Free camping near Spanish Valley, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Spanish Valley, UT there are 52 camps: 29 free, 8 fee, 15 unpriced. The closest is Yellow Circle Road Dispersed Camping, 2.6 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Yellow Circle Road Dispersed Camping, 2.6 miles out. 8 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: CO and UT.
Who manages them: 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Circle Road Dispersed Camping | 2.6 | Free | Pack Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — San Juan County, UT (38.4220, -109.4486) | 3.9 | Free | — | 12 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — San Juan County, UT (38.4165, -109.4665) | 4.7 | Free | — | 12 mi to Moab | — |
| Porcupine Rim | 7.9 | Free | Grandstaff Canyon (stream) | 5.5 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Masons Draw Campground | 7.9 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Spanish Valley | — |
| Oowah Campground | 8.3 | Fee | Mill Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Oowah Campground | 8.4 | Unpriced | West Fork Mill Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Warner Campground | 8.4 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Sand Flats Recreation Area | 8.9 | Fee | Abyss Canyon (stream) | 1.2 mi to Moab | — |
| Moab Field Office (Blm) | 9.2 | Unpriced | Pack Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Moab | — |
| Mount Peale Free Camping | 10 | Free | La Sal Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to La Sal | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — San Juan County, UT (38.3287, -109.4191) | 10 | Free | West Coyote Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to La Sal | — |
| Ledge A Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Kane Springs Creek (river) | 6.5 mi to Moab | — |
| Lower Drinks Canyon Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Jackass Canyon (stream) | 4.2 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Middle Drinks Canyon Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Jackass Canyon (stream) | 4.1 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Upper Drinks Canyon Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Jackass Canyon (stream) | 4.0 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Hatch Point Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | 14 mi to Moab | — |
| Big Bend Recreation Site | 12 | Unpriced | Colorado River (river) | 3.9 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Moab | — |
| Upper Big Bend Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Colorado River (river) | 4.3 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Moab | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Moab | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | Colorado River (river) | 8.4 mi to Moab | — |
| San Juan CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | Colorado River (river) | 11 mi to Moab | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | Bride Canyon (stream) | 7.0 mi to Moab | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | Upper Granary Canyon (stream) | 9.2 mi to Moab | — |
| Bride Canyon Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 17 | Free | Bride Canyon (stream) | 7.3 mi to Moab | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Grand County, UT (38.5476, -109.7149) | 17 | Free | Upper Granary Canyon (stream) | 9.3 mi to Moab | — |
| Upper Onion Creek Camping Area | 18 | Free | Onion Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Fisher Towers Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Onion Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| 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 | — |
| Hideout Canyon Camping Area | 19 | Free | Hideout Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Gateway | — |
| Hittle Bottom Campground | 20 | Fee | Colorado River (river) | 9.5 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Buckeye Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Buckeye Reservoir (water) | 6.7 mi to Paradox - Marie | — |
| Designated Campsite | 22 | Free | — | — | — |
| Horsethief Campground | 23 | Fee | West Arm South Fork Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 14 mi to Moab | — |
| Grand CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | Courthouse Wash (stream) | 13 mi to Moab | — |
| Horsethief Campground Tent Sites | 23 | Unpriced | West Arm South Fork Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 14 mi to Moab | — |
| Horsethief Campground Group Sites | 23 | Fee | West Arm South Fork Sevenmile Canyon (stream) | 15 mi to Moab | — |
| Large Campsite (Utah Trust Land) | 23 | Free | South Fork Mineral Canyon (stream) | 16 mi to Moab | — |
| Indian Creek Falls Group Site | 23 | Fee | Indian Creek (river) | — | — |
| Cowskin Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Cowskin Canyon (stream) | 13 mi to Castle Valley | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Grand County, UT (38.5913, -109.8389) | 24 | Free | Hell Roaring Canyon (stream) | 16 mi to Moab | — |
| Dewey Bridge Campground | 24 | Fee | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
| Dewey Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Pole Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Cisco | — |
The other 2 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Spanish Valley, UT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Spanish 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.