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[Wandering Sagebrush]

rando, this is news to me.  Where does one go for more info on Canyonlands, Bears Ear, GSENM?

Vic, it is a National Park.

[Vic Harder]

Vic, it is a National Park.

LOL.. yeah, I get that.  Been to them as well.  Just not familiar with dispersed camping in them.  Thanks for the jab.  ;-)

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Sorry, it wasn’t meant to be a jab.   There is info on the website about dispersed camping.

[rando]

For Canyonlands the 'dispersed camping' is at designated spots in the backcountry, and you need a permit for a specific spot/date.  There are maps available for each district of the park showing where the spots are for example:

https://www.nps.gov/...ISKYmap_web.pdf

 

Note that some of the back country spots require some serious four wheel driving or a long hike to access.

 

Both Bears Ears and GSENM are essentially open to roadside camping in most areas, like other BLM/USFS land.   With the increased usage, the requirement for a human waste system is likely coming to these areas.   Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) as these two are BLM managed monuments, there is less 'official' information available on the internet.

[Vic Harder]

thanks for the map and your patience rando.  If by "dispersed camping" on that map you mean the "backcountry vehicle camp" spots... then I knew about those.  I was thinking it was something more like BLM camping that you were mentioning.  

 

I did not know that Bears Ears and GSESN were open to BLM style camping... I thought that National Monuments were more restricted!

[Josh22richards]

Vic, it is a National Park.

Been there last autumn with my fam! Great memories