Our first stop while fleeing the summer heat in Utah, Deep Creek Campground struck us as a great retreat for a few days. While the location was beautiful, it did have some notable drawbacks. Deep Creek Campground is a little different from most other BLM camping experiences we’ve had. Deep Creek wasn’t a true dispersed camping experience. It’s a collection of 5 first come first served spots just off of
While exploring Capitol Reef National Park, we struggled a bit to find a good spot to Boondock. We actually spent time at two different spots. The first spot, just off of South Northam Road, was just outside the park but had no cell service. Since we didn’t have a satellite dish for our internet, we needed to find a different location. Luckily, Gun Range Road fit the bill perfectly. Secluded
Capitol Reef National Park was third on our attempt to hit the “Big 5” in Utah, and unfortunately, the one we could barely explore. This wasn’t due to any illness or injury, but the fact that the majority of the park’s scenic drive was closed for maintenance and repair. The rest of the park’s roads were limited to high-clearance all-wheel drive vehicles only. However, what we were able to see
While camping in the Dixie National Forest outside of Bryce Canyon National Park, we took a side trip one day to Bryce Wildlife Adventure. It was a truly unique experience! If you’ve ever been to a Cabela’s sporting goods store or a Bass Pro Shop, you may be familiar with the “Dead Zoo” experience. Bryce Wildlife Adventure takes this to the next level and we mean that in a good
While looking for a place to stay outside of Bryce Canyon National Park, we found the Dixie National Forest Dispersed Camping Area. This popular boondocking area can be a bit of a challenge for larger rigs but is still convenient enough to the park and amenities to make it worth the effort. The dispersed camping area of Dixie National Forest is laid out north of UT-12 starting at Tom’s Best
Our first stop on our trip through Utah, the Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area was a decent, if not perfect, stopping place to take in the town of Virgin, Utah. More importantly, it was a good staging area for exploring Zion National Park. While the area is scenic, this BLM area was one of the least “big rig friendly” locations we’ve ever stayed at. What Hurricane Cliffs Has to Offer Hurricane
Being the second most popular national park in the United States, finding a great place to stay within easy reach can be a little intimidating. Luckily, as we’ve experienced with nearly every other national park we’ve stayed near, they are almost always surrounded by accessible public land. Because Grand Canyon National Park is best described as two unique experiences, we’ll split this post up into the BLM camping on the
While touring the national parks in Utah, we were advised to take the US Route 89 Scenic Highway between Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park and beyond. While the road was very scenic, it was also very harrowing. Driving the Utah 89 The Scenic 89 Highway winds from Zion National Park, north through the hills of the Dixie National Forest. We picked up the highway after the north
If you were to ask someone to make a list of national parks in the United States, every list would include the Grand Canyon. This is the second most popular national park in the United States, only beaten out by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visiting this wonder of the geological world, it’s easy to see why. The Grand Canyon descends more than a mile into the history of
As we passed through the southwest in the summer of 2024, we wanted to hit as many National Parks as we could. This continues the trend we started on our trip from Virginia to Quartzsite the previous fall and winter. Among the parks we visited was Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon may not have the vistas of Grand Canyon National Park or the prestige of Yellowstone. Bryce Canyon has