CampgroundHidden gem
Sand Island Recreation Area
Bluff, Utah
BLM camp on the San Juan River beside a long petroglyph panel.
- Price
- From about US$15 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 23
A rough, open campground on the San Juan River where river-runners launch into the canyons below. A wall of Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs is within walking distance and Valley of the Gods is not far up the road. Shade is thin, so it suits spring and autumn.
Good to know
- Little shade in summer
- Walk to the petroglyph panel in evening light
- Bluff has the nearest supplies
- Best time
- March to May, September to November
- Open
- Open all year
- Getting there
- Short paved road off US 163, suits most rigs
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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