Hurricane Cliffs Campsites 55-56

Before you head out here make sure you are camping on BLM land. There is PRIVATE LAND next to BLM in this area. (See attached from the bureau of land management)

To get to this location you will need to drive about 1,800 ft on a paved road. Then another 795.18 ft on a dirt road to get to the spot. GPS Coordinates are 37°12'02.5"N 113°13'53.7"W

In regards to the comment below - Even if the land is leased or has mining claims, you may camp there unless posted otherwise by BLM management. You may cross private land (as long as there is a public road) to reach BLM areas. You should not come across locked gates, but if you cross a gate, please leave it in the state you found it – open or closed.

We will be posting PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO TRESSPASSING" signs and blocking roads that access private property with locked chains. This year, due to information from websites such as this, the number of people using the private property has drastically increased, resulting in damage to fragile desert vegetation and scarring from fire rings. Someone even cut down one of the few cedar trees on our favorite scenic point. Please respect private property. Review the map to learn where BLM land is located off the Virgin Dam Road, and what is privately owned.

Thank you.

We drive a 33ft class A and tow a Nissan Versa. That being said, I was concerned about the condition of the road getting here. We unhitched our Nissan and explored first. We were able to grab a wide open pull through spot right off the paved road. Someone had built a great fire pit. No problem getting the rig here. 25 min to Zion. Take 9 east toward the park, and just after mile marker 16, turn right onto the small paved road. It’s about 200 yards after a sign that says Historic Marker.
We really enjoyed our stay. Decent cell service, too.

There is a lot of room, I can't imagine showing up and not being able to find a place to park. Though, anything is possible in the summer I suppose.

The roads that lead back to the edge of the cliff that overlooks the dam are fairly rough. 4-Wheel drive recommended. We towed our 30ft pull-behind down here no problem, but it was a little nerve-wracking.

The view was worth it :)

The perks:
-Easy to find -directly across the highways from Fort Zion
-Easily accessible by any vehicle
-Great views

Downfalls:
-As of March 26, 2018 the land was under construction so we had tractors moving land near our site (not too big of a deal)
-Terrain was dry, with no shade or trees (non factor during our trip in cooler temps)
-20 minute drive to Zion National Park, which could get old after multiple days.
****the biggest downfall would have to be,due to the lay of the land, the conditions were very windy!!
We had planned on staying all 4 days, that was before experiencing night 1. High winds and very cold temps. This made erecting the tent vey challenging, cooking very unpleasant, no fire to stay warm.. and little sleep due to the whipping of the winds on our tent. Total bummer.

Disclaimer: The high winds could have been a fluke, but a resident in town informed us, that the area is known for the wind. So if you’re planning to camp in tents, continue on the smithosian butte (I will be leaving a review there as well).

We found a nice spot not far off the road big enough for my 30' 5th wheel and a 22' Airstream. The road in is good and there are at least 4 spots close to the highway. There are more sites but some of those trails are rough (but I've hauled the 5th up worse!). We chose a site on the right as you go in that has a big cement "pad" sort of thing (no clue how that ended up there!). Took a little doing to find just the right spots for easy leveling but once done we were happy campers there. A little further down the highway (towards Zion) you can see Sheep Bridge road campers down on the bluffs. We drove down there in the pickup (just to see what it was like). I have big dogs so didn't want anything to do with those cliffs! This was only my second time boon docking and I would have liked to stay longer - it's quiet - the views are nice - nobody bothered us - the dogs liked it here - but I ran out of water (I had a full tank leaving Virgin but almost half of it disappeared by the time we got settled! I know, I need to figure out some sort of plugs or clamps for the overflow hoses!)

We had a great time. The location we arrived at was just shy of the bluff location another couple posted about here on the review section. We have a 37” diesel pusher and based on her limitations chose the location notated in the Lot box. We walked the whole area and there are awesome bluff campsite locations looking over the river in several places. The main issue for folks will be the right vehicle, most spots due to wash out are pretty rutted.

The 3 days and 2 nights we stayed we had a neighboring campers, and could see another 2 across the road that heads down to the closed dam road. Hurricane is the closest location to get supplies, Virgin is close and you could walk to it but they have very few amenities.
Across the river is another area where we saw packs of mountain bikers and campers.
We truly enjoyed our time there and would go back in a heart beat.

This place was perfect! Tons of open space with beautiful views of the canyons out every window of our airstream! Completely peaceful and quiet.

It took about 35-40 mins into Zion NP. The town of Hurricane is about 10-15 mins away and has everything you need!

We had full att cell service here which is almost unheard of when boondocking :)

Here are the exact GPS coordinates for where we camped. There’s another pull out right after the one we camped in as well. Plenty big for group RV’s as well.

(37.2049470,-113.2321556)