Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground

Lets face it.....this is a bare bones campground. There is little reason to spend any time there. There is no shade, the wind whips through unencumbered, and, as advertised, there is no water or electricity. Once you have seen the petroglyphs, you might as well go somewhere a little more pleasant. The petroglyphs are wonderful, and well worth the drive over. Just camp somewhere else.

Lets face it.....this is a bare bones campground. There is little reason to spend any time there. There is no shade, the wind whips through unencumbered, and, as advertised, there is no water or electricity. Once you have seen the petroglyphs, you might as well go somewhere a little more pleasant. The petroglyphs are wonderful, and well worth the drive over. Just camp somewhere else.

Great, quiet, inexpensive campground. Large campsites and nicely spaced apart. Camp hosts were friendly and helpful. It would be nice if they had more garbage service as their garbage cans were overflowing during our visit there. Pit toilets were clean and well maintained. Good cell service.

Great, quiet, inexpensive campground. Large campsites and nicely spaced apart. Camp hosts were friendly and helpful. It would be nice if they had more garbage service as their garbage cans were overflowing during our visit there. Pit toilets were clean and well maintained. Good cell service.

The boondock campground was very good. It was quiet, spaces were far apart and folks abided by the generator hours. The petroglyphs were amazing. Much more than I've seen in one place before. Was very glad we stopped to experience this.
The lower rating was due to not being told before I made my reservation through Recreation.gov, that their reservation system did not work at this location. I reserved a specific site and was charge $8 as a reservation fee, but when I arrived, there was someone already at this site. Received an email from Recreation.gov a few days before stating that making a reservation did not guarantee having a spot at the campground. Luckily, there were open sites to choose another site to stay. Should not have this campground as a location where reservation can be made.

The boondock campground was very good. It was quiet, spaces were far apart and folks abided by the generator hours. The petroglyphs were amazing. Much more than I've seen in one place before. Was very glad we stopped to experience this.
The lower rating was due to not being told before I made my reservation through Recreation.gov, that their reservation system did not work at this location. I reserved a specific site and was charge $8 as a reservation fee, but when I arrived, there was someone already at this site. Received an email from Recreation.gov a few days before stating that making a reservation did not guarantee having a spot at the campground. Luckily, there were open sites to choose another site to stay. Should not have this campground as a location where reservation can be made.