Hurricane Cliffs Designated Dispersed Campsites 36-48
Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area
Write a Review Sheep Bridge Rd. La Verkin, UT 84745 435-688-3200 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.1866, -113.2228
Overview of Hurricane Cliffs Designated Dispersed Campsites 36-48
Camping in Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area is allowed in designated campsites only. Roads and campsites can become very soft and muddy when wet.
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Please respect private property and only camp in a designated campsite on BLM land. Learn more: Boondocking 101.
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by sarasjegers on 9/26/2024
Longest RV Reported: 46 feet (Toy Hauler Fifth Wheel)
Reported by aknavy on 7/1/2021
Number of Sites 13
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 3,608 ft / 1,099 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Hurricane Cliffs Designated Dispersed Campsites 36-48
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 435-688-3200
MNDFULLTIMERS asked on 5/23/2022
Hi everyone! Is there a specific route to get here? Which exit to take for rigs over 40’? Please help.
MNDFULLTIMERS asked on 5/11/2022
We have a 49 ft rig. Would this be a problem for the Hurricane Cliffs Campsites?
Reviews of Hurricane Cliffs Designated Dispersed Campsites 36-48 64 people have reviewed this location.
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“Good Wifi and DTV”
Reviewed 11/8/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | n/a |
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Typical BLM heavily used dispersed camping site area. Lots of sites spread out over a large area. Close to Zion NP. We stayed here in the first part of November 2017 so not to busy and it was easy to find a spot in the early afternoon. This site is used extensively by mountain bikes, motorbikes and ATVs. Pros: What I liked the mo... more
Typical BLM heavily used dispersed camping site area. Lots of sites spread out over a large area. Close to Zion NP.
We stayed here in the first part of November 2017 so not to busy and it was easy to find a spot in the early afternoon. This site is used extensively by mountain bikes, motorbikes and ATVs.
Pros: What I liked the most was the great Verizon 4G LTE coverage. You have to go all the way into the area to get the best coverage. Strangely close to SR-9 the coverage is not so good, probably due to the hills. An added bonus was that I pointed my HDTV antennae at some towers on a mesa to the NNE (20°) and received about 11 channels. Later today I am going to point it 180° around to the south to see if I get more channels.
Cons: Dusty red dirt that gets on everything, making taking the dogs for walks and then cleaning them off tiresome.
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Beautiful Views”
Reviewed 6/23/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 31' (Class A) |
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We stayed in May 2017 and with a little scouting found a great spot, even found some room for friends. The dirt road is fine, just take it slow. Plenty of turnout places. This is a busy area with other campers and bikers. We had some great biking right from our site. Stay away from the rock quarry and the bike race staging... more
We stayed in May 2017 and with a little scouting found a great spot, even found some room for friends.
The dirt road is fine, just take it slow. Plenty of turnout places.
This is a busy area with other campers and bikers. We had some great biking right from our site.
Stay away from the rock quarry and the bike race staging area and you should have no noise issues.
Dry and dusty, but it is Utah so expected. Easy access to Zion and also to Virgin for shopping.
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2WanderAway - Shannon would stay here again
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“Amazing views!!”
Reviewed 6/18/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Stayed for a couple of nights while visiting Zion National Park. Very easy to find and tons of sites, I doubt would ever fill up. To find, simply look for Sheep Bridge Road off of RT 9. It will be on the south side of the road if you're coming from the park and is about a 15 min drive from the entrance. Once you find it, drive back a ... more
Stayed for a couple of nights while visiting Zion National Park. Very easy to find and tons of sites, I doubt would ever fill up. To find, simply look for Sheep Bridge Road off of RT 9. It will be on the south side of the road if you're coming from the park and is about a 15 min drive from the entrance. Once you find it, drive back a bit past the homes. You'll start to see sites almost immediately, but I suggest heading back toward the center of the fields. The view, especially at sunrise and sunset will be incredible!
This is a completely primitive site. No bathrooms, fire rings (you might find one), etc. but that didn't deter me. The access is fine for cars (go slow!) and I saw some pretty big RV's out there. We met some cool people both nights and really enjoyed the access and views. We would definitely return!
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eastcoastmerrit would stay here again
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“quiet and clean, with beautiful scenery!”
Reviewed 6/9/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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If you don't mind a little bit of dirt road, this site is great! We tent camped, and drive a Civic, which handled the dirt road fine. The view was great, it was quiet and clean, phone service was good (Verizon and AT&T). Close to Zion (20 minutes), easy to find. Bonus: Virgin river has great swimming!! Day use area to the west of the b... more
If you don't mind a little bit of dirt road, this site is great! We tent camped, and drive a Civic, which handled the dirt road fine. The view was great, it was quiet and clean, phone service was good (Verizon and AT&T). Close to Zion (20 minutes), easy to find. Bonus: Virgin river has great swimming!! Day use area to the west of the bridge, brave the rocks and scramble down to access the water.
elisap would stay here again
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“Free camping about 15 miles from Zion National Park Entrance. Fantastic views, but it was busy, busy, busy!”
Reviewed 5/31/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 9 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
| RV Length: | 33' |
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Come early in the day and you are likely to snag a lovely boondocking spot with eye-popping views of Zion and Flying Monkey Mesa. However, don’t expect quiet and solitude here. Sheep Bridge Road is a popular boondocking spot for folks visiting Zion. There are many boondocking sites located along the road, which the locals use as a s... more
Come early in the day and you are likely to snag a lovely boondocking spot with eye-popping views of Zion and Flying Monkey Mesa. However, don’t expect quiet and solitude here.
Sheep Bridge Road is a popular boondocking spot for folks visiting Zion. There are many boondocking sites located along the road, which the locals use as a short cut between Hwy 9 and Hwy 59. There are also several popular trailheads along the road, so expect lots of traffic much of the day and into the night.
We arrived early afternoon and found a large, level spot a little off the road. The area we chose had two campsites and a small turn-around loop that was not suitable for RVs. Sites are dirt with fire rings. No other amenities. We also noticed a lot of small scrap metal, including some nails, littering the area. It looked old, like maybe the area had been a dump years ago. Just check your site and don't go barefoot.
Be advised that someone is providing the hordes of rental RVers with this location, but not informing them of BLM dispersed camping rules or basic etiquette. We’ve met many lovely people from all over the world enjoying the national park system in rental RVs and this is the first time there’s been a problem. We had one guy come over after dark and take all our firewood. He left the next morning and someone else moved into the second space. He then had the audacity to come back and try to squeeze in where there was no designated campsite, saying he’d just park in the vegetation. No, no, no.
For the first several nights we spent a great deal of time explaining the rules of dispersed camping (as best we could) to folks in rental RV’s. Many were hunting for a place after dark and trying to park anywhere they could. Once they pulled in, it was difficult for them to get turned around and having folks run over your patio area in the dark is no fun. We started to feel like Boondock Vigilantes. 😊 We were thrilled when a full-timing couple set up in the second space with plans to stay for a few days. We finally solved the problem by parking our car in the access drive with an “All Campsites Full” sign in the front window.
It could be that the craziness was related to the Memorial Day Weekend, but given how quickly the campground fills up in Zion, I would guess alternative campsites are always in high demand. While the views are spectacular here, next time we will look for a site less visible from the road and a little less accessible.
Our Verizon service fluctuated from 1X to 3G to 1 bar of 4G unboosted. We managed a fairly stable 2 bars of 4G boosted.
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Teddi & Roger would stay here again
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“Great Drycamping Close to Zion”
Reviewed 5/30/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
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Great place to drycamp with close access to Zion National Park. There are lots of sites along the road with plenty of room for rigs of all sizes. Recommend accessing the road from Highway 9 and you won't have the issues with it washing out like it does at the other end. Will stay here again.
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Trippin Yogis would stay here again
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“Dusty but close to Zion”
Reviewed 5/8/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 23' (Travel Trailer) |
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This is a very convenient location to get to Zion or Hurricane, UT. There are a good amount of camping spots. You will want to try to get a spot further off the road as it gets very dusty. This is a popular road for bikers and 4 wheelers and boondocking traffic. I have never been anywhere that was so dusty, but my spot was only a few f... more
This is a very convenient location to get to Zion or Hurricane, UT. There are a good amount of camping spots. You will want to try to get a spot further off the road as it gets very dusty. This is a popular road for bikers and 4 wheelers and boondocking traffic. I have never been anywhere that was so dusty, but my spot was only a few feet off the road.
So I had some interesting troubles while there. 1) They came by and graded the road after I parked in prep for a bike race. This meant I had to go buy a shovel to lower the rise for my low clearance trailer 2) The grading exposed sharp rocks and I got a flat 3) they kicked off all campers in one area (where I was) for the bike race.
I rated it decent still because there was good internet where I was camped, easy access to Zion and towns and meets a need for boondocking.
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Along With Kat would stay here again
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“Excelent”
Reviewed 5/2/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
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We camped on one of the ridges on the side of Sheep's Bridge RD close to W. Highway 9. GPS will bring you in on the E. Highway 59 side, so if you are camping here to go to Zion, either ignore GPS for the final portion of your route, or you'll have a lot of dirt road driving to do (as I did...). If you want to come in from Highway 9, th... more
We camped on one of the ridges on the side of Sheep's Bridge RD close to W. Highway 9. GPS will bring you in on the E. Highway 59 side, so if you are camping here to go to Zion, either ignore GPS for the final portion of your route, or you'll have a lot of dirt road driving to do (as I did...). If you want to come in from Highway 9, the Sheep's Bridge turn off is just before you enter Virgin Utah if coming from I-15.
One of my travel companions works a 9 to 5 online, so connectivity is important, and he had no problems with his carrier, and I had full signal strength with my T-Moble 4G. It is a busy camp area, but there is PLENTY of room for everyone to spread out. There are some deep ruts in some of the camp spots, so it's probably easy to get stuck right after a heavy rain, but I can't speak directly to this, as it didn't rain while I was here. I am in a Class C, and my travel companions are in a large 5th wheel, and neither of us had any problems finding camp spots (we are in a spot large enough to accommodate us both, with plenty of room for a larger caravan). Where I am parked, I did not need to use leveling blocks, so there are level places available. We are on a ridge, so when the wind picks up we are pretty much in it's path, but the views are AWESOME, so it's a trade off. There are smaller camp sites in more protected places well sheltered from the wind, but without the views of Zion NP.
No trees, so no shade, but plenty of solar. I was in float charge for my house batteries well before noon most days, even charging all my devices and running my laptop. There is propane available at the RV resort two miles East on Highway 9, and free dump stations (with potable water) in the campground just inside Zion NP, so services are easy to acquire.
I had a wonderful relaxing time, with easy access to Zion. All in all an outstanding boondocking site.
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Rubber Tramp 1976 would stay here again
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“Mountain bike Mecca”
Reviewed 3/19/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 26' |
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If you like the high desert this is for you. Many bike and atv trails. Views of the plateaus are 360. The are is littered by flagstone tailings from the private quarry on the road. Great to take back home for a patio. The only reason I wouldn't stay here again is because North Creek BLM is less than a mile up the road off of Kolob Te... more
If you like the high desert this is for you. Many bike and atv trails. Views of the plateaus are 360. The are is littered by flagstone tailings from the private quarry on the road. Great to take back home for a patio.
The only reason I wouldn't stay here again is because North Creek BLM is less than a mile up the road off of Kolob Terrace Rd. We like it so much more.
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T-Mobile 4G
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Nice Views, Close to Zion”
Reviewed 3/6/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Sheep Bridge Road is a great boondocking area right near Zion. I stayed midweek in late February and had no trouble finding a spot - it's huge. Saw some campers who had continued on the road and turned onto a canal road overlooking the bluff. It looked like a great spot though we didn't go check it out in our rig. We camped a few mi... more
Sheep Bridge Road is a great boondocking area right near Zion. I stayed midweek in late February and had no trouble finding a spot - it's huge. Saw some campers who had continued on the road and turned onto a canal road overlooking the bluff. It looked like a great spot though we didn't go check it out in our rig.
We camped a few miles off the highway at a panoramic point with 360 degree views. Internet was perfectly acceptable for working, though not blazing fast.
Saw a good amount of other campers but left them in peace - there was plenty of room for all.
Note that if wet this spot would be tricky for many rigs, even a tiny AWD one like mine. The site we chose had two deep ruts in it from the last rig who (it looks like) got stuck.
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TigerNomad would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
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