Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground

Such an amazing place! There is so much positive energy here. It’s always so clean and welcoming! Thank you!

Payment of campground fees requires a smartphone with internet connection. This can be a problem for those without internet (or smartphone) because there is no alternate way to pay fees.

Payment of campground fees requires a smartphone with internet connection. This can be a problem for those without internet (or smartphone) because there is no alternate way to pay fees.

Beautiful location! Many choices of large campsites, well-spaced with clean pit-toilets. Super quiet & peaceful! Very enjoyable drive on paved roads from the interstate. Petroglyph site is amazing & well-done with excellent educational signage. Group picnic areas thoughtfully designed. Medicine Wheel & metal art adds beauty & authenticity to this BLM developed campground.

Beautiful location! Many choices of large campsites, well-spaced with clean pit-toilets. Super quiet & peaceful! Very enjoyable drive on paved roads from the interstate. Petroglyph site is amazing & well-done with excellent educational signage. Group picnic areas thoughtfully designed. Medicine Wheel & metal art adds beauty & authenticity to this BLM developed campground.

Fantastic area to camp. Very peaceful and interesting site.

Fantastic area to camp. Very peaceful and interesting site.

Out of the way basic campground that is dry camping only with pit toilets. Very private as it is 10 mi from the highway into the campground, and of course 10 mi back the way you came to leave. Desert camping, so expect that vegetation is mostly low scrub stuff. Can ride bikes out of the campground on primitive roads that are quite rocky in places, but do go for miles and miles. Some hills here and there, but the primitive roads are mostly flat. Spots spaced pretty far apart, so no trouble with finding a private spot that suits you away from other campers. Petroglyphs nearby are easy to walk to and explore. Hosts came by and were very friendly.

Out of the way basic campground that is dry camping only with pit toilets. Very private as it is 10 mi from the highway into the campground, and of course 10 mi back the way you came to leave. Desert camping, so expect that vegetation is mostly low scrub stuff. Can ride bikes out of the campground on primitive roads that are quite rocky in places, but do go for miles and miles. Some hills here and there, but the primitive roads are mostly flat. Spots spaced pretty far apart, so no trouble with finding a private spot that suits you away from other campers. Petroglyphs nearby are easy to walk to and explore. Hosts came by and were very friendly.

Overall this was a very nice place to spend our weekend just relaxing. The campground itself was great and the vault toilets were clean and well maintained , since we use a pop up camper that was a bonus option so we didn’t have to use the bathroom in our camper if we didn’t absolutely need to. Roads are easy to drive on . The only negatives about the site is (1) there is farm land all around and semis go up and down the main road a lot. (2) there also seems to be a crop dusting plane that flys over the fields so you hear that often. (3) I had to look on google earth to try and figure out where the light pollution was coming from and it seems it may be from the solar farms nearby. It isn’t terrible but if you want to skywatch then that will affect your plans. Other than those things I was satisfied with my stay and will return again 😊