We decided not to stay in rifle gap State park because we found a road from the park into the BLM land at the top of one of their RV parks. From there you opened the gate and drove through a wilderness area and then you had access to the BLM land. The road was extremely rough, however our four-wheel drive Sprinter 170 wheelbase van made it up and we found a beautiful campsite with a view of the reservoir and mountains below. There was no one else up there just us. There were many campsites with fire rings to choose from on the way up.