261 Parking Lot

The previous reviewer was right, it’s not BLM land, so I let Campedium know and they changed the listing. (BTW, Campedium is happy to make corrections!)

This is a relatively flat parking area on your right off the access road on the way to the very popular mountain biking trailhead. There is a homemade like fee station in the southwest corner of the lot.

We would have stayed here if there was not so much confusion about the property when we were trying to find a flat place out of the muddy Willow Springs area. Maybe next time!

Lots of misleading information here. This is not BLM land ( the trailhead nearby is but no camping there). Both lots here mentioned are the parking lots of the former '' Bar M'' which has closed 2016. There is a pay station but it is not clear if this an old one from 2016 and earlier. The $15 overnight fee is only mentioned on the envelopes not on the sign.
We stayed here one night June, 22nd.It was very windy and you can hear the highway. Nobody else here. Overall very convenient location but probably trespassing on private ground.

Great little BLM site just outside of Moab, Utah. It would have been free, however when we showed up, there were only 2 other RV’s there, by the time we left, there were 10. There was a little “honor box” that asked for $5 parking fee for larger vehicles, so we paid the $15 for our three nights, just to keep things honest. It was worth every penny, since this site was right off of the highway and it poured rain one night and the road in/out was well maintained. Super central to Arches, Moab and Canyonlands.

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It seemed like the upper lot on the right was $15, then there’s a lower lot/dirt area on the left that seems to be free. Both of these are before you get to the trailhead parking lot. We slept here on 3 different nights when spending the days in the town or park and nobody bothered us or told us to pay- not sure if it would be different if we were there all day or leaving a rig behind

Great convenient spot just off the road if you need a spot to sleep for the night

This lot is NOT free anymore per the Moab BLM office June 1, 2018.

No free overnight camping in immediate area since area was reworked years ago to be a bicycle trail area. Head a few miles North for free options.

Payment to be made in upper gravel lot far end payment center. Envelopes provided.

Both upper and lower lots $15 overnight which is cheaper than across highway. Might be worth it as a cheap pull over spot right next to the highway for the night considering the alternatives Moab.

We checked out the three other BLM spots near Arches and the data service was barely usable. Also, after having rocks kicked at as by what I assume were overcompensating drunken men on a variety of ATVs at TWO different BLM areas we decided this was not the family friendly environment we wanted.

As a result, we nearly skipped Arches but as a last option we were pleasantly surprised to find this location. There was only one other camper in the area. It was far enough off the highway nearly all of the noise and high winds were suppressed. An additional bonus was we found minimal broken glass in this area. There is also a higher section that had several Class A rigs parked throughout the week, but if you don't mind driving down a slight decline you can avoid the wind and noise of the highway and you'll likely be alone.

The only downside to this site is the internet was still a bit slow which required a booster to work from for the week.

Note: When you first pull off the highway there is a small red sign reading, "No Camping Beyond This Point" but considering this is Moab rules are not really a thing that are followed.

Verizon: 6/1 Mbps (boosted)
T-Mobile: 8/2 Mbps (boosted)