Free camping near Castle Valley, UT
Yes. 31 of the 54 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Castle Valley, UT are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 16 have no price on record. The closest free one is Porcupine Rim, 4.7 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Big Bend Recreation Site, 4.7 miles west, with no price on record.
Dave has slept at 8 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: CO and UT.
The 50 nearest camps to Castle Valley, UT
| 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.
Who manages the camps near Castle Valley, 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.
- Moab Field Office — 22 camps: 5 free, 5 fee, 12 unpriced
- An agency our record does not name — 16 camps: 16 free
- Utah Trust Lands Administration — 8 camps: 8 free
- Manti-La Sal National Forest — 7 camps: 2 free, 2 fee, 3 unpriced
- Grand Junction Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 54 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Castle Valley, UT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
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.