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Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

Grand Canyon-Parashant · Littlefield, AZ

Dispersed camping — conditions change

Fire restrictions, road washouts, and seasonal closures are common on public lands. Confirm current rules with the managing agency (BLM/USFS field office) before traveling. Practice Leave No Trace.

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Dispersed Area Free · No reservation BLM · BLM/NPS National Monument

What is dispersed camping?

Dispersed camping is primitive camping on public land outside of developed campgrounds. There are no facilities — no toilets (usually), no water, no trash service, no marked sites. You may camp anywhere within the area, usually for free, subject to the agency's rules below. Pack everything out, follow Leave No Trace, and check current conditions with the land manager before you go.

Million-acre remote BLM/NPS monument north of the Grand Canyon with primitive dispersed camping and six trailhead vault toilets.

Fire restrictions change daily. We don't publish a static fire-allowed claim — check the current order before any campfire, stove, or smoking.

Current fire orders ↗

Previously disturbed sites only
Camp ONLY in established / previously used spots. Pioneering new sites is prohibited under the management plan and subject to citation.
Pack out human waste
WAG bag (or equivalent pack-out kit) is required. Burying is not allowed in this area.
USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map required
You must use the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map for this district to identify which roads allow camping. Off-MVUM driving and camping is illegal.

Managing agency: BLM · BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Designation: BLM/NPS National Monument
Size: ~1,000,000 acres
Max stay: 14 days per location
Distance from water (LNT): 200+ ft
Vehicle notes: Per BLM page: high-clearance vehicles recommended; access via "BLM Road 1069" and other "unmarked rugged roads." No paved roads in the monument.

Facilities

✓ Vault toilets present (6 locations)
→Potable water: No potable water on monument; pack water in.
→Cell: No reliable cell service across most of the monument.

Seasonal notes: Higher elevations may be snow-bound or muddy in winter; clay roads impassable when wet.

Resources & official references

Fire restrictions (live)

BLM Arizona — fire restrictions ↗
Live BLM Arizona fire-order page. Check before any campfire or stove use.

Official agency page

BLM — Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument ↗
Official monument page from the managing agency.

Field office / ranger district

BLM Arizona Strip Field Office ↗
Managing field office — alerts, contact, current orders.

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace — 7 Principles ↗
Pack everything out, camp on durable surfaces, respect wildlife, etc.

rules

BLM — Camping on Public Lands ↗
Federal 14-in-28-day stay rule and dispersed-camping etiquette.

Official sources & verification

Managed by Dispersed/Primitive

Verify before you go

Source of truth

Agency source page
The page our published rules and notes are derived from.

Managing agency

Grand Canyon-Parashant — official page
Park unit page with alerts and visitor information.

Verify by phone or mail

Operator:(435) 688-3200
Email:BLM_AZ_ASDOWEB@blm.gov
Address:Littlefield, AZ

About

Per BLM Arizona Strip FO: monument covering "more than one million acres" of "deep canyons, mountains and lonely buttes" with vegetation ranging "from Mojave Desert flora to ponderosa pine forest." Dispersed/backcountry camping is listed as an available activity. Vault toilet facilities at Mount Trumbull Trailhead, Poverty Mountain, Pakoon Springs, Grand Gulch Mine, Nampaweap Trailhead, and Tassi Ranch.