Badlands Rock Dispersed Camping

Stayed here one night and had it to ourselves. The spot is behind the gravel piles visible from the Highway. But there is an area that has trees and a few fire rings just beyond the piles. Somewhat level area, it was mostly clean, and rarely heard the traffic going up the hill. Room for more than one rig. If we could have we would have... more

Do not go more than 100' from highway 20 on your way in. There is fantastic camping about a half mile up BUT there is an ambiguous NO VEHICLES sign with pic of an ATV, dirt bike and Jeep looking thing. I took this to mean no offroading as this is how these symbols are commonly used. Nope. We got a BLM Rangers knock, on Fathers Day mor... more

We turned east off the paved access road and found a sandy campsite directly east of a large rock outcrop that was far enough from the highway to eliminate road noise. The dirt road in was a little bumpy, but the site was amazingly level, so we used neither leveling blocks nor the stabilizers. There was a group of campers on the othe... more

Lots of space for all size rigs, just make sure you scout ahead of time because once you go down a road there’s no guaranteed turn around. Decent cell service with booster Verizon 20dl/.7up T-Mobile 15 dl/.7up, propane fill at VP Racing in Bend. Water fill at the Chevron. It’s super quiet besides trucks coming through to load up and t... more

This place is as good as what is described by other reviewers except cell reception is poor. Reception is poor with download speeds at 2.46 Mbps with frequent periods of no connection at all. One to two bars at best.

Convenient spot a short distance off highway 20. Panoramic views include the cascade range.

This BLM land is clearly marked on the main highway and you can access numerous spots immediately. I arrived after dark and had no problem finding a spot. I only saw two other cars. Dirt road buy very smooth and navigable.

Several trailheads are nearby.
Very quiet, when I was here I only had one other RV in this area.
Come in on Hiway 20. Then gravel roads for less than 1/2 mile.
Some shade if you want, I have solar so I did not use any shade.

Nice place to boondock. We stayed at the gravel area. There were other campers but still seemed private.
It was a nice break for our dogs and a little more area to explore.
Another plus was that we got many air tv channels and the pictures were very clear!!
Would definitely stop here again after a long drive.

The marked location has a large gravel area and the road continues on with a couple more sites. We actually stayed at these coordinates instead 43.950125, -121.017339 and had good privacy. There is nothing past the Badlands Rock Tailhead and you will run into a private road with signs posted to turn around. There are no services any... more