A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Blanding, Utah

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Blanding in San Juan County: 3 Forest Service, 2 Park Service, 1 BLM.

6
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service, 2 Park Service, 1 BLM
9.6 mi
to the nearest one
Devils Canyon
8,900 ft
at the highest of them
Buckboard. The lowest, Sand Island Recreation Area, sits at 4,295 ft
140
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Blanding, nearest first

6 places

  1. Devils Canyon Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · San Juan County 9.6 miaway 7,400 ftelevation 41sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Nizhoni Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · San Juan County 11.1 miaway n/aelevation 23sites 53 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Buckboard Forest Service · Manti-La Sal National Forest · San Juan County 18.1 miaway 8,900 ftelevation 12sites 43 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Sand Island Recreation Area BLM · Bears Ears National Monument · San Juan County 25.5 miaway 4,295 ftelevation 23sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Natural Bridges Campground Park Service · Natural Bridges National Monument · San Juan County 25.8 miaway 6,473 ftelevation 12sites 26 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Hovenweep Campground Park Service · Hovenweep National Monument · San Juan County 29.4 miaway 5,300 ftelevation 29sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov