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
Michele D
December 18, 2023
Used to be we just pulled up, picked a site and paid cash in an envelope at the check-in kiosk.
Now we have to book ahead of time on a website and there is an additional $8 booking fee. This is a very disappointing turn of events
Polly H
December 17, 2023
I enjoy camping at this campground. It is in beautiful area of the Gila River watershed.
Polly H
December 17, 2023
I enjoy camping at this campground. It is in beautiful area of the Gila River watershed.
William K
December 11, 2023
This campground is now reservation only for every site. 8 dollars a day plus the 8 dollar reservation fee. WAY to high for a campground with NO WATER. There was plenty of empty campsites. Why not have some first come first serve? Nobody there was happy about the high fee, considering no water, or the reservation only.
William K
December 11, 2023
This campground is now reservation only for every site. 8 dollars a day plus the 8 dollar reservation fee. WAY to high for a campground with NO WATER. There was plenty of empty campsites. Why not have some first come first serve? Nobody there was happy about the high fee, considering no water, or the reservation only.
William S
December 4, 2023
Amazing density and clarity of petroglyphs. You have to view from behind a fence but that's understandable. We camped there and it was very nice. Wide, spacious, level sites. Dark sky and very quiet. Enjoyed the visit!
Nedward P
December 4, 2023
This is an online reservation only. It would work better as a first come first serve location. No camp host and no policing of campers that come in and take reserved sites.
William S
December 4, 2023
Amazing density and clarity of petroglyphs. You have to view from behind a fence but that's understandable. We camped there and it was very nice. Wide, spacious, level sites. Dark sky and very quiet. Enjoyed the visit!
Nedward P
December 4, 2023
This is an online reservation only. It would work better as a first come first serve location. No camp host and no policing of campers that come in and take reserved sites.
Anne-Marie P
November 29, 2023
Loved the park. Excellent site, levelled and private. Really enjoyed the walk and learning experience.
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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