Beas Lewis Flat Dispersed Camping

This BLM site is less than 5 miles from Capital Reef National Park and only about 1/2 mile outside the town of Torrey. The road had been recently graded at the time of our visit and large rigs should be able to access many of the sites (exercise caution). However, looks like the road will be slick when wet, and if you venture off the graded road some areas appear soft. To reach the majority of the sites, cross the cattle guard and turn right down the hill.

There are great views and it's very quiet here. The town of Torrey has several restaurants, and Austin's Chuck Wagon Hotel has a small laundromat, deli and grocery. AT&T coverage had great upload/download speeds. Verizon is adequate to make phone calls.

We'll be back!

We initially drove through the Capital Reef overflow spot just outside the park borders but it was cramped and there was no privacy. We drove a few more minutes west and came across this little area.

Our trailer is 28 feet with low clearance so we didn't venture too far down the dirt road. But we managed to have a great area away from others with no noise issues at all. There's nothing special in particular about this spot but it's only a few minutes from the park and a minute to Torrey for snacks.

I would have given this 3.5 but rounded up because of the distance to town and to the national park!

We checked this place out because of proximity to Capitol Reef National Park. It's a quick turn off the main road onto a gravel road. When you first turn onto the road there are a lot of no trespassing signs. continue on and you will see a couple spots to the left and right. They are all right along the road. When you pass the cow grades there are more spots but they are not that level and still right against the road. If you continue on there is an active rock quarry. That pretty much is the end and there is enough room to turn around there. There is ZERO Verizon data service and maybe 3 bars to make calls and text. It was a little more private than the overflow but we felt uncomfortable so we left.

Stayed here one day/night. The dirt road is easy to find and navigate. Not too rough. You quickly notice that the sides of the road are covered in shattered glass. The glass isn't as bad near the campsites but still enough that I wouldn't walk barefoot or let a dog wander around. I didn't worry about my tires. You will see there are a few spots spread out. Some have fire rings. We took a large spot right beneath a large rock. We had no problem maneuvering our 30" travel trailer. From the top of the rock there are incredible views. You are close to the highway but we couldn't hear it. Despite the glass it really was a beautiful spot. It's close to "downtown" Torrey and Capitol Reef National Park.

Cell coverage was bad. We had a few bars of Verizon extended but it barely worked even with a booster. T-Mobile read full LTE but was still unusably slow. This is the case all over Torrey, UT.

We decided not to camp here because of all the broken glass. Had the feel of a dump site. However, it is very close to Torrey and right off the main road, so if you don’t mind the debris, it is a good choice.

We found an amazing spot and shared it with only one other RV which was about 70 yards away.

In the nearby town, Torrey, The RV park was packed to capacity. We were so happy to pay absolutely no money and have an amazing view all to ourselves

Big turnaround area where we were parked. Easy to get in and out of.

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The road in was graded and much easier to navigate than the nearby Capitol reef overflow lot, and much less crowded. We got a nice big site for our 37 foot fifth wheel with amazing views in the day, stars galore at night, and lots of rocks for the kids to climb on. Cell coverage was occasionally usable with the booster but not consistent. Close to Capitol Reef and Torrey. However, on our last day here we were awakened by a knock on the door and asked to move. Apparently the land had been sold to a nearby hotel. They didn’t enforce it daily as we were there 3 1/2 days. But he did say we could drive a bit father down the road past the cattle guard and we would be fine. There were a few sites past the cattle guard, but they did not have as much space or as nice of a view. Some could still accommodate a large rig. There was an apparently abanded quarry farther down the road that allowed room to turn around if needed.

The turn off is a dirt road off Utah 24 on the hill just after Torrey when heading towards Capitol Reef. Look for the sign labeled "1280 East." ("Bea Flat Lewis Rd" is written in a teeny font underneath and Google Maps didn't show the road but it matched with the GPS from this site.)

This is a nice site with plenty of room and easy roads. The only downside is the broken glass and rusted cans from past dumping at the site. Make sure you watch your step and monitor any kids or pets.

It was great being close to the park and the gas station/Subway just down the road in Torrey is clean with friendly workers.

T-Mobile was slow despite 4g and full bars (a simple 5mb download took ~20 minutes).

This is a great place to camp. I turned right directly past the cattle guard and found a fairly level site with great views of the Capitol Reef. Once past the cattle guard the issue with broken glass and old cans disappears. The numerous campsites available at this location are close to Capitol Reef NP and the town of Torrey, Utah. The small town of Torrey has several nice restaurants and a store with the basics. I found that my AT&T reception was more than adequate for web and Roku. I would definitely stay here again.

Stayed here 7/15/19 to 7/17/19. This is an excellent spot to stay if you plan on seeing Capitol Reef. You're right next door to the park and you also have a nice gas station with a Subway just down the road. I had trouble finding anything in this area that had cell service, but this one seemed to have good reports so I decided to take a chance. I'm not sure if it's because I don't have a cell booster, but I didn't have any cell service here at all. It would bounce between 1x and no service. I had about 10 glorious minutes of 3g service where I was able to get online but then it went away and I never got it again.

I camped just past the cattle guard, a couple of sites down on the right. I was somewhat hesitant to set up here because there wasn't anyone else here when I arrived except a motorhome down the road that looked like it belonged to someone that was working there. I decided to stay anyway and never had any problems.

As another reviewer said, the sign is a bit hard to notice. Look for the "1280 East" sign. I also had a lot of trouble getting out of my site and getting turned around. I later looked on Google maps and realized that if I had gone further down the road there appeared to be places to easily turn around.