Featured amenities
Pet Friendly
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
Pet friendly
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
Ralph V
April 23, 2024
Very large level spaces with fireplaces. No shade and, of course, no hook-ups, but some vault toilets and garbage containers. Very close - in walking distance - to the petroglyphs, and in easy driving distance to the Oatman Massaker Site, the Oatman Grave, and the graves of the 4 Fourr children. The latter two are on private agricultural property, and you need permission from the owner staff to drive through the area. High clearance 4-wheel drive with some rugged tires are needed. Don't try to get to the sites when it's wet. Next civilization (gas/food) is Gila Bend about 25-30 mi away.
Laura K
April 28, 2024
Well maintained flat camping spots. Very quiet. Would definitely stay again.
Laura K
April 28, 2024
Well maintained flat camping spots. Very quiet. Would definitely stay again.
Jennifer U
November 7, 2024
Very quiet. We have been here a few times. A nice stopover for us. Nothing special, very flat, no amenities (except garbage), some come prepared with water.
Jennifer U
November 7, 2024
Very quiet. We have been here a few times. A nice stopover for us. Nothing special, very flat, no amenities (except garbage), some come prepared with water.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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