Marble Canyon | Wild Camping

January 31st, 2024 by powers.corey.a

stayed one night, beautiful sunrises/sunsets against the cliffs! Was able to get out with my stock height Prius no problem, tho when wet that probably changes - I wouldn't attempt with recent rain/on forecast

Was the only one in sight but can imagine it's get busy during summer - can hear the highway but also not busy - even at 8am only 2-3 cars per hour this time of year

As others have said entrance is past the coords for the spot - entrance is here: 36.7774000, -111.6948850

Marked as an area of critical concern by the BLM so please take care of the land, stick to established roads and leave no trace

November 5th, 2023 by bettinadownunder

Great place. Road is much smoother than at Vermillion Cliffs 2 miles west, and here you get 3 bars mobile signal!

October 16th, 2023 by Ana

Not as peaceful as I like my camping. Quite a bit of road noise, highway is surprisingly busy, annoying people driving in after dark setting up too close while there is a way to spread out so that another party doesn't have to see your vehicle in the morning (but this is close to a big national park, given US NPs are no longer visitable due to crowds can't expect sense of privacy from the type if people who visit them these days), people setting up after dark was making me uneasy also, as you don't see who is nearby, and shockingly, tons of mosquitoes in October, they start at dusk. Views are nice. The space is all open. I crossed 2 washes to setup where I hopefully won't have someone camping too near me, there are a lot of campsites and given many do not respect privacy they can set up too close here. (glad its my last year camping, internet had ruined it). Road to the very top site is doable in any car I think but can get rough, theres 4x4 high clearance side road and another side rd that crosses two washes. Top campsite is right by deep canyon, I would mot drive here after dark.

April 4th, 2023 by bluejayway

fantastic views of the canyon, vermilion cliffs and distant snow capped mountains at the end of the road. loved this spot.

July 10th, 2022 by smaher101

Spent night at the end of the road in 24’ RV about 1 mile from gate. Very windy in July for about an hour at night, but then it settled down. Only a handful of spaces along the road and the one at the end. Beautiful sunset and sunrise. If in an RV, use this one instead of Badger Creek. Road to Badger Creek gets very sandy in the first half mile which could lead to a hassle.

October 26th, 2021 by libre

We arrived when it was already dark. So we decided our RV was too big to fit through the gate. We slept on the big dirt pull off the Highway. We could of course hear the traffic, but it was not too bad at night. It was incredibly windy and we thought our RV would just be blown away.

October 11th, 2021 by sonny jadun

stayed here last night. pretty quiet and gorgeous place. There was a wind advisory and wind was blowing at 45 mph. My Alu-Cab RTT did great. slight rain too. No issues at all. I have T-Mobil. it was slow bit okay. Able to use it. No issues. overall great spot. will have no hesitation to stay here again. There were couple of campers far far away.
Remember to get to BLM land you have to enter thru gate. plz close gate after you get thru

May 14th, 2021 by amandalhageman

Stayed here one night. Like someone previously said, entry is a little past the coordinates. Awesome spot. Lots of places t park off the road. 2 other rigs camping. No need for 4wd or high clearance. Tons of stars at night. Good T-Mobile service.

April 26th, 2021 by sagetraveling

Great site with great views. We had decent signal for Verizon and a little signal for att too. Views are unbeatable and it’s just a few miles from a gorgeous bridge over the colorado. Road in was fine for us in a short skoolie. 4wd not required.

March 31st, 2021 by natalie.poggemeyer

Multiple BLM roads off 89A. They all have gates, just open and close after you go in. Roads are decent, 2WD van did fine, but could be pretty sticky when it rains. Multiple semi-established spots along each road and a few go down almost to Colorado River. Quiet even though you’re not far from the hwy. No shade or cover. Beautiful view of Vermillion Cliffs. Spent two lovely nights here, great stop on the way to Vermillion.

March 25th, 2021 by outsidevibes.com

The entry turn is a little passed the coordinates. Showed up just as the sun was setting and dang was it stunning!

October 2nd, 2020 by junkeemailer

Coordinates are currently off for the gate. Heading from west to east it’s right before the coordinates on the map. Just look to your right and ya can’t miss it.

This is a very unique piece of BLM land, with only 2 other vehicles letting themselves through the gate in the eve before nightfall when I was there. The red rock and foliage is very delicate, so please do what the posted sign says and stay on designated roads only. And as always... leaving it cleaner than you started with it is how we virtually high-five each other for many years to come 🙏🏼!

May 18th, 2020 by travelinman

Dirt road off 89A. Must open and close gate. Sign indicating BLM property with no restrictions on camping. Some fire pits along path. Quiet and good views. Can be windy.