Dalton Wells Road Designated Camping

This area is since May 15, 2022 part of the Utahraptor State Park, and there is a $15 fee per night. Sooner or later there will be on top an entrance fee to the "park."

It would be good to rename this place here on Campendium.

The same applies to the former Willow Springs Designated Dispersed Camping area.

See also the link below with more detailed information and a map of the "park" boundaries.

https://stateparks.utah.gov/2022/05/06/new-camping-fees-coming-to-utahraptor-state-park/

Stayed here one night (Sunday). There were very few other campers, and it was a relatively easy drive in if you go slow (there's one rocky spot). A little freeway noise in the background, and it's a very large open lot, so there's no privacy. Still, overall really nice and really easy. Even arriving late (10:30pm), it was easy to find a good spot for the tent. Several scattered fire rings, but there was a fire ban so we didn't use them. Close to Canyonlands and really close to Arches.

First time boondocking. Plenty of sites the week before Memorial Day weekend too. Easy access from highway, but camping road access is a bit rough yet not a big deal. Flat area to set up. Fire pits. Windy some days but not really bad wind while we were there. A great location close to Moab, and great to use as a staging area as we went to the Needles District and Island in the Sky district of Canyonland NP on separate days.

We met some of the state folks who informed us that this area and the one next to it - Willow Springs - will be converted to a state park. They will begin paving the main road in by this summer and plan to have it set up with actual campgrounds by next summer. This is great for those that don't mind paying and want amenities. I'm sure it will be a beautiful conversion. It will however, reduce a HUGE number of free dispersed camping in area making the few that are left extremely crowded. Willow Springs alone has hundreds of campers on any given day. I'm glad we were able to enjoy it before the conversion.

Camped here 2 nights in our 29' class C. The road coming in is heavily rutted and has many dips and washboards, so take it slow and you should be OK. The area itself is mostly just dirt with the average amount of trash you'd expect to find at a BLM campsite. Enough room to spread out so noisy neighbors don't bother you too much. Easy access to mineral bottom road for all the hiking and off-roading opportunities.

When we first arrived, I was a little underwhelmed by the area. This camp area is wide open, deserty, and not particularly stunning. There is a distant view of the Lasalle mountains, which I grew to adore. BUT, the trails that are accessible from this location were an off road riders dream. Any level rider can have a blast every day and not see the same thing twice. The camp area was super quiet during the week and got nice and busy each weekend, with other riders. We met, and rode with, two different families during our stay, and it was fun to share and compare trails. Lots of quads, dirt bikes, side x sides, especially on the weekends, but it is Moab, so if that’s not your thing, maybe don’t put this one on your list. Easy access for any size rig, (we are 43 feet long, plus our tow vehicle). Good cell and WiFi service.....no issues. Only draw back, on one weekend, a group of about 100 kids held a rave party back further in the camp area. Their music could be heard throughout, and it kept the whole area up until 4am both Friday and Saturday. This led to some ornery riders, but hopefully it was an isolated situation.

Moab is about 20 minutes away. Free water and dumping at Maveriks. One laundromat, which was small. Wish we could stay longer, but the black tank won’t accommodate! Great stay, new friends, and fun riding!