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About Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
Reviews (386)
What Guests Are Saying
Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground offers spacious sites, stunning views, and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a great destination for campers, especially those with large rigs. Visitors appreciate the interesting petroglyphs, clean facilities, and helpful camp hosts. While some noted the need for improved restroom facilities and a more straightforward payment process, the overall experience is highly positive, highlighting the campground as a tranquil retreat worth revisiting.
What Guests Are Saying
Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground offers spacious sites, stunning views, and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a great destination for campers, especially those with large rigs. Visitors appreciate the interesting petroglyphs, clean facilities, and helpful camp hosts. While some noted the need for improved restroom facilities and a more straightforward payment process, the overall experience is highly positive, highlighting the campground as a tranquil retreat worth revisiting.
Review Summary
Christins C
March 24, 2025
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 😊
Kent V
February 28, 2025
We found a great site to camp in and then tried to check in and pay for the site. After 30 minutes of trying to figure out the check in process, we finally just gave up and walked over to find the camp host. The camp host was wonderful and showed us the steps to get through this online system so we could pay for our site.
Please add a pay box so that we can just pay by check or cash.
Robert H
February 28, 2025
We enjoyed the petroglyph site, the quiet clean campground, the dark sky's, the friendly helpful hosts. I enjoyed riding my bike out the dirt Rd to the south. Not much else to do here maybe explore with a OHV if you had one. We stayed two nights and enjoyed relaxing in the warm weather. I can't say I would return though.
Kent V
February 28, 2025
We found a great site to camp in and then tried to check in and pay for the site. After 30 minutes of trying to figure out the check in process, we finally just gave up and walked over to find the camp host. The camp host was wonderful and showed us the steps to get through this online system so we could pay for our site.
Please add a pay box so that we can just pay by check or cash.
Robert H
February 28, 2025
We enjoyed the petroglyph site, the quiet clean campground, the dark sky's, the friendly helpful hosts. I enjoyed riding my bike out the dirt Rd to the south. Not much else to do here maybe explore with a OHV if you had one. We stayed two nights and enjoyed relaxing in the warm weather. I can't say I would return though.
Shelley D
February 26, 2025
Nice site. Lots of Petroglyphs. Campground was not that full and real quiet. Camp hosts were pleasant. Not sure about anything else in the area.
Shelley D
February 26, 2025
Nice site. Lots of Petroglyphs. Campground was not that full and real quiet. Camp hosts were pleasant. Not sure about anything else in the area.
Rick S
February 22, 2025
There are absolutely no services here except for 2 pit toilets. On the plus side though, the sites are large and for the most part are widely spaced apart. It's very quiet, with the only noise being that of distant generators, and even those were few, far apart, and infrequent. Not much to do, though you can hike out into the desert on some nearby dirt roads, or take an ATV or bike out on the same roads. The terrain is petty flat. And did I mention it's a 10 mi drive to get back into this CG. Also, a great deal of you have a federal senior pass - half price, but with a few comes out to $5/ nite
Rick S
February 22, 2025
There are absolutely no services here except for 2 pit toilets. On the plus side though, the sites are large and for the most part are widely spaced apart. It's very quiet, with the only noise being that of distant generators, and even those were few, far apart, and infrequent. Not much to do, though you can hike out into the desert on some nearby dirt roads, or take an ATV or bike out on the same roads. The terrain is petty flat. And did I mention it's a 10 mi drive to get back into this CG. Also, a great deal of you have a federal senior pass - half price, but with a few comes out to $5/ nite
Mary M
February 12, 2025
This campground is quiet and peaceful. It is also clean with very nice camp hosts. There is an easy trail right off the campground to hike/walk. I feel safe camping here.
Location & Directions for Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground
46101 Rocky Point Rd, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 United States
Elevation: 179 ft
Getting There
<p>Exit Interstate 8 at Painted Rock Dam Road/Exit 102, about 12.5 mi west of Gila Bend. Travel north on Painted Rocks Dam Road 10.7 mi to Rocky Point Road. Painted Rocks Petroglyph Site is 0.6 mi west of Painted Rock Dam Road on Rocky Point Road....
Exit Interstate 8 at Painted Rock Dam Road/Exit 102, about 12.5 mi west of Gila Bend. Travel north on Painted Rocks Dam Road 10.7 mi to Rocky Point Road. Painted Rocks Petroglyph Site is 0.6 mi west of Painted Rock Dam Road on Rocky Point Road.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via Interstate 8, with the nearest exit being Painted Rock Dam Road/Exit 102, approximately 12.5 miles east of the campground.
Policies & Rules
Safety & rules
- Take pictures only; do not disturb fragile features.
Utilities
- No water is available at the campground.
- No electrical hook-ups are provided at the campground.
- No dump station is available at the campground.
Accessibility
- Cell phone service is unreliable at the campground; plan accordingly.
Wildlife & food storage
- Do not approach or disturb wildlife for your safety.
Fires & fuel
- No firewood is available for sale; plan accordingly for campfires.
- Fire restrictions may apply; check for current rules before starting a fire.
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Last updated: October 7, 2026