Free Camp Guide
Aerial view of Tom's Canyon Trail

Utah Bureau of Land Management

Tom's Canyon Trail

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

Tom’s Canyon Trail is a 2.5-mile loop northeast of Kanab, for walkers and riders.

It rambles gently through sagebrush and dry ravines, then up a box canyon, and ends at a small picnic area with hitching posts.

An unmaintained route carries on 0.25 miles to Weeping Rock, at the base of the canyon.

This trail is for foot and horse traffic only. No bicycles and no motor vehicles.

Dogs are welcome, but their waste goes home with you.

The surface is mostly clay. Keep off it when it is wet or snow covered, to protect the trail.

The Kanab Visitor Center has maps and more.

The facts

Cost
Camping fee not confirmed
Roads around it
Clay. Stay off it when it is wet or snow covered
Type
Specific campsite
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

There is no parking at the trailhead. Park at Jacob Hamblin Park instead, about 0.8 miles away, and walk from there.

Coordinates 37.05133185, -112.5198681

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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; opened and read by a person on 2026-08-27.