About this place
White Rocks is an uplifted rock formation at the south end of Skull Valley, near Dugway.
The cones rise several hundred feet off the desert floor, and children and adults alike enjoy climbing about on them.
People camp here with nothing marked out, walk, climb and take photographs.
Sandy soil and juniper shade make it good for spring and fall camping.
There is nothing built here. There is no water and there are no restrooms.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Drinking water
- No, bring your own
- Toilet
- No. Nothing is developed here
- Type
- Open area. Nothing is marked out
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
Interstate 80 to Exit 77, Dugway-Rowley. Drive south on SR 196 for 30 miles, then turn west onto the gravel road at the White Rocks sign. Go west 6 miles, turn left at the fork, and keep west another 3 miles.
Coordinates 40.32338889, -112.9021667
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What is near here
There is another spot of ours within reach, and some better-known places further out.
- Rush Lake Directions
- Deseret Peak Directions
- Pony Express Back Country Byway (BCB) Directions
- Stansbury Island Directions
- Farnsworth Peak Directions
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
- Dugway, UT Directions
- Grantsville, UT Directions
Grantsville 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.
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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.