I read the reviews at Campendium and have looked at Google Map.Does anyone have more information on camping in a 30 foot 5er on the East rim. We will be in the area May 1st and the NP north rim campground will not be open.Any GPS locations of a good site for my 5er. I do not want to get on a "dead end" road with no place to turn around.I plan to stop at Jacob Lake (if they are open) and also ask for information.

Here is map of Desert View. It has been improved since we were there. Desert View

enblethen wrote:Here is map of Desert View. It has been improved since we were there. Desert ViewI think (?) Desert View is on the East side of the South Rim. I am talking about the North Rim.

There is a USFS office in Jacob Lake, that's where you want to check.

You are not going to find much east of Jacob Lake.

The Campendium reviews of FR611 seem mixed, but seem to lean towards bad road in, and if you go far enough, eventually a difficult/impossible turn around, but there were one or two that said it could be done. However, they weren't all large vehicles or actually pulling something from the sounds of it. A 32' motorhome and 2 Airstream trailers made it in, and I assume, out.It looks like, once you're past the 2 access points to "Dog Canyon Apron" (zoom in on google maps to find it), it's a one way road, from google maps. If it were me, and if you didn't find a spot you liked on the way in, I'd drop the trailer near there, and scout it to the end with the truck, before continuing towards what looks like a dead end. Sounds like once you settle in, it's a great place to stay.

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Ramblin__Ralph
Explorer
Feb 03, 2018
profdant139 wrote:
Ralph, it looks like we visited your East Rim boondocking site on our mountain bikes!

Dan, yep it's a small world. I'm familiar with your posts and am not surprised you've been in that area. :)

Pedal on,
avoidcrowds
Explorer
Feb 10, 2018
Ralph, there is a pull-through site at N36.417102° W112.091377°. Kinda-sorta looks like the road should be good to there, if the snow has been gone long enough to dry out. Not toofar off 67, it appears.

Good luck! If I had noticed the rim was that close two years ago, I would have camped on that side, instead of off 22. I thought it was higher hills, but just noticed it is the canyon. Oh, well, live and learn!
TenOC
Nomad
Feb 10, 2018
avoidcrowds wrote:
Ralph, there is a pull-through site at N36.417102° W112.091377°. Kinda-sorta looks like the road should be good to there,

On Google Map this looks like it may the the trailhead. I understand no RV camping within 1/4 of a trailhead.

Looks like lots of room to turn around or park and unhitch to check out other sites.
avoidcrowds
Explorer
Feb 12, 2018
TenOC, you may be correct. Didn't realize there was a trailhead in the area.

But, if you go up the road a little more, to 36.428084° -112.085587°, there is a spur off to the west. I rolled-back the imagery to an earlier date, and you can see other campers there.

While not on the rim, it is walking distance.

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