Loved our site!

First come first serve, affordable, therefor busy. No reception. We had half the sites to pick from on a Thursday afternoon and my Friday night the campground was full.

Our site had a great shady spot for the tent and we could walk back into what felt like a shaded grove on the rocks. Great climbing here and mostly climbing caravans I felt like. We had a lot of people ask for our site so we had to stand our ground when they tried to rush us out, but ended up giving it to a nice family who was willing to mark the site then come back.

Remember to bring more water then you think you need, and that the noise echos off rocks so respect quiet hours!

This is a review for dispersed camping at Fallen Peace Officer Trail, in the Klondike bluffs near this location.

You can barely hear the highway, and the second morning there was a family cooking breakfast up on the bluff. Cool place to explore!

First night we slept in a tent because it was windy, second night we slept under the stars. only had a few noisy neighbors come in the middle of the night. It’s free, fire pits have been set up by past campers. Typically it’s larger family camps with Rvs and off roaming toys, but if it’s not a holiday weekend there will be room for those without off-roading vehicles.

No reception, no bathrooms, but a great fallback incase your original plans doesn’t work out. Good luck!

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

-do not let dogs or small children drink the river water. Even for adults, you need to filter it. The river feeds out of Zion which is known to have algae spores that can be fatal when consumed. Bring plenty of water!

• pack in a bathroom system!
• MUST have a 4x4, high clearance vechicle. Do no attempt if not confident in this area!

I’m sure this place used to be amazing, but it’s obvious that it’s a party spot with no clean up efforts. Even the road in was littered with beer cans all 3 miles in.

Once at the falls and in the campsite areas, there is toilet paper, feces, and garbage everywhere. It’s a popular waterhole by day and party spot by night, so expect people to be bumping music, lighting fireworks, and parking in the river (which is also a crossing!) for photo ops. We camped on a weekend, and had people rolling in at 2am (which is insane, that road is not friendly after dark!) yelling and partying for an hour, then loudly driving back.

It’s a beautiful place so if you have the opportunity to go during the week, I’d recommend that. Remember to leave no trace and maybe even pack out extras!

It’s places like this that make me realize this how possible Van Life is!

I rolled in at 9pm when I had reservation issues else where, after finding this online at 830pm. There are full bars and open spaces. I felt bad rolling in to the lot because there were other people set up and tucked in. A few were blasting music and chatting loudly, but everyone was quiet from 10pm to 8am. I car camp, but the people staying were full timer van life or family’s camping out for the weekend. With spring coming in, the birds were a great natural alarm. Sure the lake was empty, but it’s free, easy to find, and free. The pit toilets were clean, and there were a few picnic tables at a few spots and lots of trash cans to keep it clean. Plus, the Milky Way was to die for.

I pulled into a tall grassy area so I felt kind of guilty in the morning when I saw they cut the grass in recommended dispersed spots. It wasn’t an issue though, set up anywhere as long as you’re not being a jerk.

It’s very accessible, good views, 30 mins from capulin volcano and sugarite state park.

Had a great time in Goblin Valley. Camping was affordable and so pretty. The night sky was unbeatable. At the time the bathrooms and showers were closed but there was a bathroom open by the yurts. We stayed in an RV lot which was a few minutes from the trail heads. Excited to come back with bikes to see more of the area. Fire pits and fires allowed. No cell service but an amazing way to see Utah without the Moab traffic. It’s a small park with a small visitor center and a handful of trails, but they all make up for the size with their unique views. And, valley of the goblins has no trails so you can wander all day.