Chuckwalla National Monument
Overnight rules here are set locally — check before you go
Camping rules for this unit come from its founding proclamation and management plan, which are not published in the data behind this page. Many monuments and conservation lands allow camping only in designated sites. Check the managing office's official page before planning to stay overnight.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 1,158 sq mi
- Managed by
- BLM
- Campgrounds
- 3
- Longest rig
- Not published
Where the land is, and what fits
The official BLM boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · Bureau of Land Management · 3 campgrounds shown
Chuckwalla National Monument
Browns Canyon highlights the rugged beauty of the Arkansas River Valley. The BLM and U.S. Forest Service manage the area through the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area partnership with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
Chuckwalla National Monument is a national monument in the Colorado Desert of Southern California that protects 624,270 acres of desert habitat in Riverside and Imperial counties from development. The monument spans several mountain ranges between Joshua Tree National Park and the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
- Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
- Mecca Hills Wilderness
- Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
- Milpitas Wash Wilderness
- Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
National parks close enough to pair
Drive to Chuckwalla the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.