NW Arizona Campsites for RV Boondocking
These are the NW Arizona Campsites we've occupied in our RV Boondocking Travels. I've arbitrarily marked off the NW quarter of Arizona as being that West of Page/Flagstaff/I-17 and North of Alamo Lake/Cordes Junction.
Ash Fork
Kaibab National Forest south of I-40 on Highway 89
Kaibab National Forest, Williams Ranger District
800 South 6th Street
Williams, Arizona
602-635-2681
Type of Camp: 14 day/dispersed Fee No Fee
Rig Size Limitations None... You could park a large Motorhome/Bus
Road Surface Hwy 89 is paved. Forest roads are unimproved Dirt.
Cell Signal3G 1-4 bars... not a lot of bandwidth, downloads were slow but reliable with my Wilson Amplifier.
Directions: Go south from Ash Fork/I-40 on HWY 89, approximately 7 miles to MP 356.8 (just south of MP357) to Forest road #35. It is a cattle guard on the left/East side of the road. Slow down and be prepared for it... if you watch the MP markers you'll be ready. We camped approximately 1/4 mile in... there are places before... and many farther in.
... another approximately two miles farther south on HWY 89 is a second dispersed NW Arizona Campsites access, again on the East Side of the Highway... forest rd #4
How We found this Camp: I was familiar with the area... and... we used a Kaibab National Forest Map...
Season/Month I Observed November 2010 and March 2011 Weather I experienced Varied. Storms passed through between brigh warm days. 50's in that earlywinter... several days over 70 in March.
Available Services Noted:
- Fresh Water two community water stations in Ash Fork
- Dump Station several are available in Williams. approx. 25 miles
- Fuel Ash Fork and Williams to the N. Paulden/Chino Valley to the S.
- Medical
- Banking Williams to N. Chino Valley to S.
- Repair Shops Williams/Chino Valley
- Grocery very small Cstore in Ash Fork. Safeway in Williams. Selection in Chino Valley
- Hardware Chino Valley
- WiFi
- Veterinarian
25 cents a gallon filtered into 5gal jugs. Large 2-3" hose for domestic haul tanks
Comments
1. Lot's of Deer/Elk Hunters in the fall.
2. An excellent Location for Daytrips to Grand Canyon, Sedona etc.
3. Nice hiking straight out of camp.
4. So far, the favorite of our NW Arizona campsites
Wickenburg to KingmanHwy 93/Burro Creek Campground
Bureau of Land ManagementKingman Field Office 928-718-3700
Type of Camp: Improved Fee $14
Rig Size Limitations None... You could park a large Motorhome/Bus We saw a couple
Road Surface U.S. 93 is paved. Camp area is Maintained Dirt. (iffy Maint!)
Cell Signal ZERO Cellular Service for miles in both directions that I found
Directions: 17 miles East from Kingman on I-40 then 53 miles South on U.S. Hwy 93 -or- 60 miles Northwest of Wickenburg on U.S. Hwy 93. The Signed Turnoff is 1 mile South of the Burro Creek Bridge. Go 1 1/2 miles on the access road after your turnoff to the Campground.
How We Found this Camp Located it on The BLM website and also AAA Road map.
Season/Month I Observed March
Weather I experienced It was getting HOT :) You might not want to stay there long in the summer!
Available Services Noted:
- Fresh Water Water in the campground w/hose connection
- Dump Station ON Site in the campground
- Fuel Wickenburg or Kingman is all I'd count on.
- Medical Wickenburg or Kingman
- Banking same
- Repair Shops same
- Grocery same
- Hardware same
- WiFi same
- Veterinarian same
Comments:
1. We enjoyed our stay. Remained two nights, but my need for online connection kept us moving... so we hooked up around to the Ash Fork camp we used for two weeks.
2. the Camp is going to be HOT in the summer... :)
3. Sites are spacious and nice desert hillside.
Glen Canyon/Lee's Ferry Recreation Area
Lees Ferry Campground
National Park ServicePark Headquarters
(928) 608-6200
Type of Camp: Improved Fee Campground Fee $12 1-7 Day Vehicle Pass - $15 or *All National Park Passes, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Hologram, Golden Access and Golden Age Passports will continue to be honored according to the provisions of the pass.
Rig Size Limitations You should be able to park a large Motorhome or Bus
Road Surface Paved
Cell Signal We had Serviceable Verizon Svc. Without use of Amplfier
Directions: From Flagstaff, take I-40 east to Hwy 89 (Grand Canyon-Page Exit). Travel 110 miles north on HWY 89 to the turnoff to the Grand Canyon North Rim, Hwy 89A. Turn left on Hwy 89A and travel for 15 miles to the Glen Canyon/Lee's Ferry Recreation Area entrance just past the bridge over the Colorado River. Turn right at the entrance and travel 5 miles to the campground.
How We Found this Camp Marked on a AAA road map.
Season/Month I Observed March
Weather I experienced It was getting warm :) another that will be WARM in the summer!
Available Services Noted:
- Fresh Water Potable water at the Dump station across the road from the water tower
- Dump Station Across the road from the Water tower, on the "Residence area" access road
- Fuel
- Medical
- Banking
- Repair Shops
- Grocery
- Hardware
- WiFi
- Veterinarian
Comments:
1. Several Hikes/Walks in the area2. Pariah Riffle is just below the camp. The first "rapid" of the Grand Canyon
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RV Boondocking Campsites
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When your confidence has grown sufficient, you can start going straight there rather than the short stay in a paid, developed camp.
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