Comb Wash Campground

We spent 2 nights here in April. It's typical of BLM desert camping, dusty and dry. When the wind blows, which it did, sand is in everything. There are plenty of sites both north and south of U95. We were south about a 1/4 mile and had a large area to ourselves. Any sized rig can find a spot here and they are mostly level.

There are several things to see and do in the area and this spot was an easy drive to them such as Mule Canyon hiking. Natural Bridges National Monument was only a little over a 1/2 hour west. At night it was dead quiet and we were there on a weekend.

Centrally located for visiting natural bridges, valley of the gods, and monument valley. Very pretty area, nice to have trees. The road was smooth although I only drove 1/4 mile. No cell service. Nearest town is Blanding that has all you need. Some traffic with side by side tours and of course other campers but it is spaced out nicely so it’s not bad at all. I felt safe!

Ps please please please pick up your trash. 🤍

A friend and I were traveling in our vehicles, and had attempted to stay at a spot near Bluff, but didn't like the vibe with the locals. My buddy had stayed here before, so we drove the 30ish miles to get Fromm bluff to here.
Nice, quiet site. Occasional car traffic passes by, but doesn't disturb you. Coyotes sang us to sleep.
I can see this being a very popular place with off-road enthusiasts, so I'd assume it can get quite busy.
A lot of downed trees, so there's no reason not to have a campfire. Just remember to make sure it is completely extinguished.
Sunset on the giant rock wall, was nice to watch.

Comb Wash is a busy, busy spot for campers and off-roaders.

We pulled in on a Saturday evening in March and rigs were scrambling to grab the last spots. Most sites are in loose red dirt, which was fine for our little AWD camper van, but may be a challenge for others.

We ended up sharing the first large pull off on the right with a 5th wheel and an RPod. Close quarters but not a big deal for one night. Most other campers were respectful, though there was a fair amount of generator noise.

Don't attempt to camp here when wet. This road would turn greasy in a heartbeat.

Overall, not a bad place to spend a night, but I wouldn't recommend it as a destination in itself.

No Verizon coverage.

The sites at Comb Wash are minimalist but have good views of Comb Ridge. We saw one or two vault toilets in Comb Wash but didn't check out the conditions. We didn't see any spigots for water and there wasn't water in the creek that was behind where we parked. There are two medium size areas to boondocks right by the entrance of Comb Wash off of Hwy 95 that can fit several RVs. There are more sites further from the entrance but you will have to drive through a thicker layer of sand to reach those. Because of the heavy rain in the forecast we didn't venture there with the RV and just took the spot closest to the hwy. We did ride our bikes down the road later and saw several larger size RVs parked there and decided that the sand would not be an issue as long as we weren't heading in or out during a rainstorm.

Despite being right by Hwy 95, there was hardly any noise from the hwy, there was more noise from within the wash. We really enjoyed our first two days there, but by the second evening the place was packed with RVs. It's an extremely popular and well-known boondocking sites, especially for dirt bikers and ATVers.

We did have a negative incident happen at Comb Wash, but it's not the fault of the site. Someone ran into our RV with their RV while it was parked and we were out exploring. They didn't leave a note or stay to apologize or pay for the damages.

There are lots of hiking trails in Comb Wash that lead to all kinds of ancient ruins in addition to more off Hwy 95 in both directions in other washes. Comb Wash is really close to House on Fire and about 20 miles from Natural Bridges National Monument.

We didn't have any Verizon signal while at Comb Wash, but we got signal when we drove about 5 miles in either direction on Hwy 95.

While we really enjoyed staying there we are slightly hesitant to go back because of how busy it was.