was astounded and a bit dismayed by the growth and crowds in Moab.
It took me an hour to get from one side of Moab to the other when I passed through last month. Insane amount of people (and construction). Traveling through Utah and Colorado seemed like summer level of crowds. The Sprinter camper van market is certainly doing well! I love Utah, but tend to stay away from Moab just because of the crowds.
On the left side of the highway, coming from Cortez, about a mile or less before Mesa Verde is a gravel road. This is also about 4 miles past the Phil's World trailhead. Less than a mile in, there's a fork to the right. Follow that fork to a BLM dispersed camping area. There are numbered sites but it is undeveloped with no facilities.
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Thanks. I’ll have to check it out. Next time you’re in the area, check out Boggy Draw- on a bench up above Dolores. Not as epic as Phil’s, but good riding and lots of great camping.