Finding Boondocking Sites
Learn about finding boondocking sites, where to find free campsites, what maps to use, how to use maps.
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Dalton Wash Road Dispersed Camping Map, Utah
Dalton Wash Road runs north from Virgin, UT into BLM Land, placing campers right up close to the border of Zion National Park. This is a popular destination due to "Guacamole Trail" which starts here. We put together a...
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LBJ National Grasslands Camping Map
This LBJ National Grasslands camping map was compiled based on our visit to the grasslands in November of 2023. We scoped out every boondocking site as well as noted the locations of paid campgrounds. We also noted which gates...
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Poverty Kiosk OHV Staging Area, Free Camping, UT
Free camping is available at Poverty Kiosk OHV Area, located just east of Zion National Park along State Highway 9. Managed by Kanab Field Office of Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM), this is a staging area for network of...
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Zion Scenic Byway Dispersed Camping
Dispersed camping is popular along State Highway 9 east of Zion National Park. Zion Scenic Byway Dispersed Camping is not an officially recognized BLM campground, but just a place where people where people often boondock as a...
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Gooseberry Mesa Camping Map
Gooseberry Mesa camping is available in two options, dispersed camping, and yurt rentals. Dispersed camping, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is the favored option for most because it offers numerous sites for free...
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Smithsonian Butte Road Dispersed Camping Map, Utah
Smithsonian Butte Road runs south from Rockville, UT, which lies about 15 minutes away from Zion National Park. Camping is not allowed along Smithsonian Butte Road, but it is permitted along a couple of spur roads that stretch...
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North Creek Dispersed Camping Map, Virgin, UT
North Creek starts inside the Town of Virgin, running alongside Kolob Terrace Rd, until it leaves town and continues north. Dispersed camping here lies about 20 minutes to the west of Zion National Park's west entrance...
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Hurricane Cliffs Camping Map
Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area includes a series of fifty-six (56) primitive campsites scattered across a mesa east of La Verkin, UT and south of Virgin, UT. Camping at Hurricane Cliffs is restricted to just these 56 sites...
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Camping at Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Camping at Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge is allowed at the refuge's only campground. It's not free, however, but it's still cheap at just $2.00 per day, and will accommodate all sized rigs from the largest RVs down to motorcycle campers.
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Free Camping at Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
Free camping at Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge is available at two campgrounds found within the refuge. These campgrounds are the only camping options for visitors to Browns Park. Otherwise, there is no boondocking, dispersed...
