Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightA forested campground near hiking. Most campsites have no hookups.
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.













Length limits vary by campsite.
Not listed — confirm before booking: Max RV length isn't listed.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 62 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 2 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 3 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 4 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 5 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 6 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 7 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 8 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 9 standard nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 60 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup).
46101 Rocky Point Rd
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Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.
“Very peaceful and interesting site.”
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“Fantastic area to camp. Very peaceful and interesting site.”
| W |
| $8 |
| 10 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 11 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 12 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 13 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 14 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 15 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 16 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 17 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 18 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 19 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 20 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 21 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 22 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 23 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 24 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 25 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 26 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 27 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 28 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 29 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 30 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 31 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 32 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 33 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 34 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 35 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 36 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 37 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 38 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 39 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
| 40 standard nonelectric | W | W | $8 |
✓ 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
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights9 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 8 · 66 mi from campground
$75/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 10 · 67 mi from campground
$115/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 7 · 73 mi from campground
$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalShare 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.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jan 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Feb 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mar 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 7 days ahead |
| February | 2 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 8 days ahead |
| March | 2 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 10 days ahead |
| April | 0 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 8 days ahead |
| November | 1 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 9 days ahead |
| December | 1 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 7 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.
60 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 2 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
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