Paria Road Dispersed Camping

We needed a place near Kanab. From the reviews, we did drive in deep. Never found the spots that were two miles in although I am sure they are there.

For us, this wouldn't work as we needed to get into town for Christmas gatherings each day. Two or miles down the dirt road wouldn't help us out.

The spot that is marked in this review is only .5 miles in on the right. There's a nice circle set up that can handle 2 or 3 larger rigs. (There is also a very large flat area to the right JUST before the cattle guard. BUT, close to the road.)

We opted to stay here (at the .5 mile in mark) . It's encased by hills so shielded from the wind some.

This location would be an epic place deeper in, if one is to stay for a length of time.

The sign for 4x4 advised at the entrance must be relative only much, much farther in. Again, we drove in 2 miles and the road was exceptional.

Beautiful location, very quiet. Roads were just fine and it rained our first night. There was one bathroom on-site also. Some sites had fire pits fashioned by a previous camper.
A really cool place, great hiking all over. Cell service was meh, one bar for AT&T, but as you walk around the cell service increases, so not a huge issue. I would go back.

Last year I was able to get very close to the river. However this year the rains have eroded the wash at the bottom of the big hill at the "Y" - go right to the day use area, and go left to keep going to the old cemetery. However the wash has significantly eroded and it will take a higher clearance vehicle to cross both. Do not go down the steep hill with a long/big trailer. You will find it very difficult to turn around.

Before the hill, there are a few decent spots to camp. This place is still one of my top favorite places with the scenic views!

First off, we have a F350 FWD and a 27 ft TT. We read all the reviews and decided to go for it. Once we got about 3 miles in it started getting muddy. If you don’t have good ground clearance you should probably start looking for a site. There were a few. We made our way to about 5 miles in and found a beautiful site. It was cold and windy but very peaceful. We left the next morning when the ground was a little frozen which made it a little easier. We loved it and if the ground was drier we could have probably made it to the end.

Previous reviews are correct - very washboard-y road. If you go the full 6 miles in you'll eventually get to a turn-around which is where I stayed. Absolutely stunning views everywhere you look. My Verizon was 1-3 bars on my external antenna, 0-1 bar on my Verizon cell phone. Starlink worked great however! Definitely my new favorite spot.

If you're in a RV or pulling a larger trailer be slow going down the hill(s). Easy does it and then stay to the left for the easiest crossing over the wash...

Road in was frozen red clay (would be impassable when wet), we took the second spot on the left, which was the first level and accessible spot for our SUV and 20 foot trailer. First spot on the left only suitable for a camper van or truck. Some traffic going to Pariah, but nothing bad this time of year, mostly quiet. Nothing fancy. Road deteriorated quickly after the second spot - grade, ruts, mud. When we poked around looking for the old town site we were glad we hadn't stayed much longer as the sun had melted enough spots we weren't sure we'd make it back to our camper.