Wagon Wheel Rest Area shows up on Google Maps as a “rest area”, shaded in green as if it might be some kind of park, or place where weary travelers can get in some shut eye. But when Sash and I visited this place for an overnight stop, we found nothing more than several...
Free camping is practically everywhere at Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, as long as you don’t camp at the trailheads and the few paid campgrounds in the area. For one, Grand Staircase is run by the BLM, and the BLM generally has very relaxed rules on camping and RV boondocking. But moreover, Grand Staircase...
Wire Pass is a relatively short slot canyon located in southern Utah, just a few miles from the Arizona border. It’s named “Pass” because it presents a shortcut into Buckskin Gulch, the longest slot canyon in the United States. The trailhead for Wire Pass is located along House Rock Valley Rd, a dirt road...
Moqui Cave, a combination museum and gift shop, located about 5 miles north of Kanab, UT, along US-89, lays claim as the oldest tavern in Southern Utah. Indeed, the cave has a tavern, albeit no longer functioning, yet the actual bar and barstools are still there. But back in the day, actors and camera...
Toadstool Hoodoos is perhaps one of the most popular destinations within Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, located just east of Paria, UT, along US-89. Hoodoos is an actual geological term referring to tall, thin spires of rock worn down by winds and rains. Toadstool Hoodoos are those where large rocks that fell from higher...
Sheep Bridge Road is part of the greater Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area run by the Bureau of Land Management, located between State Highways 9 & 59, just south Virgin, UT. It offers perhaps the best free RV camping just outside of Zion National Park. There are officially 48 designated campsites along Sheep Bridge Road,...
Located along Dam Road, in Washington, Utah, is the famous, “License Plate Pole”. A tourist attraction for those who visit the City of St. George and surrounding areas, the License Plate Pole is stands 81 feet high (90 feet if you include the part that it’s anchored into the ground). The pole features license...
Cedar Pocket Road runs through the middle of Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness Area, a BLM managed section of land in the north west corner of Arizona, running along I-15 and the Virgin River Gorge. Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness Area is not open for camping, however, Cedar Pocket Road itself, along with several feet on...
When looking at from Google Maps’ Satellite View, Apex OHV Area doesn’t look like much. And when you arrive there in person, sure enough it’s not that much. But yet, it’s actually a decent place to set up an RV and boondock for however long your tanks will hold out. The only thing you...
Stewart’s Point is a tiny hamlet located on the northern arm of Lake Mead. It’s within the Lake Mead National Recreational Area, but is a small community of homes that was grandfathered into the Area. But, right along the water’s edge at Stewart’s Point is a dispersed camping area. Sash and I arrived here...