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Aerial view of Crocodile Staging Area

Utah Bureau of Land Management

Crocodile Staging Area

Camping fee unknownSet campsite
Camping fee not confirmed Nobody has written down what it costs to camp here, so we can’t tell you. It might be free. It might not. We read through the Bureau of Land Management’s records in August 2026 and found nothing either way. Watch for a sign when you pull in, or ask them before you set off.

About this place

Crocodile Staging Area is a parking and staging spot for ATV and UTV riders.

From here you can explore the Hog Canyon OHV Trail System and the John R Flat area of the Kanab Field Office.

There is a vault toilet, a picnic table and a parking lot. Nothing else.

The Kanab Visitor Center holds maps and more information.

Private land borders the staging area. Keep off it.

The facts

Cost
Camping fee not confirmed
Toilet
Yes, one vault toilet
Type
Specific campsite
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

From the Kanab Visitor Center in Kanab, go east on Highway 89 for 8.6 miles. Turn left onto Johnson Canyon Road and follow it 7.8 miles. The staging area is on the left-hand side.

Coordinates 37.14360136, -112.3940516

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What is near here

A few more of our own spots are within reach of this one, along with some better-known places.

Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.

Nearest town and supplies

Kanab is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.

Have you been here?

Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.

Add road notes for this site

The thing we cannot get from any government record is what the drive in is actually like. If you have done it, this is the most useful thing you can leave behind. We read everything before it appears, and we print a first name with it if you give one.

Where this information comes from

The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.