Free camping near Castle Valley, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Castle Valley, UT there are 54 camps: 31 free, 7 fee, 16 unpriced. The closest is Big Bend Recreation Site, 4.7 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Porcupine Rim, 4.7 miles out. 8 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: CO and UT.
Who manages them: 23 on the BLM; 17 on an agency our record does not name; 8 on Utah Trust Lands Administration; 6 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Recreation Site | 4.7 | Unpriced | Colorado River (river) | 3.9 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Upper Drinks Canyon Campground | 4.7 | Unpriced | Jackass Canyon (stream) | 4.0 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Porcupine Rim | 4.7 | Free | Grandstaff Canyon (stream) | 5.5 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Middle Drinks Canyon Campground | 4.8 | Unpriced | Jackass Canyon (stream) | 4.1 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Lower Drinks Canyon Campground | 4.9 | Unpriced | Jackass Canyon (stream) | 4.2 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Upper Big Bend Campground | 5.1 | Unpriced | Colorado River (river) | 4.3 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Upper Onion Creek Camping Area | 6.7 | Free | Onion Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Sand Flats Recreation Area | 7.9 | Fee | Abyss Canyon (stream) | 1.2 mi to Moab | — |
| Masons Draw Campground | 7.9 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Spanish Valley | — |
| Fisher Towers Campground | 8.0 | Unpriced | Onion Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Moab Field Office (Blm) | 9.6 | Unpriced | Pack Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Moab | — |
| Hittle Bottom Campground | 9.7 | Fee | Colorado River (river) | 9.5 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Warner Campground | 10 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Oowah Campground | 11 | Unpriced | West Fork Mill Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Oowah Campground | 11 | Fee | Mill Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Hideout Canyon Camping Area | 12 | Free | Hideout Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Gateway | — |
| Cowskin Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Cowskin Canyon (stream) | 13 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Dewey Bridge Campground | 13 | Fee | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 14 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Yellow Circle Road Dispersed Camping | 14 | Free | Pack Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Moab | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 14 | Free | Cow Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 15 | Free | Bride Canyon (stream) | 7.0 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — San Juan County, UT (38.4220, -109.4486) | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Moab | — |
| Ledge A Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Kane Springs Creek (river) | 6.5 mi to Moab | — |
| Bride Canyon Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 15 | Free | Bride Canyon (stream) | 7.3 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — San Juan County, UT (38.4165, -109.4665) | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Moab | — |
| Mount Peale Free Camping | 16 | Free | La Sal Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to La Sal | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | Courthouse Wash (stream) | 13 mi to Moab | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Moab | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Moab | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Moab | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | Colorado River (river) | 8.4 mi to Moab | — |
| Designated Campsite | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Grand County, UT (38.5476, -109.7149) | 18 | Free | Upper Granary Canyon (stream) | 9.3 mi to Moab | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | Upper Granary Canyon (stream) | 9.2 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Grand County, UT (38.5870, -109.7297) | 18 | Free | — | 9.9 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Grand County, UT (38.5820, -109.7410) | 19 | Free | Saucer Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Moab | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 19 | Free | Colorado River (river) | 11 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — San Juan County, UT (38.3287, -109.4191) | 21 | Free | West Coyote Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to La Sal | — |
| Hatch Point Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | 14 mi to Moab | — |
| Designated Campsite | 22 | Free | Tusher Canyon (stream) | 16 mi to Moab | — |
| Dolores River (Ut) | 23 | Unpriced | Gateway Canyon (stream) | 0.1 mi to Gateway | — |
| Horsethief Campground Tent Sites | 23 | Unpriced | West Arm South Fork Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 14 mi to Moab | — |
| Horsethief Campground | 23 | Fee | West Arm South Fork Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 14 mi to Moab | — |
| Lone Mesa Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 16 mi to Moab | — |
| Horsethief Campground Group Sites | 23 | Fee | West Arm South Fork Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 15 mi to Moab | — |
The other 4 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Castle Valley, UT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Castle Valley, UT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.