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Location:  Western Arizona north of Parker.

Access:  From Arizona State highway 95 at milepost 152 (8 miles north of Parker, 30 miles south of Lake Havasu City), turn west onto a paved driveway to the campground.

Facilities:  88 campsites with partial hookups, plus room for several hundred in a dispersed camping area; sites are generally small, with very little separation; parking pads are gravel, mostly level, medium-sized, parallel pull-throughs or how-ever-you cans; some very good, sandy tent spots; ramadas (sun shelters) for some sites; barbecue grills; b-y-o firewood; water at several faucets; restrooms with showers; holding tank disposal station; gravel driveways; gas and groceries nearby on the highway; adequate supplies and services are available in Parker.

Activities & Attractions:  Boating; boat launches; fishing; frogging; swimming; waterskiing; playground; golf; tennis; volleyball; baseball; jogging, hiking in a 300-acre desert natural area just to the east of the highway.

Natural Features:  Located on the Majave Desert on the east bank of the Colorado River; campground vegetation consists of a few large tamarisks, many smaller planted trees, and some areas the riverfront and also along a small lagoon; barren rocky bluffs lie across the rivedr to the west, Buckskin Mountains are to the east; elevation 400′.

Season, Fees & Phone:  Open all year; $7.00 for dry camping $11.00 for a hookup site, plus extra charges for double occupancy; monthly rates available; park office (602) 667-2069.

Camp Notes:  This park seems to have something for everyone, including some on-the-beach camp spots.  The Colorado River’s smooth current here creates excdeptional ski conditions.  Waterskiing races and shows are held annually.  Camping at La Paz is especially popular in the winter, but capacity crowds flock here on summer weekends, too.

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Location:  Western Arizona southeast of Kingman.

Access:  From Interstate 40 exit5 51 (at the east end of Kingman 35 miles east of the Arizona-California border), turn south onto Stockton Hill Road; proceed 1.9 miles south to where it becomes Hualapai Mountain Road; continue for another 11 miles to the park and the campgrounds.

Facilities:  81 campsites, including 11 with full hookups, in 3 loops; sites are small to medium-sized, with fair to good separation; parking pads are mostly dirt, small to medium-length straight-ins or pull-offs; many pads may require additional leveling; some fairly good-sized tent spots, though most are a bit sloped; barbecue grills or fire rings; firewood is usually for sale, or b-y-o; water at central faucets; central restrooms near the day use area, plus auxiliary vaults; some of the driveway is paved, most is gravel/dirt; adequate + supplies and services are available in Kingman.

Activities & Attractions:  Day use area with playground and sports field; hiking on 15 miles of trails, including the Hualapai Mountain trail which climbs almost 2000′ to Aspen Peak; some great views of the valleys and mountains to the east.

Natural Features:  Located on a forested mountainside near the north end of the Hualapai Mountains; some sites tucked into granite rock pockets on a steep slope; campground vegetation consists of tall pines, oaks, aspens, manzanita and grass; completely surrounded by semi-arid plains and desert; elevation 6200′.

Season, Fees & Phone:  Open all year; $6.00 14 day limit; park office (602) 757-3859

Camp Notes:  Campsites here vary considerably, but the best separation and nicest views are probably from the Pine Basin Area.  Hualapai Mountain Park’s roadways and structures were built in the 1930’s by the CCC.  Hualapai Mountain is often referred to as a “biological island” because of its striking contrast to the surrounding countryside.

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Location:  North-central Arizona north Grand Canyon National park.

Access:  From the junction U.S. Highway 89A & Arizona State Highway 67 in the hamlet of Jacob Lake (near milepost 579 on U.S. 89A, 30 miles southeast of Fredonia, 55 miles west of Marble Canyon), travel south on Highway 67 for 25 miles to milepost 605 + .2; turn west onto a gravel access road and proceed 0.2 mile to the campground.

Facilities:  20 campsites; sites are quite spacious, with generally good separation; parking pads are gravel, mostly long pull-throughs; many pads may require some additional leveling; tent areas are medium to large buy may be a bit sloped; fireplaces or fire rings; limited firewood is available for gathering in the vicinity, so gathering of firewood prior to arrival is suggested; water at central faucets; restrooms, plus rustic auxiliary vaults; gravel driveways; gas and camper supplies in Jacob Lake and at Grand Canyon North Rim.

Activities & Attractions:  West Side Road (gravel) and jeep trails lead west from here through Lookout Canyon (a backdoor access to Jacob Lake), and toward the spectacular, yet far less frequented, Grand Canyon viewpoints at Saddle Point and Crazy Jug Point; visitor central at North Rim.

Natural Features;  Located along the west edge of De Motte Park, a long, narrow meadow on the densely forested Kaibab Plateau; campground vegetation consists of very tall conifers, aspens, fairly dense underbrush and second growth timber; a unique species of big-eared. bush-tailed Kaibab squirrels frequent the campground; elevation 8000′.

Season, Fees & Phone:  May to November; $7.00; 14 day limit; North Kaibab Ranger District (602) 643-7395.

Camp Notes:  De Motte offers a smaller, relatively more peaceful alternative to the popular North Rim Campground in the national park, 17 miles south.  And, it’s within a short drive of some great views of one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Location:  West-central Arizona west of Wickenburg.

Access:  From U.S. Highway 60 at milepost 61 + .4 in the hamlet of Wenden (11 miles east of Hope, 50 miles west of Wickenburg), turn north onto Alamo Road (paved) and travel 34 miles north and west to the park entrance; 0.2 mile beyond the entrance, turn north (right) onto Cholla Road and proceed 0.7 mile to the C (partial hookup) camping section, and the undeveloped and group camp areas; or continue for 1.4 miles beyond the entrance to the park office; then turn north (right) onto Saguro Road to the A, B, ramada, and full-holdup camping sections.  (Note: Contrary to some reports and maps, the above route is the only paved access to the park.

Facilities:  131 campsites, including 17 with full hookups and 42 with partial hookups; (a group camp with a ramada and numerous undeveloped/primitive campsites are also available); sites are small to medium-sized, with minimal to nominal separation; most parking pads are paved, medium to long straight[ins (many are extra-wide) or pull-offs; a bit of additional leveling will be required in a number of sites; ample space for large tents on a sand/gravel surface; small ramadas (sun shelters) for 12 sites; fire rings or barbecue grills; firewood is usually for sale, or b-y-o; water at several faucets; restrooms with showers; holding tank disposal stations; paved driveways; gas and groceries are available in Wenden.

Activities & Attractions:  Fishing for bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill; boating; 3 boat launches; day use area; overlook point; rock hounding.

Natural Features:  Located on gently sloping desert terrain above Alamo Lake in the Bill Williams River Valley; the lake, a flood control impoundment on the Bill William River, has an average maintained surface area of 3500 acres; campsites received minimal to light shade from small to medium-height hardwoods; views of the lake and of near-distant desert mountains from most sites; elevation 1200′

Season, Fees & Phone:  Open all year; $7.00 for standard site, $12.00 for a hookup site; 14 day limit; Park office (602) 669-2088.

Camp Notes:  Spring and fall are the most favorable times to come to Alamo Lake.  Desert heat discourages summer visits; but the campground usually isn’t overwhelmingly busy during the relatively mild winter, either.  The lake and its associated stream system hold the runoff water from a 5000-square-mile chunk of desert that’s vulnerable to flash floods.  In its relatively brief history, the lake reportedly has risen as much as 11 feet overnight and a total of 100 feet in a season.

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Location:  North-central Arizona north of Grand Canyon national Park.

Access:  From U.S. Highway + 89A AT MILEPOST 579 + .6 in the hamlet of Jacob Lake (0.2 Mile north of the Junction of U.S. Highway 89 AND 67, 30 Miles southeast of Fredonia), turn east into the campground.

Facilities:  39 campsites; (group camping facilities are also available); sites are medium to large, with adequate to good separation; parking pads are gravel, mostly medium to long pull-throughs, plus some medium-length straight-ins; many pads may require additional leveling; large spots for tents on bare earth or a pine needle forest floor; fire rings; b=y=o firewood, or gather on national forest lands before arrival; water at several faucets; restrooms, plus auxiliary vaults; gravel driveways; gas and camper supplies across the highway; gas and groceries in Fredonia; nearest source of limited supplies and services is Kanab, Utah, 400 miles north.

Activities & Attractions:  Self-guided “Kai-Viv-We” Nature Trail; amphitheater for ranger=naturalist programs; small visitors center; North Rim of Grand Canyon, 50 miles south.

Season, Fees & Phone:  May to November $7.00; 7 day limit; North Kaibab ranger district (602) 643-7395.

Camp notes:  Jacob Lake Campground and the North Rim of Grand Canyon can be approached from 2 directions.  Access from the east is across the Colorado River and past the spectacular Vermillion Cliffs.  Access from the northwest is from Kanab, Utah across a vast sage plain and through the forested Fevre roads.  The sweeping view from eash one is more impressive that the other.  If you have the opportunity, try one way in and the other way out.

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Location:  North-central Arizona in northern Grand Canyon National Park.

Access; From the junction of U.S. Highway 89A & Arizona State highway 67 in the hamlet of Jacob Lake (near milepost 579 on U.S. 89A, 30 miles south east of Fredona, 55 miles west of Marble Canyon), travel South on Highway 67 for 31 miles to the national park entrance station; continue south for 11.3 miles (past the Park Services offices), then turn southwest (right); continue for 0.25 miles to the campground.

Facilities:  83 campsites; sites are small to medium-sized, with nominal separation; parking pads are paved, short to long, mostly pull-throughs; some pads may require minor additional leveling; large, mostly level, tent spots on a bare earth or pine needles forest floor; fireplaces; b-y-o firewood; water at several faucets; restrooms; holding tank disposal station; paved driveways; camper supplies, gas and showers nearby; nearest reliable source of limited supplies and services is Kanab, Utah, 75 miles north.

Activities & Attractions:  Viewing and photographing the Canyon from various points:  Bright Angel Point is nearest, and Point Imperial, Cape Royal, Walhalla Overlook, and Vista Encantadora are within a short drive, hiking.

Natural Features:  Located on the North Rim of Grand Canyon of the Colorado River; campground vegetation consists of medium to tall conifers over a mostly cleared forest floor; the mile deep gorge, within a few yards of some sites, presents awesome, colorful rock formations; elevation 8200′.

Season, Fees & Phone:  May to October; $10.00 for a site plus $10.00 for the park entrance fee; 7 day limit; reservations are “strongly recommended”, park information (602) 638-7888.

Camp Notes:  Nearby Bright Angel Point is a favorite vantage point for viewing phenomenal, brilliant canyon sunrises and sunsets.  Bring three; make that five, extra rolls of film.  It’s much quieter here than at South Rim.  North Rim isn’t the only established campground within the park on the north side of the river.  However, getting to the other camp will involve a little more than slipping a motor home into a pull-through pad or popping up a dome tent.  You’ve got to work a little to camp at Bright Angel, since it’s about a mile below North Rim.  This backpack campground is located in a side canyon along Bright Angel Creek just north of its confluence with the Colorado River.  The poetic name for the sparkling stream goes back to the first American expedition down the Colorado led by Major John Wesley Powell in 1869.  Many miles upriver of here in Utah, the expedition members had tried to get drinking water from a side stream.  But the tributary’s contents proved to be so foul-tasting that they pronounced it a “Dirty Devil” (now the Dirty Devil River) and moved on down the Colorado.  Reaching this confluence some days later, they found the crystal clear waters of this stream to be cool and fresh.  In contrast to the earlier incident, they named it “Bright Angel Creed”.

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Location:  northwest new Mexico East Of Farmington.

access:  from The Junction of U.S. Highway 64 & New Mexico State Highway 511 (12 miles east of Bloomfield) travel northeast on Highway 511 for 8 miles to junction of Highway 511 and State Highway 173; turn northwest (left) onto Highway 173 and proceed (across the river) for 0.6 mile; turn northeast (right onto a gravel/dirt local road (Simon Canyon Road) and drive 2.7 miles; then turn south (right) onto a paved park access road and proceed 1 mile to the park entrance; turn east (left) into the campground (Note: signs indicate that Simon Canyon Road is “Impassable When Wet”; however, it can also be “impassable when dry” when the deep ruts harden following a period of wet weather and heavy 4wd traffic.)

Facilities:  47 campsites, including 2 handicapped-access units; sites are small to medium-sized, essentially level, with nominal separation; parking pads are paved, mostly medium + to long straight-ins, plus a few pull-throughs; large areas for tents; fire rings; b-y-o firewood; water at several faucets; restrooms; holding tank disposal station paved dr4iveway; gas and camper supplies near Archuletta, 4 miles southwest; limited supplies and services are available in Bloomfield.

Activities & Attractions:  Excellent fishing for trout on the river; paved trail from the campground to the riverbank; day use area; boating, boat launch, fishing for trout, kokanee salmon, bass, crappie, channel cat, etc. on Navajo Lake, 3 miles upstream.

Natural Features:  Located on a large flat in a canyon alson the north/west bank of the San Juan River below Navajo Dam; sites are very lightly to lightly shaded by hardwoods on a sandy/grassy surface; bordered by high, evergreen-dotted bluffs; elevation 5600′.

Season, Fees & Phone:  Open all year; $7.00: 14 day limit; park office (505) 632-1770.

Camp Notes:  One of the best stretches of trout water in the Desert Southwest is along this w riverbank.  it wasn’t always that way.  Before Navajo Dam was finished in 1962, the san Juan was a swirling, muddy, silty stream during much of the year.  Now the lake has a pronounced settling effect and the broad San Juan runs clear and cold most of the time.  Plenty of big browns, rainbows and cutthroats are here for the catching.  This camp is locally known as Cottonwood Campground.

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Location:  Western Arizona northeast of Parker.

Access:  From Arizona State Highway 95 at milepost 154 + .8 (10 miles north of Parker, 4 miles south of the settlement of Buckskin, 28 miles south of Lake Havasu City), turn west onto a paved access road and proceed 0.1 mile west, then north into the campground.

Facilities:  83 campsites, including 48 sites with partial hookups, and 21 sites with electric-only hookups, in 5 sections; sites are small to medium-sized and closely spaced; sites 1 to 14 are roomiest, with some separation; parking pads are mostly level, paved, short to medium-length, straight-ins or parking lot spaces; designated, generally excellent, tent-pitching areas on sandy or grassy surfaces; the 21 electric sites have cabanas; barbecue grills; b-y-o firewood; water at faucets throughout; restrooms with showers; holding tank disposal station; paved driveways; gas and groceries at numerous places north and south of the park; adequate supplies and services are available in Parker.

Activities & Attractions:  Boating; boat launch; fishing; waterskiing; designated swimming areas; playground; volleyball court; hiking trails,  including Lightning Bolt Trail and Buckskin Mountain Scenic Trail, lead through the desert and past old prospecting claims; small visitor center.

Natural Features:  Located in the Mohave Desert on the east bank of the Colorado River; vegetation consists of scattered shade trees on watered grass; sandy beach; barren rock hills lie across the river to the west and north, the Buckskin Mountains rise to the east; elevation 450′.

Season, Fee & Phone:  Open all year; $7.00 for a standard site, $12.00 for an electric hookup site; $15.00 for a cabana with water and electric hookups; 14 day limit; park office4 (602) 667-3231 OR (602) 667-3387.

camp Notes:  There are some really nice campsites at Buckskin Point.  The Cabanas are upscale sun/wind ramadas that resemble clusters of car wash bays.  A number of sites have views of the incredibly blue river.  Views of the Colorado River Valley from the nearby overlook points are terrific.

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Location:  Western Arizona northeast of Parker

Access:  From Arizona State Highway 95 at milepost 156 + .1 (11 miles north of Parker, 2.5 miles south of the settlement of Buckskin, 27 miles south of Lake Havasu City), turn west onto a paved driveway and proceed 0.1 mile to the campground.

Facilities:  30 campsites, including 22 with water hookups; sites are small to small+, level, with very little separation; parking pads are paved, short to medium-length, straight-ins or pull-through; some very nice, medium-sized, grassy tent spots; barbecue grills; b-y-o firewood; water at faucets throughout; restrooms with showers; holding tank disposal station; paved driveways; gas and groceries at numerous spaces north and south of the park; adequate supplies and services are available in Parker.

Activities & Attractions:  Boating; boat launch; fishing for largemouth bass, channel cat, crappie and bluegill; waterskiing; Wedge Hill hiking trail.

Natural Features:  Located on a grassy bluff in the Mojave Desert overlooking the Colorado River; mown lawns throughout most of the camping area, plus scattered shade trees; jagged, barren rock formations east and north; elevation 450′

Season, Fees & Phone:  Open all year; $7.00; 14 day limit; park office (602) 667-3387.

Camp Notes:  There are some really pleasant little campsites here at the River Island Unit of Buckskin State Park.  This facility is smaller and less hectic than its larger cousin, Buckskin Point, is the south.  There are no electrical hookup sites here, so you’ll find that more small vehicle and/or tent campers favor this unit.  Another nearby camping area is in a BLM recreation site near milepost 159 + .4. Havasu Springs offers gravel access to a number of parking/camping spots overlooking the river.

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