Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground

Friendly host clean campground and really kiet

Was pleased that the asphalt road runs all the way up to the CG entrance. Park was only a third full, hosts said that was more than they expected for Christmas holiday. Hosts were friendly and helpful. There is some cell service here, which you need to pay the fee on recreation.gov. $8 per night plus a $2 junk fee. Almost all the sites are pull-thru and they are ample, no trouble with any size rig. Enough room to get multiple rigs per site. Place has two group campgrounds and day use picnic shelters. Sites are all slightly sloped for drainage, needed two layers of waffle blocks to get level. Really isn't a difference in what site you take, they're all about the same. Only consideration is that there are just two vault toilets which are at opposite ends of the CG. So pick accordingly if you are not self-contained. All sites have a fire ring and concrete picnic table. There is NO water here. There are no trails here but you can just wander around the desert if you want. No OHV's when we were here fortunately. Though someone did bring a horse and set up their own corral. No trees, so we got clear satellite signal and lots of solar charge. There are petroglyphs and some educational signs. Other than that there is nothing to do. So I would not make this a destination unless 'nothing' is what you want to do. But at $8 it's cheap camping if you are traveling on the I-8.

Was pleased that the asphalt road runs all the way up to the CG entrance. Park was only a third full, hosts said that was more than they expected for Christmas holiday. Hosts were friendly and helpful. There is some cell service here, which you need to pay the fee on recreation.gov. $8 per night plus a $2 junk fee. Almost all the sites are pull-thru and they are ample, no trouble with any size rig. Enough room to get multiple rigs per site. Place has two group campgrounds and day use picnic shelters. Sites are all slightly sloped for drainage, needed two layers of waffle blocks to get level. Really isn't a difference in what site you take, they're all about the same. Only consideration is that there are just two vault toilets which are at opposite ends of the CG. So pick accordingly if you are not self-contained. All sites have a fire ring and concrete picnic table. There is NO water here. There are no trails here but you can just wander around the desert if you want. No OHV's when we were here fortunately. Though someone did bring a horse and set up their own corral. No trees, so we got clear satellite signal and lots of solar charge. There are petroglyphs and some educational signs. Other than that there is nothing to do. So I would not make this a destination unless 'nothing' is what you want to do. But at $8 it's cheap camping if you are traveling on the I-8.

Marsha and Bill were very friendly and they tried to help us out with payment. We would recommend Painted Rock to all our friends

Marsha and Bill were very friendly and they tried to help us out with payment. We would recommend Painted Rock to all our friends

A good place to be left alone. Only a few of the 59 large spaces were taken for this 3 day, second part, of our visit.
The camp hosts are great.

A good place to be left alone. Only a few of the 59 large spaces were taken for this 3 day, second part, of our visit.
The camp hosts are great.

It's what we wanted it to be. Isolated location 18 mi off Interstate 8. The hosts were helpful at check in. Not our first visit. Stayed nights. Trash dumpster on site. Verizon cell and data was good. Unmarked trails set you on to adventure.
Of the 59 spaces only 4 or 5 were occupied leaving plenty of room to feel alone.
We had been here a couple of times in the past several year ago. It doesn't not disappoint.
Oh, and the Petroglyphs were nice, too.

It's what we wanted it to be. Isolated location 18 mi off Interstate 8. The hosts were helpful at check in. Not our first visit. Stayed nights. Trash dumpster on site. Verizon cell and data was good. Unmarked trails set you on to adventure.
Of the 59 spaces only 4 or 5 were occupied leaving plenty of room to feel alone.
We had been here a couple of times in the past several year ago. It doesn't not disappoint.
Oh, and the Petroglyphs were nice, too.

Love this place