined February 2022

"Overland" Camping

Look a trip to the Grand Canyon in early June.  My husband and I overland in our Ford Excursion.  The weather was gorgeous and we loved our site.

We stayed in the tent circle and our driveway was nice and flat.  It had a picnic table and fire ring (unfortunately for us, stage 2 Fire Restrictions were in effect, so no open flames). We did a bit of cleanup at the site - nothing major, just some small bits of trash.  The bathroom was relatively clean.

We did take advantage of the coin operated showers twice - stalls are a bit small for larger people, but got the job done.  We were disappointed in the laundry, about 2/3 of the machines were not in operation due to Covid for social distancing.  

We loved how close it was to the Market and walked up there everyday and used the free shuttle buses to move around the rest of the park.

Our specific site seemed very large, the table was in the sun most of the day, but we could always find shade.

One awesome extra, was everyday we had an elk just meander through our site!

Overall, we would stay here again!

Stop and Stay

This is a quaint campground. It is first come first serve and there are not very many spots, so you will want to be there early. There is a nice walking/biking trail that is right out of the campground. Our site was spacious but some are smaller. We would stay here again.

Perfect Stopover

We stayed here for one night as we were traveling. Very nice bathrooms with showers. As it was early in the season we had no problem getting a site. Only the lower half was open. The lake has been drained - we were told they are rebuilding the dam. We would stay here again.

Good enough

This was a very interesting campground. We pulled in about 9:30 on a Friday morning. The Atlatl campground was full but we found several available in the Arch Rock campground. If you get there in the morning ignore the campground full sign as they never change it due to the rapid changing of campers. The spots are unique and most have a canopy over the table. Ours did not but it was early enough in the season to not be a problem. Can’t give it 5 stars as the attention on the bathrooms was lacking. Ran out of toilet paper in both stalls for about 24 hours and could be cleaned more often.

Accessible

This was the perfect overnight spot as we got in too late for a camp spot on Valley of Fire State Park. It was wide open with a fire ring and great views. Plenty of spots to choose from.

Perfect Location

We rushed into this campground early for the first come first serve spots available.  We had a quarry timed entry so we hurried and grabbed a spot.  We were very happy with the location and access to the national monument.  We had limited cell coverage, but it was okay for a couple of nights.  We enjoyed walking around the campground and enjoyed the river.

Good Location

My husband and I stayed here in June of 2020.  We used it as our base to visit Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was the perfect location for us.  We visited the nearby town and went into the park several times.  Cell phone usage was okay but the further from the highway the fewer bars available.

Beautiful Location!

My husband and I stayed here in our Overlanding Vehicle in June of 2021.  It is a long road down to the campground and it is first come first serve, but it is so worth the journey.  We only stayed one night and it was really windy, however, we still walked around and enjoyed the path along the river and the towering cliffs.  No cell phone access but we were totally okay with unplugging!