Harper's Corner Road Dispersed Camping
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Write a Review Blue Mountain Rd. Dinosaur, CO 81610 970-878-3800 Official WebsiteGPS: 40.3611, -109.0051
Overview of Harper's Corner Road Dispersed Camping
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-760305 on 7/4/2023
Longest RV Reported: 42 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by RamblingRVRat on 5/17/2022
Pad Type grass
Elevation 7,447 ft / 2,269 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Harper's Corner Road Dispersed Camping 27 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 6/14/2022
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Last reported 7/4/2023
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Last reported 5/20/2022
“Great Boondock Site”
Reviewed 7/4/2023
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Stopped at the visitor center before heading up here. The ranger was very helpful on explaining what was open and what was closed due to construction on Harper’s Corner Rd. Blue Mountain Road was fairly smooth for being gravel and had no issues getting our 30’ travel trailer into an open spot. Used the Level Mate Pro to find a fairly l... more
Stopped at the visitor center before heading up here. The ranger was very helpful on explaining what was open and what was closed due to construction on Harper’s Corner Rd. Blue Mountain Road was fairly smooth for being gravel and had no issues getting our 30’ travel trailer into an open spot. Used the Level Mate Pro to find a fairly level spot. We saw a handful of cars passing through during our 3 days stay. Would stay here again.
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camper-760305 would stay here again
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“Elevation of 7400 feet gives AWESOME views”
Reviewed 6/14/2022
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| Days stayed: | 8 |
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Approximately 11 miles from the Canyon VIsitor Center, we were lucky to grab a site as there were very few. The GPS coordinates for this site is 40.35801, -109.02934. We had to spend time jockeying our trailer in and the site was not level so bring blocks. BUT well worth our effort, the views are stunning. The dirt road was ea... more
Approximately 11 miles from the Canyon VIsitor Center, we were lucky to grab a site as there were very few. The GPS coordinates for this site is 40.35801, -109.02934.
We had to spend time jockeying our trailer in and the site was not level so bring blocks. BUT well worth our effort, the views are stunning.
The dirt road was easy to navigate, just the road getting into the site was rutty.
We explored the town of Vernal, Utah and so much more to explore (Dinosaur National Monument, Dinosaur Quarry, Harper's Corner trail and so many overlooks.
It is windy on some days, rained one day (and temp dropped to 48 degrees), hailed but there were days of sunshine and warm (but buggy so we used our gazebo)!
Best boon-docking we've ever done!
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MikeandJoy would stay here again
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“Very bizarre experience”
Reviewed 5/20/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
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it’s really beautiful, nothings level, no one around, lots of cows. In the morning after I arrived a man showed up going from camp to camp in a white four-door small SUV with a handgun loosely tucked into his jeans and a knife strapped to his belt. He came to my door after pulling up only 5 feet from my window and stated that he was la... more
it’s really beautiful, nothings level, no one around, lots of cows. In the morning after I arrived a man showed up going from camp to camp in a white four-door small SUV with a handgun loosely tucked into his jeans and a knife strapped to his belt. He came to my door after pulling up only 5 feet from my window and stated that he was law-enforcement. I don’t appreciate strange men driving up unmarked cars in T-shirts and jeans with guns tucked into their pants, coming to my front door as if they’re going to come right in. So I ordered him to stop, stay away from my door and show me his badge and tell me his name. He said he left it all at home and I said he needed to get away from my door and can come back with a badge if he’s a cop. He looked shaken and agreed then right as he was leaving I asked him just to tell me what this is about and he told me cows were getting shot at night and he was here to let us know he was gonna be driving through to check and see if they could catch who’s doing it. He instructed me to go outside and find him or go to the other campers down the road if I heard someone shooting in the middle of the night. And I told him I’m not leaving my camper in the middle of the night, or running around outside while someone shooting , but good luck with your cows. He said he lives up here and he’s actually just a forest ranger but he’s helping his friends out to make sure they can catch these cow killers. Then he told me that he ran the plates of the person parked next to me which I thought was pretty bizarre. Then he asked me where I was from and I said Washington he said oh yeah that’s right from your plates. If he really is running peoples plates, that’s illegal. Well it seemed to me like he was just some guy who lives around here who wanted to find out who is camping near his property and he’s really bad at lying. When he left he said he would come back later that evening with his badge. It’s been five days and I haven’t seen him again.
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Planting Seeds would stay here again
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“Awesome!”
Reviewed 5/19/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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I passed people already in clearly designated spots so I was worried it was full, I kept going down blue mountains road and turned off on a road and there was a rock fire pit and beautiful view. I even had great cell service. You need an SUV clearance because the road was dug out in the middle. Could maybe balance up on the side. Saw a... more
I passed people already in clearly designated spots so I was worried it was full, I kept going down blue mountains road and turned off on a road and there was a rock fire pit and beautiful view. I even had great cell service. You need an SUV clearance because the road was dug out in the middle. Could maybe balance up on the side. Saw a cow roam by but didn’t bother us. Very secluded.
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Sammyg726 would stay here again
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“Spectacular”
Reviewed 5/17/2022
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 42' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Like previous reviews this boondocking area is so awesome that you don't want to tell anyone about it but we need to tell those who are passing through to not miss out on this beautiful site. Spectacular views, quiet, a few mow cows and sheep will stop to say hello, great cell service! We are long and heavy and had no issues getting ... more
Like previous reviews this boondocking area is so awesome that you don't want to tell anyone about it but we need to tell those who are passing through to not miss out on this beautiful site.
Spectacular views, quiet, a few mow cows and sheep will stop to say hello, great cell service!
We are long and heavy and had no issues getting into spot. There are several other spots along the road but this one is the best.
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RamblingRVRat would stay here again
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“Excellent spot”
Reviewed 10/1/2021
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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this spot was absolutely gorgeous. I pulled into the first one right off the road late afternoon. Minimal noise and traffic. However, this is just a note to fellow boondockers…. If someone has already claimed a spot, you either need to ask to share it or leave to find a new one. I use my camper van & a few hours after i arrived to my ... more
this spot was absolutely gorgeous. I pulled into the first one right off the road late afternoon. Minimal noise and traffic. However, this is just a note to fellow boondockers…. If someone has already claimed a spot, you either need to ask to share it or leave to find a new one. I use my camper van & a few hours after i arrived to my spot, another truck pulling an RV (with a generator they ran ALL night…) pulled up right next to me. Come on, guys. There’s ways to be respectful out here.
junosmom would stay here again
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“AWESOME spot!!”
Reviewed 7/20/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| RV Length: | 42' (Toy Hauler Fifth Wheel) |
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A part of me doesn't want to write a review because it's so spectacular!! This place was SO GREAT!! There's a spot to the right as soon as you pull in but we went about 1.5 miles down the road to another spot just off to the left. We had GREAT cell signal in this spot too. I couldn't believe it!! Site wasn't the most level but ... more
A part of me doesn't want to write a review because it's so spectacular!! This place was SO GREAT!!
There's a spot to the right as soon as you pull in but we went about 1.5 miles down the road to another spot just off to the left. We had GREAT cell signal in this spot too. I couldn't believe it!!
Site wasn't the most level but we made it work.
It's about an hour or so away from Vernal - the closest grocery store/Walmart.
There were only a few people driving up and down the dirt road - mostly to for cattle. It was very quiet and peaceful most of the time. The best part- you could see for miles!! We even saw lightening start a fire down in the valley!!
It was easy in and easy out. Hardly anyone was around the entire time we were there. There are some off-roading trails you can do.
I would recommend going to Echo Park (it's part of Dinosaur National Monument) while you're there. It's probably one of the most underrated parts of the area and I'm not sure why. It's the best kept secret!
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Blake & Chelsea would stay here again
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“Spectacular!”
Reviewed 6/3/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 32' (Class C) |
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This was our very first “true” boondocking experience in our Class C motor home. The road up to this site was fine. No problems at all getting there. We stayed in the site right off the road. There was a little traffic, but the noise was minimal. There are more sights off the gravel road, just past the site we camped at. There was a ... more
This was our very first “true” boondocking experience in our Class C motor home. The road up to this site was fine. No problems at all getting there. We stayed in the site right off the road. There was a little traffic, but the noise was minimal. There are more sights off the gravel road, just past the site we camped at. There was a 31’ TT there. Ours is 32’ and we pull a 20’ car hauler. After we unhitched and parked the car hauler, we easily backed into a spot. There was plenty of room for both our camper and theirs, but more than that and this spot would have been crowded. If you need to stay connected, there was good AT&T(2 bars LTE) and Verizon (3 bars LTE) service. We stayed four days and three nights. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets. What a fantastic experience for these full-timing newbies!
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LJ would stay here again
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“Beautiful and Remote”
Reviewed 5/6/2021
| Days stayed: | 7 |
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| RV Length: | 34' (Class C) |
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We stayed here a week exploring Dinosaur National Monument. With towers in the distance, we were getting 4 bars across Verizon and AT&T with Verizon winning out at about 20mbps, peaking sometimes to 50mbps. We actually stayed down further from this spot, right at 40.359848, -109.017821. Just a heads up, there's a fairly substantial dip... more
We stayed here a week exploring Dinosaur National Monument. With towers in the distance, we were getting 4 bars across Verizon and AT&T with Verizon winning out at about 20mbps, peaking sometimes to 50mbps. We actually stayed down further from this spot, right at 40.359848, -109.017821. Just a heads up, there's a fairly substantial dip and rise coming in. Our rig is lifted, so I'd be aware of that. If you can't get this spot, there's plenty up and down this road.
There's nothing much of importance in Dinosaur; in fact it's a little disappointing given their name. We found Vernal to be more of a dinosaur mecca than Dinosaur was. Do however stop into the visitor center, there's a lovely old man who would love to tell you about all the places to go see (not in Dinosaur). No grocery here, but there's a gas station, a liquor store, and three pot shops.
When here, we hiked Harpers Corner trail, and the Bull Rim Trail + Plug Hat trail down the road. Neat overlooks about, and 1500 ft above Dinosaur Colorado, this location has outstanding views! However, if you're a veteran boondocker, you know that great views equal incredible wind.
Ironically, the wind concern was why we didnt stay up at the main spot on Campendium here at Harpers Corner. At any rate, we'd definitely come back if we were stopping through, but we'd probably just take the spot up top.
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farfromordinary would stay here again
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“Free BLM land”
Reviewed 9/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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| RV Length: | 36' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We stayed 9/1/2020- 9/3/2020. Free boon-docking space by the main road. The space can accommodate at least four big RV’s. There’s some big and sharp rocks at the location, so be careful. I removed some. The space we camp at over looked a valley. Beautiful sunrise and sunset at this location. After some scouting there are other spots t... more
We stayed 9/1/2020- 9/3/2020. Free boon-docking space by the main road. The space can accommodate at least four big RV’s. There’s some big and sharp rocks at the location, so be careful. I removed some. The space we camp at over looked a valley. Beautiful sunrise and sunset at this location. After some scouting there are other spots that’s secluded down the gravel road. The road wasn’t bad.
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Al and Brandi would stay here again
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