Free camping near Ivins, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Ivins, UT there are 49 camps: 39 free, 3 fee, 7 unpriced. The closest is Joshua Tree National Landmark, 11 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area, 14 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: AZ and UT.
Who manages them: 35 on the BLM; 9 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tree National Landmark | 11 | Unpriced | — | 9.1 mi to Shivwits / See’veetseng | — |
| Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 14 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Washington | — |
| Red Cliffs Recreation Area | 16 | Fee | Leeds Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Leeds | — |
| Quail Creek Reservoir Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 16 | Free | Quail Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Leeds | — |
| Oak Grove Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area (P) | 17 | Fee | Cedar Pockets Wash (stream) | 8.2 mi to Beaver Dam | — |
| Leeds Canyon Dispersed Camping #7/#8 | 17 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Leeds Designated Dispersed | 18 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Leeds Canyon Dispersed Camping #6 | 18 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Equestrian Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Santa Clara River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Yellow Pine Loop | 18 | Free | Santa Clara River (stream) | 2.0 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Dean Gardner Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Pine Valley Reservoir (water) | 2.3 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Crackfoot Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Middle Fork Santa Clara River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Leeds Canyon Dispersed Camping | 18 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Effie Beckstrom Group Campgrounds | 18 | Unpriced | Santa Clara River (stream) | 2.8 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Ebenezer Bryce Campground | 18 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Mitt Moody Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Middle Fork Santa Clara River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Sand Cove Primitive Camp | 19 | Free | Virgin River (river) | 2.6 mi to Leeds | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Washington County, UT (37.0517, -113.3138) | 22 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 10 | 23 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 8 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 4 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 1 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.2 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 13 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.2 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 23 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.5 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 15 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 16 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 25 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.5 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 22 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.7 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 19 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 21 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 27 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 29 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 26 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 30 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 32 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.8 mi to La Verkin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #3 — Washington County, UT | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.6 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Hurricane Cliffs Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.4 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 33 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Washington County, UT | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.7 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 49 | 24 | Free | Nephis Twist (stream) | 1.7 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 34 | 24 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 54 | 25 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 35 | 25 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 56 | 25 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 55 | 25 | Free | Virgin River (river) | 2.2 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 37 | 25 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.5 mi to Virgin | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 25 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.3 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 36 | 25 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.5 mi to Virgin | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Ivins, 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.