I’ve been meaning to share this little camping adventure for quite some time now but we have been so dang busy lately! Now that I am finally am just enjoying some time traveling and blogging full time, heres the rundown of our short little three day trip from Phoenix to the Valley of the Gods, Utah!
We visited 5 different areas on the way up to our final camping spot.
Mexican Hat | Goosenecks State Park | Moki Dugway | Muley Point | Valley of the Gods
Stop #1 | Mexican Hat
We pulled off and had to check out the balancing rock called Mexican Hat. This trip we had lots of time to kill before our meet up with our photographer/friend in Valley of the Gods and so we decided to explore around the area!
Stop #2 | Goosenecks State Park
Goosenecks State Park was one of my absolute favorite spots on this visit because you are able to camp right on the edge of this massive cliff. Best of all, it’s dog-friendly! Pepper enjoyed roaming around while we cooked breakfast on the edge before heading out to the next location. It’s $10 to camp and $5 just to visit. Definitely worth the stop!
Stop #3 | Moki Dugway
Moki Dugway was a 3 mile drive on a graded dirt road of switchbacks! It was a wonderful view from the top and because we wanted to head up and check out Muley Point, it was the only want to get there!
Stop #4 | Muley Point
Pepper, our husky, was quite enjoying this little drive as you can tell! This next spot had some stunning views of the canyons below and it’s quite the place to camp.
Oh and did I mention… IT’S FREE! Free camping spots are always appreciated on our trips. With our rented off-road teardrop trailer from AZ Toy Camper , camping was delightful.
Spot #5 | Valley of the Gods
Our original game plan on this trip was to camp at Monument Valley to catch a sunrise there however, most of those areas are not dog friendly which made it tricky so Valley of the Gods was perfect because its on BLM land. It’s not everyday we get a prime camping spot with almost no one around like this!
The Valley of the Gods trail is a 17-mile dirt road loop through the sandstone valley. Formations that can be seen here include: Castle Butte, Battleship Rock, Devil’s Window, Bell Butte and much more! This area is a popular spot to bike and we did see a couple groups out there during our visit. It’s very much so a tiny version of Monument Valley.
Keep in mind if you do plan on camping here, there are no fires allowed. Also, there are no gas stations etc for quite a while. Make sure your tank is filled and pack out all your trash!
Check out our photos by Kayleigh Rust!
We took our trip out this way to meet up with Kayleigh for some beautiful elopement styled photos. Check out more of our elopement shoot gallery and all that were involved.
Overall, I would totally recommend making this trip to the Valley of the Gods area in Utah. We camped two nights in our little teardrop and it was super easy getting to all of these areas, not to mention very remote!
