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Reviews (374)
What Guests Are Saying
Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground offers a peaceful and spacious environment with beautiful views and impressive petroglyphs, making it a great spot for camping and stargazing. Many visitors appreciate the clean facilities and welcoming camp hosts, highlighting the tranquility and privacy of the sites. While some noted issues with restroom cleanliness and the reservation process, the overall experience is described as enjoyable and worth a visit.
What Guests Are Saying
Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground offers a peaceful and spacious environment with beautiful views and impressive petroglyphs, making it a great spot for camping and stargazing. Many visitors appreciate the clean facilities and welcoming camp hosts, highlighting the tranquility and privacy of the sites. While some noted issues with restroom cleanliness and the reservation process, the overall experience is described as enjoyable and worth a visit.
Review Summary
Glenn M
January 30, 2024
A wonderful spot, fantastic vistas and large sites. The only complaint is that even though all the sites are reservation only, a lot of the sites do not have a permanent reservation only sign on the site number post. The signage at the main entrance is also very poor, with small notes that these are reservation only sites. There are clips on the site post which leads one to think that if the site is taken there would be a piece of paper hanging there, like in most other parks with reserved sites. We were fortunate in that no one took our site, but it could easily happen. If you show up and someone is in your site, what then? There are camp host sites but we never saw a camp host in 5 days. I think Recreation.gov needs to address this. It should be pretty easy to put up better signage at the main entrances and on the site signs.
Glenn M
January 30, 2024
A wonderful spot, fantastic vistas and large sites. The only complaint is that even though all the sites are reservation only, a lot of the sites do not have a permanent reservation only sign on the site number post. The signage at the main entrance is also very poor, with small notes that these are reservation only sites. There are clips on the site post which leads one to think that if the site is taken there would be a piece of paper hanging there, like in most other parks with reserved sites. We were fortunate in that no one took our site, but it could easily happen. If you show up and someone is in your site, what then? There are camp host sites but we never saw a camp host in 5 days. I think Recreation.gov needs to address this. It should be pretty easy to put up better signage at the main entrances and on the site signs.
Jesse P
January 29, 2024
Quiet, out-of-the-way place to camp for a while. Reserve ahead of time. No walk-ins. Trash dumpsters and pit toilets. The petroglyphs are worth seeing. Clean, easy RV or tent camping.
Jesse P
January 29, 2024
Quiet, out-of-the-way place to camp for a while. Reserve ahead of time. No walk-ins. Trash dumpsters and pit toilets. The petroglyphs are worth seeing. Clean, easy RV or tent camping.
Raymond J
January 22, 2024
Great site for a laid back weekend of geocaching and easy hikes. We will be back.
Raymond J
January 22, 2024
Great site for a laid back weekend of geocaching and easy hikes. We will be back.
Raymond P
January 21, 2024
Great place to stay.
ADRIEN F
January 21, 2024
LOTS of space between sites, very clean vault toilets, calm and quiet in January 2024 for us….. Would stay again if in the atea
Raymond P
January 21, 2024
Great place to stay.
ADRIEN F
January 21, 2024
LOTS of space between sites, very clean vault toilets, calm and quiet in January 2024 for us….. Would stay again if in the atea
Location Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground
Address:
46101 Rocky Point Rd
Gila Bend, AZ, 85337
United States
Exit Interstate 8 at Painted Rock Dam Road/Exit 102, about 12.5 miles west of Gila Bend. Travel north on Painted Rocks Dam Road 10.7 miles to Rocky Point Road. Painted Rocks Petroglyph Site is 0.6 miles west of Painted Rock Dam Road on Rocky Point Road.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.0244 / -113.045
Elevation: 179 feet
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: June 4, 2026
