Soap Creek Dispersed Camping

Two to 4 big RV sites just inside gate. This where we parked. Dirt road then inclines down small hill to sandy wash with a water-cut dip that may cause long-tail & low-clearance to drag rear bumper. (Depth of sand can vary with wind or rain.) Big RV spot just past this arroyo. At road Y, left goes to rough with several stretches of very rough exposed stones, some ruts, and a couple of short dips for arroyos that would be a problem for long rigs. Many nice sites of all sizes for 2 miles if you can get to them. Scout this in advance. From Y, it is about 1.6 miles down right road to Marble Canyon/Colorado River (hike, mountain bike, or high-clearance vehicle). At road Y, right goes to several nice sites of all sizes before road gets very rough. Must park at prior-used spots along roadside and do not drive onto unspoiled desert. No OTA TV reception.

I decided to go left at the fork... road is very rocky in several sections, inside trailer looked like a wreck when I got to a spot near the rim. However, nothing broke, so not all bad. Spots to the right apparently are not as close to rim views. Arrived Thursday morning, drove all the way down to the best looking spot for a trailer which was already taken. Road further got steep and narrow, so I turned around and took a spot close to where the road meets the rim. Stock up before you get here, you will not want to drive the road in and out too many times.

I decided to go left at the fork... road is very rocky in several sections, inside trailer looked like a wreck when I got to a spot near the rim. However, nothing broke, so not all bad. Spots to the right apparently are not as close to rim views. Arrived Thursday morning, drove all the way down to the best looking spot for a trailer which was already taken. Road further got steep and narrow, so I turned around and took a spot close to where the road meets the rim. Stock up before you get here, you will not want to drive the road in and out too many times.

If you want to Boondock at a nice established site near Page this is the spot. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon with our 36’ fifth wheel. Other reviews said to stay to the right at the fork for better roads, but all of the bigger sites on that side were full. We found a big site on the left side of the fork without having to go too far. The rocks that stick out of the road are big and sometimes sharp so go slow and avoid the ones you can. We did get a bit of run burn on our tires coming in that I show in my pics, but nothing worse.
The views are beautiful. Cell signal is decent, and it’s nice & quiet. You can fill out water at Lees Ferry campground about 15 minutes away. The Chevron nearby also has a spigot for potable water. The attendant didn’t charge for filling a few gallons, but probably would if you filled your tank here.

Our family loved this spot. We drove road coming in to the left and the first few miles were a bit rough. Especially in the dark 😬 But we had plenty of clearance in our airstream Basecamp. Drive as far as you can to get the best spots closer to the canyon. It’s worth it. We were just passing through to visit the national parks. We are definitely coming back. Woke up the next morning to a beautiful view with no neighbors. We had our generator to fire up the AC in August heat.

This is not exactly a big rig friendly location, but if you are a bit adventurous, it’s worth the effort to get in. As other commenters have noted, bearing left at the fork requires a very capable vehicle. Even though it’s VERY bumpy in a lot of places, we could have taken our 43 foot diesel pusher out there, were it not for the dips in the road, which would absolutely have caused us to plow the underside of our front bumper into the ground. Absolutely not possible for a large motorhome. But if you have a smaller rig, the left fork leads to some stunning sites that overlook the canyon, directly on the edge of it. We split right at the fork, and slowly and carefully worked our way the 1 mile out to the end. We drove our tow car out in front of the motorhome, and got out to watch in a couple of spots were there were dips in the road. But we have enough front clearance to make it, and just dragged our mudflap a couple of times coming out of the dips. If you have a large RV with very little ground clearance, you will almost certainly have to stay in one of the first couple of sites along the road. It’s also rocky and bumpy, so taking it slow is required. There were very few people around during our late October stay, and we enjoyed some of the darkest skies and greatest peace and quiet we have experienced anywhere. We have both a PepWave router with a Parsec Husky roof antenna, and a WeBoost. With those we were able to have satisfactory AT&T connectivity. We also have access to other networks, but none worked as well. Without a booster, we’d suggest that this may not be a good place for someone who absolutely must be online. For anyone wanting an awesome and isolated location with absolute darkness and peace and quiet, getting into this place is worth the effort for a stay of a few days or more. The sites overlooking the canyon on the left fork were so stunning, it made us think about selling our diesel pusher to get something smaller, like the Class B rigs we saw out there.