Located at 1898 Kolob Terrace Road, Virgin Utah this small free camp spot is quiet and pretty. Make sure you’re a half-mile from the byway, as it’s a federal regulation that no camping is allowed within a half-mile of the actual byway. This is a very rustic road, only small durable 4-wheel drive vehicles are recommended. Follow that until you can take a right on 250 S/Grafton Road and then take a left onto Smithsonian Butte Road. You’ll follow that until you get to Bride Road and take a right. Turn right at 1st next street on State Street, and then turn right onto UT-9 E/W 500 North. Reachable by car to the closest area, head north on S 100 W towards State Street.
Smithsonian Butte camping area is backcountry camping in its purest form. It’s a very rustic outpost with pit toilets and trash bins, but no running water. Located at 7890 feet above sea level, it offers 6 primitive campsites that are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. It is located off Kolob Terrace Road about 25 miles north of the town of Virgin and takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to reach the South Entrance of Zion Canyon. Lava Point Campground is usually open, weather permitting, May through September. If you hit Springdale from the south entrance and the gas station and Subway from the west entrance, you’ve gone too far. You’ll see campground signs just prior to the entrances. To access either campground, head out of the park and drive 2-3 miles. While nothing fancy, both campgrounds are literally minutes away from the park’s entrance- making it a prime spot for every Microadventurer to rest their head at night. Outside of both the west and south entrance of Zion National Park lies a free dispersed campground. Just outside the west/south entrance of Zion National Park Here is a list and breakdown of some of the best free dispersed camping spots and campgrounds just outside of Zion National Park:
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Plus there’s nothing better than camping for free! We see the distance of the dispersed camping areas as a positive- peace and quiet that you won’t get within the park’s boundary. This might be annoying for some considering you have to drive in and out of the park if you’re trying to hike Zion’s extensive trail system. Most of the dispersed camping areas are within a 15 minutes drive of the park’s entrance.
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While there are only a few campgrounds and camping sites within Zion’s boundaries, outside of the park itself lies several places to camp for free via dispersed camping. Thinking about camping in Zion National Park this season?
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