We had what would have been a great experience camping in this area somewhat dampened by an over abundance of bees or yellow jackets. We camped here over Labor Day weekend and the area wasn’t overly crowded. We followed the road to the right and crossed over the creek and went back in about a half mile or so. We ended up turning in to a rather large campsite with what looks like 3 separate areas so we took the only one left and set up camp. There were two trailers already in the other spots but no signs of being used. It’s common for people to stage their rigs up on the mountain and head back to work for the week. Over the weekend both occupants showed up for 1 or 2 nights, they just waved and continued on. The yellow jackets got progressively worse and worse as the weekend went on, forcing us to just finally call it quits a half a day early and headed home. They were very annoying whenever food was around and actually but a couple of people in our group. Weather couldn’t have been more perfect, 70’s in the day and 40’s in the night.

I recommend reading the review by the first person who reviewed this camping area. There are areas to camp right off (the not very busy) Highway 143 near the FS signage. We took the left fork off FS240 to FS1685 past the pin marked and found a great open area surrounded by trees in which to park. A bit of a rough road for 50 yards (?) or so though. Our spot was at 37º 39' 20" N 112º 44' 12" W. If you stay on FR 240 there are numerous other spots, depending on how far you want to go. At the time we were there, a logging operation was using this road so it was in very good shape. It was hunting season, so we saw quite a few rigs parked, but did not really see anyone. This is an OHV area, one reason we wanted to check it out. We did not see any other OHVs while we were there mid week. If you want to explore this area, we highly recommend using AvenziaMaps and downloading the free Dixie National Forest Cedar City Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map. The map works with your phone's GPS whether you have cell service or not. You must download the map when you have service. We did get cell service randomly while exploring with the Razor, but we got no service where we camped. We saw some fall colors, but were a bit too late for the full experience, darn.

I came up here to escape the heat near Hurricane. It was perfect. The spots are not formally designated but I had no problem finding a place for me and my van. Traveling solo I felt safe the whole time with other campers nearby, but not too close. There was a good breeze all night but no insects or other critters. This is also close enough to town and other things to do that it would be a great base to visit the area. There are out toilets and they were clean and maintained. Although cell signal was low, I had no problem accessing email and using my Netflix account.

We loved camping in this area. There were a lot of dry camping / boon docking spots for all sizes of rigs. Things to check out in the area: - Cedar Breaks National Monument - Brian Head - Navajo Lake - Panguitch Lake - Mammoth Caves - Crystal Falls - Duck Creek Village - The Lava Flows! Hardly anyone was up there when we went over a weekend in June. Makes a great stopover spot if you're touring Bryce or Zion.