Valley of Fire West Dispersed Camping

First sites only about 1/4 mile from highway. Road in is decent, one or two spots require you to slow way down. First area is level and very large, all gravel, easy to turn around, and room for about 10 units. Further into the area has plenty of spots for medium and smaller rigs. Looks like an off-roading area but was pretty quiet while we were there. Gas station/convenience store about 5 miles away at interstate. Very clean for an unmanaged area.

I was able to find this spot at night using the coordinates in the listing. I grabbed the first spot on the left (east) side of the road which required a U turn to get my nose pointed back north (my preferred parking position). There was plenty of room for me to make the turn with my 38 ft rig and Acadia towed car.

Site is level enough that I didn't bother with jacks. Fire rings of local rocks at the sites (some fancier than others). Great sunrise and sunset. Right on the road to the Valley of Fire (don't miss this!!).

Tonight, a Kit fox came to visit the camp. Very cute and curious. Wasn't afraid of me at all and actually walked under my chair! Clearly, this little critter has been fed before. It seemed really disappointed when I didn't give it some of my supper.

Verizon signal is strong, but the bandwidth stinks. Good enough for email and low demand office work though. Phone call connection is excellent.

Did I mention Valley of Fire?? Seriously, don't miss it ($10 gate fee/day for a car).

Driving to the coordinates, we were not sure where it could possibly be since there was so much flat desert around, but the road was right where it said would be. Very bumpy road but passable. Lots of spots, we took one early on, only saw one other RV further up. Very pretty views, super conviently located to Valley of Fire. I will say that it was extremely windy all night. No amenities but good phone service.

This was a great alternative since Valley of Fire sites were full by 3pm on a Thursday. We turned left on the last dirt road before entering park property and drove past 6 or 7 others camped along the road before taking a fork to the right and found a great spot atop a knoll. Picked up enough trash in the fire pit to fill a bag. ugh. trashy people suck

Very quiet, pleasant evening with vast vistas. Many places to camp along this road. Road had some ruts and holes but quite manageable for my truck if taking it slow.

We did one night boondocking and one night inside the state park campground without hookups. The boondock site was easy to get to and provides beautiful scenery and wide open spaces. We were here during the busy New Years Eve weekend and had no problem finding room outside the state park but weren't so fortunate inside the park due to its no reservations policy. We grabbed the first spot we could get which is why we didn't have hook ups. Inside the park ($10 entry) there scenery was even more beautiful and there were plenty of things to explore. Nature abounds in the park and we even had big horn sheep coming right up to the road in our site.
I recommend you plan for cold nights and mild days if coming during the winter.
Definitely worth a second trip.

There's a second camping area another 5.5 miles beyond the coordinates provided, right before the entrance to the park. If you're wondering if the Valley of Fire's unique red rock formations extend beyond the park boundaries, they don't, but it's a good spot if you want to be as close as possible to grab one of the elusive campground spots.

There're some hills to climb, but not much else going on. The rocks in the area are super abrasive, so don't plan on slipping and putting your hand out to brace your fall. No amenities, pack it in pack it out.

This camping area is several hundred feet higher in elevation than the site from the coordinates, maxing out at just shy of 3000 feet. This is about 1200 feet higher than the nearest weather station in Overton, so expect it to be a bit cooler. The wind is fierce.