Big Flat Dispersed Camping
BLM
Write a Review BLM-107 Escalante, UT 84726 435-826-5600 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.7509, -111.5049
Overview of Big Flat Dispersed Camping
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by wild_goose on 6/4/2023
Longest RV Reported: 35 feet
Reported by Road it up on 4/3/2018
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 6,003 ft / 1,829 m
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 435-826-5600
Mal asked on 10/19/2020
How many spaces are in this camping area? Any wide open spaces like at Hole in the Rock up the road? Can the area acc...
Reviews of Big Flat Dispersed Camping 5 people have reviewed this location.
Cell Phone Coverage
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 6/4/2023
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 5/29/2018
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 6/4/2023
“Hot, No Shade, Not Ideal For Anything Low With Low Clearance ”
Reviewed 6/4/2023
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The road isn’t super crazy and can be done in 2wd but it does flex you out so I wouldn’t recommend going too far in with anything low clearance. Great views & high speed cell reception on the west side of the loop but it’s hot with no shade and lots of bugs. I almost stayed but I drove a few minutes down the road to cooler weather.
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Verizon 4G
T-Mobile 5G
wild_goose would stay here again
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“Hairy and no cell signal. ”
Reviewed 9/14/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | NA |
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I didn’t camp here but I wanted to FYI that there was only the slightest data signal; like 1x and the road in was very treacherous. I could only make it too the first two sites. I almost rolled my 99 Ford Explorer and had to extended back out due to lack of turn around space. Huge ditches and rutting in the roads in. I would say you... more
I didn’t camp here but I wanted to FYI that there was only the slightest data signal; like 1x and the road in was very treacherous. I could only make it too the first two sites. I almost rolled my 99 Ford Explorer and had to extended back out due to lack of turn around space. Huge ditches and rutting in the roads in. I would say you need a rock crawler to actually get in and out of here safely. Or be ready to drive over vegetation.
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“Picture perfect”
Reviewed 5/29/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | None |
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This place is a little rough to get into may not be the best for larger rigs. We had a great experience super quiet and unbeatable sunsets. We are in a lance 830 with a ram 4x4.
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AT&T 4G
Brianmelin32 would stay here again
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“Road too rough for big rig”
Reviewed 4/3/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 35' |
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We were here at the end of March 2018 and we could not get to the camping spots with our 35 feet long bus, because the road was too rough (it starts totally fine and gets very off camber at some point). Just make sure you scout it out first as the road changes with the rain.
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“Great dry camping close to highway 12 but not close enough to hear traffic. Near to Escalante town and Escalante River trailhead.”
Reviewed 9/26/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | none |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Coming from the east (from Boulder) around mile marker 67, look for an unmarked road on the north side of Highway 12. On google maps, look for BLM 107 Big Flat road. We drove past the first camping spot and opted for the second. This second camping spot was larger flatter and just a little bit higher elevation giving us 1 bar more o... more
Coming from the east (from Boulder) around mile marker 67, look for an unmarked road on the north side of Highway 12. On google maps, look for BLM 107 Big Flat road. We drove past the first camping spot and opted for the second. This second camping spot was larger flatter and just a little bit higher elevation giving us 1 bar more of cell coverage.
This spot was large enough for our 21 foot travel trailer, but could take a larger rig without too much trouble.
We saw only a few cars pass by in the 3 days we stayed here, presumably hikers doing the lower section of Escalante canyon ? We're not exactly sure. We saw no other camper rigs during this time.
This spot has some good piñon pines surrounding it to get some semblance of a wind break. We had heavy winds 2 of the nights, but had at least a little protection that made sleeping possible.
A short walk to a rise in the hill offers a nice sunset view as well as a view of the Straight Cliffs, but its really not the view that you are hear for. The key is a short drive from the highway, not too rough of a road, not much clearance needed on your rig.
When we were staying here, there was a forecast of rain (although that never happened) so we were looking for a dry camping spot that had a fairly short drive in, just in case.
This spot is about 15 minutes from "downtown" Escalante, and about 10 minutes to Kiva Koffee (we never went there, but its easy to spot on highway 12)
NOTE : the cell coverage listings below are without a cell booster (WeBoost 4g-X OTR). With a cell booster, we were able to get decent enough speeds on both Verizon 4G LTE and T-Mobile 4G to work remotely. My average on Verizon was about 7 MB down.
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Verizon 4G
T-Mobile 4G
El Schaefo would stay here again
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