Penrose Common | Wild Camping

June 14th, 2023 by brad.knox

As advertised, great spot with easy access.

May 22nd, 2023 by Free_at_last

Stayed here 3 nights, As mentioned the road is hard packed red dirt with lots of rocks jutting up from the road.,

October 10th, 2022 by lillianseck

One of our favorite camp spots to date! A bunch of vans/RVs/schoolies at the end of the long washboard road, but we went further up (pretty rocky, 4x4 and high clearance recommended but not necessary for all the spots further up). Good AT&T and Verizon service and clean! Many fire pits and a lot of wood.

We did encounter a grouchy park ranger on our way out who told us we would be stuck in the park until they opened it back up. Ended up letting us leave but we checked and there were still other people there, no signs saying closed and the gate was open. We ended up coming back two nights later, was open and no one mentioned anything about being closed!

October 2nd, 2022 by outdooradvanture101

The original coordinates took us to the wrong place but we eventually found our way. 2 miles or so of heavily washboard road leads you to a rocky road with pull offs. quiet and clean the sites are mostly level. 1-2 bars verizon service.

September 17th, 2022 by TheSavageSkoolie~~Youtube

Huge are big enough for A 40 rig gathering with camping away from the common area too. Great spot.

August 23rd, 2022 by charliebrown83

Love this place. Beautiful scenery and not trashed. The road is rough and rocky but relatively even so like others said go slow and all should be fine. Careful if it's rained recently the mud gets thick under you real quick and I got stuck briefly but drove right out of it in the morning, 🤭yea whoops.
Great Verizon signal.

July 12th, 2022 by anne.koenig90

nice location. good TMobile connection. road is rough, we didn't go too high up after the entry sign. lots of dispersed places. luckily we drove a little past the other campers since some have been idling plus heavy screaming in the morning. 14 days max

May 21st, 2022 by becca.gomez31

My Chevy G1500 made it fine, road a bit rough so only went as far as the entry fence. Stayed 14days no issue. Some rvs went up further but I didn’t want to risk it. Also note that this is a popular ATV spot so one night it was packed with riders but they’re usually gone by dusk. Some left a bunch of beer bottles & trash unfortunately.

May 7th, 2022 by dieselbeast.the.bus

Heavily washboarded road, but still ok for most rigs. Go slow and don't go far past the entrance sign. Good T Mobile service. Nice views of Penrose. Busy with ATV traffic during the day but peaceful at night.

October 20th, 2021 by thedragonwagon.me

Found a free camping spot closer in than the coordinates due to the washboard road. Relatively flat, large, semi-private spot with a fire ring. Pretty quiet and nice views. Looked like you can do some hiking there as well but we didn't have time just staying one night. Two bars Verizon signal. Not great for dogs because of the sand spurs and cacti, but dogs are allowed.

October 2nd, 2021 by nissimiko

great place, quiet and nice once you get here, a little rough rd but doable with 2wd and a trailer. great TMobile service. few scratchy caterers on the way but felt very safe.

October 2nd, 2021 by nissimiko

hey nice to stay for few days. scratchy people when you enter the common but drive about a mile and it's quiet. great 5g TMobile service. rough road but doable with 2wd. and a trailer.

September 27th, 2021 by r8yQqy6zELKsPFAdabwv

Nice dispersed area for camping up to 14 days. One set of pit toilets as you enter the area nut we stayed about 1/2 further up the road for some privacy. Some areas have beautiful views of the mountains towards the Southwest.

July 18th, 2021 by tlcoleman1

Great BLM land with nice ORV/MTB accommodations. Two bars of Verizon LTE most of the time but nowhere as beautiful as phantom canyon just down the road. Regardless it was a nice place to spend a few days

July 9th, 2021 by psalm91

Three bars of LTE through AT&T, the best service we’ve had out in nature. Lots of gnats and mosquitoes , just a part of summer. The road up here is very rocky! A couple of smaller cars were making the drive but it is rough. Take it slow or pro master was fine but it’s not an easy rd:)

June 19th, 2021 by donhiediandolga3

Exactly as described 3 bars Verizon service. Lots of area for the dogs to run and play

June 1st, 2021 by deboraha.glass

Nice, quite, roads are pretty nice. Don’t go all the way back to the end, very rocky. The main part is open and nice.

May 14th, 2021 by czastrow

Very nice OHV area with lots of primitive camping spots. very quiet during the weekdays

April 18th, 2021 by alxrddy

Some really good camping spots along a dirt road. Road is a little bumpy but not too bad at all for any vehicle.

March 10th, 2021 by patriciamkelly725

Arrived in late evening in Ram Camper Van. Road rough but manageable. Large, flat clearing and we were the only vehicle. Surrounded by mountains and lights from area towns. Big sky. Beautiful morning. Crazy windy today.

December 26th, 2020 by ethanp11

Would be a nice place to camp but it’s on the front range so be ready for lots of people, disrespectful frangers and their side by sides. Woke up to a group parking their trailers in the spot I was camping. No respect.

November 11th, 2020 by jamileighjo

Bumpy road getting to the land for camping but do-able in the front wheel drive sprinter van. Plenty of flat land to camp. It was dark when we got here so I’m excited to see the view tomorrow AM. Plenty of stars out tonight’

September 29th, 2020 by adventureinspogram

Pretty popular spot. Easy to get to from the highway but far enough that there’s no highway noise. Nothing too spectacular about this place but more than good enough for a night’s sleep. Pit toilet and good service with AT&T.

August 28th, 2020 by annavollenweider

Great wide open place to stay. There are places much closer to camp overnight as soon as you see the Penrose Commons signs. The further you go, the rougher the road gets. We have a 42 ft 5th wheel and made it fine but it was a SLOW ride. Good cell coverage.

March 9th, 2020 by ryanjoshuachildress

awesome place to grab a nights sleep.
people who run there generator all night suck?!?!

May 22nd, 2019 by captronnyg

14 day BLM dispersed camping. Beautiful mountain view. Road a bit rough but big rigs no problem. County Rd 127.