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  3. Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground

Camping at Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground near Gila Bend

Public campground · Gila Bend · 60 campsites · 2 group

A forested campground near hiking. Most campsites have no hookups.

About this campground

Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground sits on public lands managed by the BLM in the Sonoran Desert roughly 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, about a dozen miles west of Gila Bend off Interstate 8. The campground sits beneath broad desert skies with Oatman Mountain to the northwest and the Painted Rock Mountains on the eastern horizon, framing wide views and strong opportunities for solitude and night-sky watching.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 142 reviewsFirst come, first served · visiting info on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV fit varies by site

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets

Not listed — confirm before booking: Max RV length isn't listed.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 60 sites
Sold out for Nov 13 – Nov 15.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 62 sites.

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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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First come, first served

The listing marks this stay first come, first served — no online reservations. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

Walk-up only
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Campfire Rings
  • Day Use Area
  • Grills
  • Historic Sites
  • Host
  • Interpretive Trails
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Tables
  • Self Pay Station
  • Trash Collection
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
02:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 60 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup).

Location

46101 Rocky Point Rd
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Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground?
62 RV-capable sites, no length limits listed (per the listing)
Does Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground have RV hookups?
60 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground?
First come, first served — pay on site (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing 62 RV-capable sites, no length limits listed
Hookups & power
Listing 60 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 50 pull-through, 12 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 62 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (60 reports), AT&T 3 (31 reports), T-Mobile 2 (22 reports)
Booking
Listing First come, first served — pay on site
Getting there
Listing 46101 Rocky Point Rd (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water · Shade · Price · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“Very peaceful and interesting site.”

Dwight W · May 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (142 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Fantastic area to camp. Very peaceful and interesting site.”

Dwight W 5 · May 2025 · Recreation.gov
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

3Acre Desert RV Camp W/ 5’ Fence

29.8 mi from Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights9 sites open for every night

Buckeye Ranch RV Resort

33 mi from Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $53/night
$106 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Buckeye Equestrian & Event Center

34.7 mi from Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 62 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Family Adventure Bunkhouse
Family Adventure Bunkhouse

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 8 · 66 mi from campground

$75/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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"Wildwood Retreat" a 2023 Wildwood X-Lite 273QBXL
"Wildwood Retreat" a 2023 Wildwood X-Lite 273QBXL

Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 67 mi from campground

$115/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Bunk house
Bunk house

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 7 · 73 mi from campground

$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $8 per night
  • Off-peak Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $8 per night

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 20260%0%0%
Dec 20260%0%0%
Jan 20270%0%0%
Feb 20270%0%0%
Mar 20270%0%0%
Apr 20270%0%0%
May 20270%0%0%
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground

For February weekends, book about 12 days ahead. Three in four February Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 2 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
January1 days ahead6 days ahead1 days ahead7 days ahead
February2 days ahead12 days ahead1 days ahead8 days ahead
March2 days ahead10 days ahead1 days ahead10 days ahead
April0 days ahead6 days ahead1 days ahead8 days ahead
November1 days ahead10 days ahead1 days ahead9 days ahead
December1 days ahead10 days ahead1 days ahead7 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,719 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

60 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 2 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

62 sites · $8/night

Loops: Patayan Loop (35), Hohokam Loop (25), Main Access Road loop (2)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15