Zion & Southwest Utah

Mesa-top views and red-rock benches around Zion National Park, plus free camping in the canyons and desert around Cedar City.

• Gooseberry Mesa: Free BLM dispersed camping atop Gooseberry Mesa
• Wire Mesa (Smithsonian Butte Road): Quiet BLM camping with views of Zion's southern cliffs
• Hurricane Cliffs: 56 numbered sites east of Hurricane, close to Zion
• Kolob Reservoir Road: About 40 numbered lakeside sites, reached from Cedar City or Zion
• Cedar Canyon Dispersed Corridor: The closest free camping to Cedar City, near Cedar Breaks
• Three Peaks Recreation Area: BLM desert and OHV terrain west of Cedar City, permit required

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