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Really good Verizon signal here, prepaid unlimited plan flies at all times of the day around 50mbps down, 20 up, with low latency, so this boondocking spot is high on our list as we exit or enter Utah.

Our favorite spot is 37°10'24.2"N 113°15'02.7"W

Access: rough to moderate. The road grader came in while we were camped and took out the horrendous washboarding (temporarily.) That helped us leave without rattling our teeth out. The road into the Hurricane Cliffs is plenty wide but the ability to turn around should your spot be taken is iffy, everyone with a bumper pull under 30 feet with a 4x4 truck should be fine but get out and look before committing to anything. I do not see Class A rigs anywhere here, the road is just a bit too rough.

This is a hard review to write, as I want to emphasize that the COE Park Rangers were exceptionally helpful and attentive. However, there was an incident involving an illegally parked travel trailer across the park from us that shook us a bit and combined with the constant flow of suspicious cars throughout the night...we ended up leaving early.

Incident: The Park Ranger had to relay this to me as I had left my wife and dog behind to get truck repair done in NOLA. Illegally parked travel trailer family tried to take on the ranger and responding sheriffs, escalating a simple "please move to a designated rv site" to a near death by police shoot out, going so far as having a person in their trailer call in a gun threat to escalate the situation. The family involved recorded all of this, involving their small children (10 and under) in recording mommy and daddy fighting the "welfare rangers" from asking them to move the trailer. They were trespassed and with six sheriffs in attendance, things calmed down after. I got news of this after coming back to my wife that evening with the truck repaired.

Obviously a one-off incident, but when I coupled that with how often this campground seems to be used for "off the highway" hangouts and watching repeatedly sketchy vehicles park driver door to driver door at all hours of the night, we said "eff this" and moved on.

The train + industrial gas refineries nearby don't make this any better a place to sleep, it hums with noise and train horns all night every night.

As for when this is flooded, call ahead. They let the flood gates open based on water level in the area. Rangers have a schedule and can let you know.

We used this as a go between to Vegas in our RTT setup, showed up late at night and went to bed. Woke up to an incredible view, wish I had stayed longer.