Little Spencer Flat Dispersed Camping

We camped here with our motorhome on our way from Capitol Reef to Bryce Canyon. We arrived late in the afternoon and found a beautiful site right at the entrance. Seems like there are many more sites if you endeavour to drive down the dirt road. Road conditions seems to be pretty good, but you might run into trouble if you meet other traffic on the road.

Our campsite was spacious and clean. Not a lot of shade, but temparatures (early August) were just okay. Altough our site was close to the road, we hardly heard the noise of passing cars, and the road was quite anyway.

We didn't meet any other campers. It just added to our experience of feeling just being on our own out in this crazy beautiful scenery. Most of the road runs along the ridge and gives you spectacular views on the canyon landscape to the east with the Henry Mountains in the background.

Highly recommended!

The road in is a bit rough and has some soft sand. Very narrow and you hope you don't meet another rig coming out which we did. It was just wide enough to pass. Another corner it would not have worked. We didn't go too far in so we didn't get the big views. It was nice and private and quiet. A good location if you want to go on hikes in the area. We drove Hell's Backbone Loop. The next day, we hiked Lower Calf Creek Falls. Not far from Hole in the Rock Road but way less busy. We did help get a motorcycle out of deep sand with a shovel and ramp for sand.

Good cell coverage with Consumer Cellular

We camped at 37.727401,-111.439998 down a side road with spots for 2 or 3 rigs.
Campendium reviews indicate that it's dangerous for rvs but we had no problem. Several miles in, there's a dip in the road that might cause you to drag but that's the only spot that concerned us. A guy even came out and warned us (while we were scouting spots in our Jeep) that it was too dangerous for our rig- "well, its YOUR class A" he said, rolling his eyes, when we said we were still going to check it out. Honestly, there were some amazing spots with amazing views and the only reason we DIDN'T take our 32 ft Adventurer up further is that all the spots were taken. On a Wednesday night! We settled for an open spot in the valley between two gorgeous cliff areas but we had no view due to the desert trees. Oh well. You can't get too picky at sunset. The moon was incredible and I bet the moonlit views from other sites were amazing. I would suggest not going further than the area we camped (easy to turn around here or the next turnout down where there is an area for loading/unloading cattle) unless you scout ahead &make sure there are spots available.

I brought my stock Tacoma and had minor difficulties getting to the spot (2 right turn). Lots of sand to get stuck in and huge rocks that’ll make ya bottom out if you’re not careful. Good spot, very close to calf creek to begin lower calf creek falls hike. No campfires allowed in camp sites, only camp in designated spots. Small trees, little to no shade. I have Verizon and only had text/call service, no 4g/internet. Friend had AT&T and had no service, same at calf creek campground. Best part is secluded and quiet! Most spots are a good distance from one another.

There are a couple OK spots in the first half-mile, after that proceed at own risk...road is crazy rutted and you'll high-center many vehicles and all but the highest-clearance rigs. And each side of the 'road' has a berm so there is no turning around with any kind of towable or larger RV...and backing out will NOT be a fun time, believe me. Keep on driving and skip this one is my advice.

Drove about 2 miles in until we found the road impassable (& had quiet the time backing our van back up a steep rock hill- scout ahead!). These sites are very spread out. We found two together right at the entrance, another group of maybe 4 sites in a circle off a side road & room for 3-4 sites along a windswept ridge at 1.8 miles (where we ended up). The next morning we rode our motorcycle a few more miles down the road & saw a few more spaced out sites.

In the end, I think we found the best spot here. Amazing views, very quiet & clean. No AT&T cell service & no open fires. Would definitely stay here again!

Easy access with 4WD. Designated dispersed camping sites are limited and are far removed from each other. This area offers the best boondocking experience. Epic scenery, starry nights, and absolute quiet. No water, no dump, pack it in- pack it out. No ground fires allowed, firepan burning only. This is cattle grazing country; beware of cow piles. The site I was in was so clean. I was very impressed that there was no microtrash or charcoal ash. So Big thanks to the previous camper. It’s important to me to leave it as I found it. I hope the next campers enjoy it as much as I did and help to keep it clean as well.