BLM camping
BLM land is the West's back country: high desert, canyon rim and sagebrush, concentrated in a dozen western states. Most BLM camping is dispersed or first-come, first-served, so only a minority of these campgrounds accept reservations at all — but those that do include some of the most sought-after sites in Utah and Arizona.
- 586
- Campgrounds
- 12
- States
- 148
- Reservable online
- 34
- With electric hookups
What BLM camping is like
- Almost entirely western — the BLM manages little land east of the Rockies
- Mostly first-come, first-served; a minority take online reservations
- Minimal facilities, frequently no potable water — arrive self-sufficient
- Dispersed camping is widely allowed outside developed campgrounds
Listings come from Recreation.gov's official catalog. We watch the reservable ones around the clock and alert you the moment a sold-out site frees up — see pricing.
Largest BLM campgrounds
The biggest, best-documented sites in the catalog.
- North Fruita Desert Campground18 Road - North Fruita Desert144 sites
- Virgin River Canyon Recreation AreaVirgin River Canyon Recreation Area (P)111 sites
- Red Rock Canyon CampgroundRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area80 sites
- Log Gulch CampgroundChain of Lakes75 sites
- FISHERMENS BENDFishermen's Bend Recreation Area65 sites
- Painted Rock Petroglyph CampgroundLower Sonoran Field Office64 sites
- Hyatt Lake Recreation AreaHyatt Reservoir63 sites
- Holter Lake CampgroundChain of Lakes56 sites
BLM camping by state
Ordered by how many campgrounds each state has.
- Utah170 · 44 bookable
- Oregon81 · 31 bookable
- Idaho52 · 11 bookable
- Wyoming39
- California37 · 3 bookable
- Colorado35 · 8 bookable
- Arizona28 · 4 bookable
- Montana28 · 10 bookable
- Alaska24 · 11 bookable
- New Mexico13 · 6 bookable
- Washington13 · 4 bookable
- Nevada8 · 2 bookable
Other federal land
National forest camping, Army Corps campgrounds, National park campgrounds. Or browse camping by state and RV campgrounds with hookups.