Zion Scenic Byway Dispersed Camping

We were headed to Zion National Park and pulled in after dark. Handful of nearby tent campers and one RV in mid November. Directions are spot on. Main road is a little rough. 1st drive on left had deep ruts and would definitely need 4x4. We took 2nd left as previous reviews stated and it was as described and easy going. Took 1st site on left. Lots of open space, a fire ring was already established. There were dunes all around as wind break for tent and if you walked to top of dunes great views and even got a several bar signal on phone. Down below dunes no signal at all. The sunrise was phenomenal. Would stay again.

The boon docking sites around the East side of Zion are often treacherous due to the amount of sand. I scouted out several listed here in Campendium with my 4WD F150 and would not take out camper down to most of the sites. There is just a LOT of sand everywhere in this area. However, this spot is easy to get to, and has a large flat area for a lot of campers. We did not stay and opted to drive to Bryce instead, but this would have been a good spot for an overnight with no worries about getting stuck.

Loved this area, wish we could've stayed longer. Beautiful and very big rig friendly. Take 2nd turn in off the FR. This main road is paved but many chuncks of missing pavement so take it slow. So worth it! Cell signal/wifi is pretty good. Verizon hotspot got 2-3 bars and we were able to video conference without freezing but maybe a time or two. Higher on the hill is better signal but more windy. And the drive to Zion is about 40 minutes and gorgeous drive. You can take big rigs thru but it's a challenge and you need to purchase a pass so they can block off the end of the tunnel to allow you to pass if over 11'.

Between mile marker 51 & 52, on the South side of the highway, found it at night, coming out of Zion (although the moon was pretty full, I think you could easily find it on a very dark night...

You’ll make just about a 180 degree right hand turn and continue about 1/2 a mile up a decently paved road...
You’re going to be making a left, but the first available left looks like ATV trail with serious ruts, just go ahead and avoid that, continue 100 yards more and take the left onto well maintained dirt road which leads into the “main roundabout” of this dispersed site.

We had great Verizon service that allowed us to send multiple videos via iMessage to friends back home etc.

37.2528113, -112.7687248 site with best view and it's a small round about. There are two fire pits but I wouldn't want to camp with strangers here it's too tight.

37.2548208, -112.7687580 second entrance that isn't horrible. RVs go here.

Gorgeous views. Upon entering be aware there is thick mud and shallow water you'll drive through if it rained recently.

Internet from speed test taken at the first gps coordinates I gave.
Att jetpack with small booster 27.3 upload and 9.7 download
Verizon jetpack with small booster 14.3 upload and 0.23 download.

Once you enter the BLM toad, there are 3 left turns for parking area. The 2nd one is the most rig friendly. We parked here with our 36ft motorhome without a problem. We got here on a Friday afternoon and we’re almost the only ones here. At night 2 more tent campers arrived and left early in the morning. The road is a bit rough and narrow in the beginning but totally doable for big rigs too! Plenty of room.

Only downsize is there is very little shade so it gets really hot during the day.

Stayed here with my girlfriend on our way from Bryce np to Zion np. It’s about 40 minutes to Zion and an hour and a 1/2 from Bryce. The road into the site is an old paved road then packed dirt, made it fine in my car. The only downside here is the heat as there is very little shade. I would come here again, just closer to sunset. The spot seems well designated/ known. On the drive in we saw a sheriffs truck driving through and we had only 3 neighbors, although the spot can handle many campers. Very poor cell service but I did get a slow Verizon connection.