Painted Canyon

We did an overnight with roottop tent, the temperature is a bit higher during the night. There are lots of fire ring nearby toliet pit (it's very clean). We pull off around 0.5 miles before toliet pit. it gets quiet at night and view.

Tried to make it work with a 34 ft tt but kept getting stuck in the sand. Service was too spotty to go too far down the road, ended up leaving. If you can navigate the sand it's definitely worth checking out, it was super quiet and the views were nice.

This site was great. Needed 4wd to drive the last 2 miles of road into the site due to deep sand. Canyon walls provided shade in the morning and evening. There were bathrooms but we didn’t check if they were unlocked. Saw the biggest shooting star I’ve ever seen here. Would definitely stay again.

Take the 4WD warnings seriously! We got stuck in my 2WD Toyota RV as we slowed to check out one of the first potential camping sites entering the canyon, so we went back and found a good solid spot on the side of the road in the more open area. There is a sand berm that makes getting on and off the road more challenging. It did have a... more

2 hrs from So Cal and you feel so remote. Did an overnight and slept in the car. Temps were pleasant. My gratitude to BLM for diligently maintaining the two toilets, they were super clean and didn’t smell. Watch out for areas with deep sand. Plenty of pre-used/established fire rings

This is my favorite BLM so far! I wouldn't bring a trailer or Class A back into the canyon, but 4-wheel drive or walk in. It's quiet and not too far from the freeway. Service wasn't great in the canyon, but it's good outside. The road in is not great, but I think it's worth it.

The road leading to the end of road trailhead (TH) has firm driving areas on either side for majority of the way. There is a TH around 3-4 miles down the road on the left that has a vault toilet. Very few designated camping spots and majority are camping within a mile of the end of the road TH (Painted/Ladders/Ropes Canyon Trai... more

The road in is one of the worst washboard roads I have ever been on. It is because there are about 75 to 100 vehicles a day on the weekends hiking the ladders trail. There are numerous camping spots off to the side of this road, some are accessible to 2WD cars but most of them will require four-wheel-drive and a capable driver. The c... more

This area is very quiet, utilized by hikers.
Road in was washboard and slow going.
Lots of jet noises, during the day, sonic booms could be heard, at night extremely quiet.

All roads currently seem to be open getting here. Lots of potential for Off Roading but ‘camping’ maybe not so much. Many Arroyos with loose dirt and mud potential and no ‘areas’ that I found with past campsite experience. Just doing a ‘drive by’ but would not be My choice for camping areas with a 30’ 5th wheel.