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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
Paul D
November 25, 2024
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Ellen H
November 24, 2024
Very clean area. Camp host are great
Ellen H
November 24, 2024
Very clean area. Camp host are great
Linda C
November 22, 2024
The location is beautiful and the camping sites are far apart. The campground hosts were very helpful. Registering for a campsite was not easy. You can only register when you are actually in the campground. Then you have to use the rec.gov app on your phone by scanning a QR code. The QR code is at the entrance to the campground. So after you find you site, you have to return to the kiosk at the entrance to scan the code. You cannot use rec.gov on a computer or sign up in advance. For us it was not a problem, but if it is a weekend and you drive all the way out there without knowing if sites are available, campers are going to be angry.
Marlene A
November 22, 2024
When you want to camp at a quiet peaceful place with a spiritual feel, this is it. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five was because the registration online process was so confusing that I ended up registering for the same spot four times and was charged four times. I did call Recreation.gov and explain that I had signed up four times not realizing it. They quickly credited my credit card account and made it right.
Linda C
November 22, 2024
The location is beautiful and the camping sites are far apart. The campground hosts were very helpful. Registering for a campsite was not easy. You can only register when you are actually in the campground. Then you have to use the rec.gov app on your phone by scanning a QR code. The QR code is at the entrance to the campground. So after you find you site, you have to return to the kiosk at the entrance to scan the code. You cannot use rec.gov on a computer or sign up in advance. For us it was not a problem, but if it is a weekend and you drive all the way out there without knowing if sites are available, campers are going to be angry.
Marlene A
November 22, 2024
When you want to camp at a quiet peaceful place with a spiritual feel, this is it. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five was because the registration online process was so confusing that I ended up registering for the same spot four times and was charged four times. I did call Recreation.gov and explain that I had signed up four times not realizing it. They quickly credited my credit card account and made it right.
Patricia W
November 19, 2024
Beautiful location. The painted rocks themselves are a treasure and should be seen. Wish I could have seen them 100’s of years ago. I liked the FCFS with scan and pay at the site. I liked even more the fact that camp hosts came by later to see if we had any problem with the app. I wish they had had firewood. There was some downed wood to have a fire but not enough
Patricia W
November 19, 2024
Beautiful location. The painted rocks themselves are a treasure and should be seen. Wish I could have seen them 100’s of years ago. I liked the FCFS with scan and pay at the site. I liked even more the fact that camp hosts came by later to see if we had any problem with the app. I wish they had had firewood. There was some downed wood to have a fire but not enough
Jeanette M
November 8, 2024
Large campground, spacious sites. Quiet. Clean and well maintained. Views for miles. Nice, short hike around the petroglyphs, and informational signs providing historical details. Dry camping. Trash dumpster on site. Would stay again.
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