★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Washington County
Drive-up · public land · Washington County, UT · 37.29071, -113.10980
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A free dispersed campsite on the outskirts of Zion National Park. Amazing view of towering buttes and rock formations. Dramatic terrain. Primitive with fire ring. Enough room for one or two vehicles. Some cell service. Nice proximity to park. Expect other traffic along dirt road, but mostly unspoiled. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,157 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- DDump9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5,157 ft
County
Washington County, UT
Coordinates
37.29071, -113.10980
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrapevine Wash (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townVirgin · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.9 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~9.3 mi
- GroceriesExtraMile · ~8.1 mi
- PharmacyDavis Drug Pharmacy · ~10.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHurricane Valley Clinic · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareSol Foods Hardware · ~9.3 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLFTH Left Fork Vault Toilet (Outback) · ~0.9 mi SE · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletLambs Knoll Romtec Vault Toilet · ~1.4 mi N · BLM
- RestroomHOVA Hop Valley Vault Toilet · ~3.4 mi N · NPS
- RestroomWCTH Wildcat Canyon Vault Toilet (Outback) · ~3.9 mi NE · NPS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lambs Knoll Climbing Site~1.4 mi
- BLM Dispersed Camping~5.7 mi
- BLM dispersed camp — Washington County, UT~6.5 mi
- Site 55~8.9 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Washington County, UT). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Stay limits →Your first dispersed night →How to read this page →All field notes →
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