Free & Dispersed camping · Utah
Valley of the Gods
Free camping among red sandstone monoliths
SettingFree & Dispersed
StateUtah
Best seasonSpring & fall
ReserveFree dispersed (no reservation)
A “mini Monument Valley” of towering buttes on a quiet BLM loop road in southeast Utah, with free dispersed sites and total solitude. The Moki Dugway switchbacks climb out one end.
Don’t missButtes at sunrise
RVs & rigsHigh-clearance & vans (dirt road); no services
What’s here
- Moki Dugway
- Cedar Mesa ruins
- Goosenecks State Park
- Dark skies
Reservation windows, fees, and seasonal/road closures change — confirm with the managing agency (Recreation.gov, the state park system, or the forest/BLM office) before you go, and check fire restrictions and pack-it-out rules, especially for free dispersed sites.
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