Dispersed camping Valley of the Gods

profdant that's a simply amazing photo....

Daryll

Roy&Lynne wrote:
We have a very small 20' van so not worrying about that. I've read a lot about Gooseneck and nothing but a stinky vault toilet and a few picnic tables so I think I'll pass on it.
Thanks so much for the information. After I posted I found a video some gentleman posted and it showed his site. It was just off the road but not on the road. (I was envisioning a pull out right next to the road.)
We are leaving Wa in Feb and heading south and I'm hoping to get to Utah about end of April. So excited. We plan to boondock or dry camp for most of the trip just because we can.

You are kidding..right? Going to pass on the Goosenecks..which you will be driving right by...because someone said a smelly toilet vault?

A) I hope you change your mind...you will be forever grateful you did.

B) Stick to your guns..don't go..and be forever lamenting about not going.



Gary Haupt

Roy, the area just southeast of Goosenecks is pretty nice -- it's boondocking, so no messy bathroom to worry about. It's right near Valley of the Gods, too. That's my trailer on the edge of the cliff -- this was a cold windy day in October, a few years ago:


Click For Full-Size Image.

Watch the weather and don't do the drive if it rained hard the previous day(s). You don't want to be there during rain.

We have a very small 20' van so not worrying about that. I've read a lot about Gooseneck and nothing but a stinky vault toilet and a few picnic tables so I think I'll pass on it.
Thanks so much for the information. After I posted I found a video some gentleman posted and it showed his site. It was just off the road but not on the road. (I was envisioning a pull out right next to the road.)
We are leaving Wa in Feb and heading south and I'm hoping to get to Utah about end of April. So excited. We plan to boondock or dry camp for most of the trip just because we can.

Info current as of 10/27/2016 when we were there.

All the rigs we saw camped in Valley of the Gods were in graded areas off the main road. In general the road is a bit below the surrounding land and getting off the road is difficult/ impossible. There are plenty of spots to get off the road. We saw one location with four rigs - a 30 ft Class C, an A-Liner towed trailer, a 20 ft TT and a truck camper.

Most of the other locations had just one rig/ tent. Some of the locations were 20-40 feet from the road, some barely in sight of the road.

From the south going up into Valley of the Gods from 163 there is a small wash that has to be crossed first. Long overhangs might drag.

From the west going into Valley of the Gods from 261 there is no major problems for the first three or four miles.

The biggest concentration of trailers / pickup campers/ Class C were at the north loop area. I'm assuming the rigs came in from the west.

As mentioned above - I most strongly recommend driving the road before trying to take a rig into the area.

We also saw several folks boondocking at the end of Muley Point. Several isolated spots. Come to that location from UT-261 where it intersects with UT-95. Going up Moki Dugway - not recommended. I've driven/ towed my trailer up several places as steep and almost as curvy as the Dugway, however those all had paved roads. I'm not sure I could get the rig stopped/ controlled if the truck tires lost traction in the gravel on the Dugway.

I did see an single axle big truck tow a 30 foot box trailer up the Dugway.

We stayed at Gooseneck State Park - we were about 30 feet from the cliffedge. It was $10 per night for us - two people - which included the park entrance fee of

Here's a good article. That road can get very rough at times so personally, we'd pre-drive it with a vehicle before taking the RV on it - especially a long RV. The dips could hang you up.

http://www.loveyourrv.com/boondocking-fun-in-the-valley-of-the-gods-utah/

We were there several months ago. There are some nice boondocks along the park road on the east side a few miles from the entrance. Just past the west entrance is a large parking lot. This is where we spent 1 night. We had it all to ourselves. You can stay at Goosenecks SP for about $15 a night (no hookups).

A better place is GooseNeck SP only 5 to 10 mile away. All the room in the world. At Valley of Gods there are a few places for a RV to park, but the road is a problem. I would not take my TT on the road.

Some people also dry camp at the top of mountain Muler (sp) point. But again the road to the campsites is the problem.




Gooseneck SP

Most sites are just off the road, up to couple hundred yards. There are a few side roads that extend into the valley. If you're very big you won't get but a few miles in off the main highways because of the ditches.