Lees Ferry Campground

We got there at the right time to nab the best site, as someone was pulling out, although I forgot the site number. (To get to our site turn left at the entrance, 2 sites are at the end of the loop, ours was the one on the right).

Most sites can accommodate large rigs, not all are level though! It’s an older campground, so it appeared tired. Sites and bathrooms were clean. RV’s will run their generators.

We fly fished, watched the rafters take off for their Grand Canyon float, took Spencer Trail to the top of the canyon, hiked down Cathedral Wash to the river, checked out Lonely Dell Ranch and orchard, and walked across the Navajo Bridge.

We had perfect weather, always a plus.

We stayed here over nite in early September on our way to the North Rim. Only 5 or 6 others there so we got a spot over looking the river. 40 foot toyhauler fit fine but is tight. We ran generator to cool down and turned it off at 9pm as quiet hrs are 10-6. We were tired and fell asleep ok but woke up in a pool of sweat. Should waive quiet hrs in the summer when over 100 degrees, IMO.
Walked down to the river in the morning and over to the orchard for some fresh off the tree. Orchard caretaker was great, a lot of info from him.
Will stay again, but maybe not in the summer.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Lee’s Ferry. The campground is all first come/first served and spots turn over frequently. The campground also completely filled up nearly every day during our stay, so arriving as early as possible is a really good idea.

The campground is situated on a hill between the Vermilion Cliffs and the Colorado River. The setting is beautiful, but as the park ranger noted, there isn’t a single level space in the campground. So be prepared to get creative. The sites along the edges are back-in with a limited number of pull-thoughs in the lower loop and group camp sites in the middle of the upper loop.

Each site had a grill or firepit and picnic table with a ramada. No hook-ups, but there are flush toilets and a sink for dish washing. No showers at the campground, pay showers are available at the Marble Canyon lodge. Grocery up, there are limited services in Marble Canyon. The dump station is located on the hill by the staff residences.

We enjoyed playing in the river with Riley – it felt at least 15 degrees cooler there than at the campground. Must be all that 44° river water. Brrrrrr.

We had 3 bars of Verizon 4G.

I stayed one night at Lees Ferry in the autumn. The campground was almost full. There is no vegetation between sites but there are sheltered picnic tables for each site. Due to the exposed location it can get quite windy.
It was a little noisy when I was there with campers pulling in, driving around and setting up late into the night.
Woke up super early and headed down to the river to watch the sunrise over the water and the cliffs. Absolutely gorgeous!! There are many hikes in the area and it is a good spot to stop on your way to the GC or other spots.

This was a nice stopover. We stayed two nights in mid-April 2018. We paid $20/night with the National Park pass. If you have the senior pass it is $10/night. No issues finding the campground and the road in was paved. There were only a few spots that would fit our rig (30’), but we didn’t have any trouble getting one. Most of the spots were a bit smaller, but there were still several to fit bigger rigs than ours. It is a self-pay system, but the rangers (or camp hosts) keep up with the campers. We did not go to the dump, but it is not at the campsite. It is at the ranger station. They did have potable water at the campsite and was in the closet next to the bathrooms. It did have a spigot so you could fill with a hose. The area is beautiful. Depending on your spot, you will have a nice view of the canyon and the Colorado River. I think we were in spot 43 and we had a great view. Internet access for AT&T was decent. One issue was we had serious trouble leveling for some reason. The spot was gravel and every time we tried to pull back on the levels, they would slip right out. We even had no-slip pads under them. We ended up switching to our block levels and they worked fine. We did notice some of the other spots were not very level either. The weather did not cooperate too much while we were there, so we ended up not being able to explore as much as we would have liked. Overall, it was a decent stay and we would camp here again despite the cost.

We loved our stay here and would definitely go back.
The scenery of the river is lovely and the red rock canyon alongside the river is very photographic.
In November, when we were there, the weather was a little uncertain. We had huge black clouds heading in our direction, which made for fantastic photographs, but left us feeling a little vulnerable.
There is a nice trail along the riverside, with interesting old buildings and the old ferry still visible on the river bank.
The campsite is quite basic, but we did not feel the need for more amenities
No television and limited cell service