Cliff Camp

All of the sites mentioned under, "Cliff Camp" are found along BLM Road 4725. That road branches off of County Road N, and is a red dirt road, well packed, but lightly rutted and a little bit rocky.

We camped in the first spot (as denoted by the GPS coordinates on this listing). This site can only accommodate small to medium sized RVs. We had a 28 foot trailer with pick up truck, and I could barely back the trailer in. I actually ran over some bushes with my truck and scratched the trailer on some junipers, trying to get it in. Anything larger than a 28 foot trailer, just no way.

However, down the road there are other sites. The next site can only handle small RVs, but the site after that could handle a 40+ foot trailer with pickup truck. Best to unhitch your trailer or toad right where BLM Road 4725 branches off of County Road N, and then explore the road first. Eventually, the road gets more rocky and rutted, and there's no turnaround for larger RVs.

But if you managed to get settled in, prepare yourself for some awesome camping. Barely anyone else around. Great views of the canyon. Gorgeous night skies. You're also not that far from the most popular hike in Canyons of the Ancients, "Sand Canyon Pueblo", which runs along Sand Canyon and has all the great ruins.

Verizon 4G comes in surprisingly well here.

We stayed for one night in April because of the close-ish proximity to Mesa Verde. The campground is a bit of a drive, a lot of it on dirt roads, some more maintained than others. The entrance is a tad confusing as we came across a sign for Canyon of the Ancients at a fork, where the left road appears like it may lead to a campground..? There is a post marker stating “Camping 14 day limit”, but we didn’t go down that road, we continued straight as our gps instructed. A short ways beyond that point the road curves right, but there is an intersecting bumpy dirt road extending straight ahead which leads to the campsites. We did ok in our rwd van, there were some deep ruts, but if you drive slowly and manuever a little then it doesn’t feel as bad as it looks. The first spot we noticed was occupied. The second was open so we jumped on it. It’s not too hard for us to get level as a van but larger rigs would probably have some trouble. Granted, we only saw two campsites since we didnt drive further, but both were pretty small and very rocky. Considering the rough road in and the site quality, I’d say this probably isn’t a good spot for large RVs or trailers. However, all of that aside, our view was incredible! Maybe the best I’ve seen so far. It was super quiet and our site had a lot of privacy. My only complaint is no cell service.

I have camped here a couple of times since it is an easy get-a-way from my home in Durango, Colorado. My 18 foot camper and pickup truck negotiated the dirt road just fine, and fortunately have never met anyone coming the other way. The views are great, Sleeping Ute Mountain directly across from the campsites, and below the cliffs are the biking/hiking trails of Sand Canyon. It can get windy and some mud if it rains alot. The area has trees around the campsites and if you want to watch TV you will pull in channels off-air from Colorado and Utah! Good cell coverage as well. In the winter when I can't camp in the mountains I can go here if there is no snow at these lower elevations.

Drove in with a 16ft camper after sunset. The road that veers left off of the main road can be a little rough, but once here there are a few small sites with a great view of the canyon and mountain. Not enough room for a large RV, but for small campers and tents it is perfect! Saw many shooting stars, one that was a fireball, and a strange triangle shaped craft. The sites are clean for the most part, although there are remnants of shells and clay discs that someone used for target practice. Very quiet. Overall, highly reccommend! Sure beats Walmart!

Okay, this place is pretty far off the beaten path. That said, once you get there, it is amazing! Google maps took us to the beginning of the last dirt road, so I just continued forward until I found a place that would work with my truck. We camped in a tent, so we had no issues there. There were the remains of fire pits, so we knew people had camped there before. Once you've set up, you can see for miles! Mountains in the distance, plus beautiful stars at night. We got there around 7 at night and left by 9 AM, because it was already getting hot (July). The only thing is you need to look out for broken glass in some places. I wouldn't take a large trailer or rig there, but a small one could work. Peace and quiet in the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument!

Just needed a night to break up the drive home and this probably wasn't the best choice. It's way off the path and then once at the park entrance it's a long dirt rutted out road...... I am not even sure we're we're at the right spot. There was a fire ring and a lot of trash and it was obviously someone's favorite shooting spot. Anyways we gave up looking and parked there for the night. Very quiet night of sleep and surprisingly decent cell for work in the morning

We camped here in late April and absolutely loved it! The views right from our site were stunning, you can see Mesa Verde off to one direction and Monument Valley off to the other. We did a bit of exploring around the area and had a great time with it. The weather was OK, but definitely a very exposed place during windy days. The Verizon 4G LTE was lightening fast, and we could not have asked for a better place to set up and work for the week.

The road you take for the last mile is pretty rough and we had some concerns about getting our 32' Class C down it - but ultimately we went slow and it was perfectly fine. We came in on a Saturday afternoon and found a large level spot with an incredible view vacant so we set up for the week. There were a few other campers throughout the week and I saw a ranger drive through once. Very quiet and peaceful up here.

The roads up to the last mile were perfectly fine and in good shape. The final left turn that takes you about a mile up to the camping is easy to miss as it at first looks like a OHV trail road - but it smooths out after the first few hundred feet and after that the biggest concern is not getting scratched up and not encountering anyone coming the other way. I do not think that a GPS will direct you to turn here, so you will need to map it out the old fashioned way.