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Many people enjoy the solitude and primitive experience of camping away from developed campgrounds and other campers. Dispersed camping is the term used for camping anywhere in the National Forest OUTSIDE of a developed campground. In some popular dispersed camping areas, camping is limited to designated sites only. Dispersed camping is free, therefore no services; such as trash removal, and little or no facilities; such as tables and fire pits, are provided.
There are extra responsibilities and skills that are necessary for dispersed camping. It is your responsibility to know these before you go camping. Camping rules and regulations apply to make your experience safe, and to keep the natural resources scenic and unspoiled for other campers.
Rules for Dispersed Camping
Motorized vehicle use for the purpose of dispersed camping is only allowed 150 feet from any designated route to limit resource damage. Use existing campsites.
Groups of over 75 people, who wish to use the forest, need to obtain a special use permit. There is no fee and permits can be obtained at the nearest Forest Service Office.
You need to be self-contained. No amenities are provided; such as water, restrooms or trash cans.
You may camp in a dispersed area for up to 16 days. After 16 days, you must move at least 10 miles for camping in another dispersed area.
Please place your campsite at least 200 feet from any stream or other water source.
Pack it in, pack it out. Inspect your campsite and rest areas for trash or spilled foods. Pack out all trash, leftover food, and litter.
Follow Leave No Trace principals.
Contact a local Forest Service office to see if any fire restrictions are in place.
Lots of beautiful campsites in the forest. Plenty if room between the marked sited. Loved camping there. We stayed for 3 nights While at Bryce Canyon National Park
While there are no services here, the dark sky and wide open area is great as long as no one parks next to you. We easily brought our 42’ Class A and tow down the main road about a mile or so and parked in a large open area on the left. Road dust can get annoying if wind is right and you park within 100’ of it.
Large, medium, and small spots throughout. The road isn't paved and becomes a little rough the further back you go. Plenty of room, with phone service and 4G. About a 10 minute drive from Bryce Canyon visitor center
Perfect for my overnight camp spot. Beautiful location, other travelers are there but not close. So it’s private but you’re not alone. Previous campers had left firewood, nice of them 😊. Had a beautiful fire. A Great location to see the full moon. Verizon was great. Access mostly dirt road but not bad. I’d stay again in a heartbeat. So close to Bryce and Kanab. I love this area.
Really great campsite. Stayed here with our tent on a Friday night and it was busy, mostly RVs, but there were plenty of spots still when we got there mid evening. Early October so the weather was colder but not bad if you are prepared. First off the best part is that it’s free! Next, very convenient and safe location (right up the road from Bryce Canyon visitors center), beautiful scenery, and the spots are enough distance away from each other. We found a great spot at the end off of the main dirt path after the pond, big enough for our puppy to run around and with a large fire pit. Plenty of wood, may have to wander off to find it though. The stars look amazing at night. Some reviews say no service, but there was good service where we were, which was higher up. One thing to consider is that there are coyotes in the distance and you can hear them howling several times in the night but as someone from Tucson we are pretty used to that, normal for out west. Speaking of animals, there are very friendly cows that wander around the fields. Saw one at sunrise when we were leaving shown in pic below.
