Owl Canyon Campground

Awesome lil BLM campground with level sites and covered tables. No water while we were there so bring your own. Pit toilets clean. Only $6. A pretty cool trail goes up the creekbed. Don’t miss the cave.

Bit of rattle and shake on the road leading in. The sites are well laid out with picnic tables and fire pits plenty of space.

This is such a beautiful campground— we love coming here. It’s a 14-day limit, $6/night, self-pay, no host but the rangers come through pretty regularly. The road in is bad….. but it really is doable. It seems to get less awful each time we do it. 

The hikes through the colored rocks are so pretty. It can get pretty windy and trash just gets blown all over so part of our daily activities when we stay here is walking around with our trash pickers and picking up trash that’s blown into the washes. There are trash bins here, no recycling, and there are pit toilets too. There’s something of a playground here, but it’s more cute than anything.  There are accessible non-gendered pit toilets here as well.

The vibe here is always peaceful, friendly, mellow, though I will say we had a family group of horrid and extremely loud partiers for a few days (over the weekend) the last time we were there.

Good cell service.

What a fantastic discovery on our way home! After spending a week camping along the river, we were exploring the area and stumbled upon Owl Canyon Dispersed camping. We rolled in during the afternoon and found a perfect spot right away. It was such a great find that we spontaneously decided to extend our road trip by one more night, and we are so glad we did! It’s managed by the BLM, and the $6 nightly fee (paid via a simple drop box) is incredible value for such a cool location. It was the perfect way to add one more adventure to our trip. We definitely recommend it if you're looking for a great dispersed spot!

A lot of sites to choose from and many pit bathrooms. Most sites have scenic overlooks. A lot of families here and I don’t see any longer term residents. Decent AT&T service.

Super camping pas cher 6$ la nuit, pas d'eau, pas d'électricité ni de vidage mais calme, vue et étoiles merveilleux

Nearly 5 miles of either hard washboard dirt road (Shaking parts of the vehicle loose) or loose sand that you can get stuck in.

After driving 4 miles down the track there was a huge ditch across the middle of the road, which was uncrossable in a vehicle and lead to us turning around.

Didn’t get to stay at the site as it was unreachable, had to book a motel as it was late in the day to book another site.

4,3 Miles on a Bad dirtroad

We are on our honeymoon and traveling by camper van. So we needed a spot that we could park right at the site. We found this campsite and we’re pleasantly surprised by its seclusion and beautiful views. The dirt road to access was a bit rough but worth it. We hiked Owl Canyon in the morning before heading out and it’s an easy, cool beautiful trek. Only downsides were that the water spigots were capped and there was no toilet paper in the bathrooms.

The road in is washboard bumpy, but I did fine with my Golf! The site itself is beautiful. There were a few other visitors, but everyone was quiet and respectful. A fantastic stop near Barstow.

Quiet desert campground. The road in has not been graded for awhile. Beautiful scenery.

Great sites. Not crowded. Absolutely gorgeous landscapes. Road was a bit rough on the way in though😀

Road in is all washboard. Just before campground there is a dry creek where road could be a challenge for low clearance rigs. Pulled in around noon on a Saturday and there were plenty of sites. By Sunday every site was taken. Hiking trail was cool. Stayed 1 night. Cost is $6/night

Nice level spots with reasonable distance from other campers. The horse campground has no water and is about 1/2 mile from the main campground which has a handful of water stations. Vault toilets which are well maintained. I stayed 14 days alone in a travel trailer and felt very safe. The BLM personal are incredibly helpful and kind. I dont have anything negative to say about this location.

We were heading from Newport Beach CA to Lake Havasu AZ and were wanting to split up the drive by camping with our 1987 VW Westfalia somewhere in Barstow.

Did lots of research and landed here at Owl Canyon on BLM land. We weren’t disappointed. It was perfect. We went in late December so spots were easy to come by. Weather was great. Woke up with mild snow on the car.

Campgrounds about 12 miles off interstate 15 and is about 5+ miles is on dirt roads but roads are well kept and easy to drive. Campground is in the middle of nowhere but AMAZING.

We did the main hike at the end of the site. It’s about 3.3 miles there and back.

This place will stay on our GO BACK list.

A bit rough for our campervan, but worth the ride! Hidden back in white limestone hills, this little gem is not very busy. Campsites have shaded tables and are set a bit farther apart. Vault toilets that were very clean. No water. Great hikes into the hills.

Nice campground with clean bathrooms.  Tons of 4 wheel trails nearby. Shooting allowed on BLM land nearby as well.  Its desert so avoid during summer!

Owl Canyon Camp site is run by BLM. It’s in the dessert near Rainbow Basin. There are pit toilets that were clean and good condition. There approximately 20 campsites with fire ring, table, barbecue grill and a covering over table area. The views are nice for the dessert and their is wildlife in the area. Also BLM recommendations to bring water because the water provided runs out and is for washing.

This is a nice campground, it has limited water that has to be trucked in to fill the holding tanks. Pit toilets, and playground equipment for those camping with younger kids. There are several nice hikes from the campground. Have seen collage classes and Boy scouts troops using this campground. You can't camp with horses in this campground, but there is horse camping near by.

I stayed with a group here for 3 nights a few years ago in October. This is a beautiful campground. Very primitive, with pit toilets and one water faucet. Trash is carry in carry out. It is a small campground (Less than 25 sites). It was also extremely hot (I think above 110F during the day), but at night it was beautiful. We didn't even need a tent because of the mild temperatures and calm breeze. Our group site had plenty of room for everyone, and picnic tables that had a covering to provide some shade during the day. The area felt very remote and quiet, and we were able to hike right from our site each day.

I needed to get some work done in Barstow while I was on the road and this was the closest decent looking campground I could find. Sights are big some could handle a RV but I can confirm no hook ups. There are 2 water faucets I found in camp but neither are working. Bonus the picnic tables have there own little gazebos so in summer you would get some shade, and each sight has a fire pit with grill and a separate grill pit that would be great for charcoal. I stayed for 4 nights and had some epic sunrises, sunset is nice and one day of significant wind gusts, like kick you to the side and throw you off stride wind gusts so I suspect it can get pretty windy. But over all great campground pretty secluded for how close it is for Barstow and there is no reason I would not recemoned it, espaiclly to tenters. Be warned there is a super tame fox that got brave and tried to steal food scraps a few times.

Needed a place to stay on our way up to Tahoe and found this little gem. Isolated but easy to get to and recently upgraded. Each camping spot as a picnic table, firepit, garbage, and nice flat spot for our 4Wheel camper. Toilets, some water, and a playground if you have kids. Found some critters including a sidewinder but we are camping in their home so to be expected.