Free camping near St. George, UT
Within 25 straight-line miles of St. George, UT there are 56 camps: 46 free, 3 fee, 7 unpriced. The closest is Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area, 7.7 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area, 7.7 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: AZ and UT.
Who manages them: 41 on the BLM; 9 on the Forest Service; 5 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 7.7 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Washington | — |
| Quail Creek Reservoir Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 12 | Free | Quail Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Leeds | — |
| Red Cliffs Recreation Area | 14 | Fee | Leeds Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Leeds | — |
| Utah Trust Land Dispersed Camping — Washington County, UT (37.0517, -113.3138) | 15 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area (P) | 15 | Fee | Cedar Pockets Wash (stream) | 8.2 mi to Beaver Dam | — |
| Joshua Tree National Landmark | 15 | Unpriced | — | 9.1 mi to Shivwits / See’veetseng | — |
| Sand Cove Primitive Camp | 16 | Free | Virgin River (river) | 2.6 mi to Leeds | — |
| Leeds Designated Dispersed | 17 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Leeds Canyon Dispersed Camping #7/#8 | 17 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Leeds Canyon Dispersed Camping #6 | 17 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Leeds Canyon Dispersed Camping | 17 | Free | Leeds Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Silver Reef | — |
| Oak Grove Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Site 10 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 4 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 1 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.2 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 8 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 13 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.2 mi to Hurricane | — |
| Site 15 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 16 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 23 | 19 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.5 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 22 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.7 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 19 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 21 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 25 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.5 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 26 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 27 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Hurricane Cliffs Designated Dispersed Camping Area | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.4 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 29 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 30 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 32 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.8 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 33 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 34 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 35 | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.0 mi to La Verkin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #3 — Washington County, UT | 20 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.6 mi to La Verkin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Washington County, UT | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.7 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 37 | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.5 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 49 | 21 | Free | Nephis Twist (stream) | 1.7 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 36 | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.5 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 54 | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 1.9 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 38 | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.4 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 47 | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.2 mi to Virgin | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.3 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 39 | 21 | Free | Virgin River (river) | 2.2 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 56 | 21 | Free | Chinatown Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Site 43 | 21 | Free | Virgin River (river) | 2.2 mi to Virgin | — |
| Site 55 | 21 | Free | Virgin River (river) | 2.2 mi to La Verkin | — |
| Crackfoot Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Middle Fork Santa Clara River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Ebenezer Bryce Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Effie Beckstrom Group Campgrounds | 21 | Unpriced | Santa Clara River (stream) | 2.8 mi to Pine Valley | — |
| Dean Gardner Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Pine Valley Reservoir (water) | 2.3 mi to Pine Valley | — |
The other 6 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on St. George, UT.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from St. George, 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.