Picacho Peak State Park Campground

We try to stop at this SP campground every time we're heading out of town or come back home (Tombstone) We always stay during the Fall/Winter months though. I'm not sure if they are even open in the summer, due to extreme heat. This park is just beautiful. Full of blooming cactus in the Spring and gorgeous sunsets always. The bathrooms are spotless and they have individual locking showers. For $30 you get water, electric, a huge site &amp;, tent area in addition to your rv lot, The lot is pavement, and the tent is sand. All sites are set up in a random pattern, to give you the most privacy.  our site had a Ramada with picnic table &amp; fire pit. They do sell firewood but it's $7 a bundle. We also once stayed in their overflow area, which is dry camping and that's only $15. They have great hiking trails, but use a walking stick, I got too up close and personal with a rattlesnake.

Jewel in the desert!

A beautiful park with a challenging hike.  Great stop off or home base to see a lot of great arizona attractions like saguaro national park, tombstone and tucson.  

Zona state parks!

Campsites, RV's, showers, toilets, and plenty of Az SUN!!!

Picacho Peak 

Close to all the action, 45 minutes to Saguaro National park and and Tucson!  Really great challenging hike in the park up to Picacho Peak, if you are feeling adventurous.  Big clean bathrooms with free hot showers and electricity at the campsites!

Another amazing AZ state park!

I really enjoyed this campground. Clean and well maintained. Friendly staff and beautiful scenery. Far enough from the highway that it’s not noisy and close enough to get back on your route.

Desert sunsets

This park is the battle ground of the furthest west battle of the civil war. It’s a great park located about a mile from the I-10 fwy. There’s a number of hiking trails up to the peak but they’re not for the faint of heart. The restrooms and showers are clean and the staff is friendly.

Cell Coverage: Excellent 

The Battle of Picacho Peak

This is a beautiful place to camp most of the year.  The Summer sun ☀️ can be brutal of course.  I love to stop here on my way to New Mexico.  There is something about being in the middle of the desert with the backdrop of the mountains and cactus 🌵 that just helps you breath a little better.  Watching the sunset each night is breathtaking.  This campground is just off the road but far enough back that you don’t hear all the road noise.  Each spot has a picnic table with awning so you have some protection from the sun.  Each spot has a fire pit and smaller rocks that make a nice “bed” for your tent ⛺️.  The spots are pretty far apart so you don’t feel like you’re right next to your neighbor.

The campground has a total of 85 electric sites for both tent and RV camping. Sites are suitable for RVs and/or tents. You can have up to 4 cars on each site.  There are 4 sites that are handicapped-accessible. Unfortunately there aren’t any water or sewer hookups available.  There is a dump station available.  Access to all sites is paved. Sites are fairly level and are located in a natural Sonoran Desert setting.

$30 per night / per vehicle (October – May)
$25 per night / per vehicle (June – September)
Additional vehicle $15 per night / per vehicle
Group Camp Areas: $15 per night / per vehicle + Group Reservation FeeBoth back-ins and pull-throughs are available. 
No maximum size limit (except no tractor-trailers allowed). 

Beautiful desert sunsets!

We had planned to go to Biosphere 2 so this was our landing spot for a couple of days.  They have a lot of nice hiking trails, the spaces were nicely spaced and the weather was perfect (December).   We took the pups out for long walks and enjoyed the gorgeous AZ sunsets!!  We have come back a few times just for the hikes.

Great get away - Close to Biosphere 2

April 20-23, 2019. Park very clean. Site had electric but no water. There was water at the dump station. High speed internet is available for a charge. Verizon 4G5 bars. Very hot. 

Picache Peak State Park 

This camp ground is nice, the camp sites are set up uniquely with rock boundaries. The hiking was very cool. The weird thing is that at night when the air got cooler, the highway noise and trains got way LOUDER. You didn't notice the highway or trains during the day, could barely hear any of it, but as soon as it got dark.... WOW, was it noisy. I'm glad I went there but I don't need to do it again.

Neat place

Stayed one night while traveling. So glad we stopped. Beautiful views of Picacho Peak and the ancient cactus trees. Nice flat trails walking thru the desert, gentle breeze and surreal sunset colors. We had our skamper so able to hook up to watch the game see pic. We were surprised to learn about the civil war history that took place. I had no idea.

unspoiled Sonoran Desert 

Just outside of Tucson but worlds away. Clean, quiet, well run. 

Great State Park

The views are fantastic in every direction. The sites are well maintained too. There is a fantastic, albeit difficult, hike toward the north end of the park. Make sure to bring your own water, as there are currently no hookups due to a water shortage. A great place  for anyone near Phoenix or Tucson!

Great views and hiking 

Sweet campground with awesome hike up to Picacho peak. Cell service is good people are friendly, showers don’t cost extra. 

Picacho Peak

Sites were private and views are great. There was a water shortage so you had to show up with whatever water you need during your stay. Showers were hot and spacious. Was available to book same day. 

Spacious campsites with great view of trains and picacho peak

Nice park with beautiful hiking trails, but as far as Campground concerned, it is similar to a rest area by interstate highway 10; too much noise from street plus a train passes all night

Too close to Hwy

We stayed for one night in December. A bit cold but great. Limited shade for when it gets warm in the spring/summer. Beautiful sunrise view of the peak. Staff was great. 

Great camping, great hike

Showers and bathrooms in general are fantastic!  All electric sites.  Fill up your water tank b4 u get here.  Great, challenging hike in the park.  Decent room between sites but open.  A little bit of noise from the Interstate but not bad.

Great showers, views, hiking

Stayed here one night driving through. Came after hours and set up a tent. 

Beautiful and clean

Stayed here for a quite awhile almost on accident but we ended up loving it! The Park was VERY clean everywhere, not a speck of trash anywhere! Campground is away from the cities of Tuscon and Phoenix but both can be accessed quite easily. Groceries are about 25 minutes away unless you want to go to a dollar general in which case is only 7 minutes away. 
Beware of the shell stations nearby, both the gas and concessions are very expensive.
The park has electric at all the sites and there is a dump station in the park but no water or sewer at the sites. There are large bathrooms with multiple showers and toilets though. Be sure to bring plenty of water as it is a desert and they are very tight on their water supply and don't have open spickets available to campers.
The park has some amazing hikes though, one of which being a very challenging Peak hike to the top! Be sure to bring lots of water!!!!! 
Overall very spacious state park with great staff, very clean and organized, and not to expensive.
We will definitely be coming back!

Fantastic Park!

This is a great place to camp near Tucson with great views and lots of hiking. If you plan to climb Picacho bring lots of water and gloves. There are parts of the climb you must use cables to pull yourself up. They have electrical hookups, but no water due to a water shortage. There is also a dump station to “unload” prior to departure from the campgrounds. I believe there is also WiFi available for a fee if you need it. Personally speaking, we go camping to unplug so we try not to use cellular or Wi-Fi connections. 

Great place close to Tucson

Granted it is summer and hot but we had the entire part to ourselves.  Beautiful desert views in every direction.  Friendly staff and the facilities were clean.   Excellent cell signal but far enough from the interstate to not hear any traffic.

Outstanding 

Great RV park.  Plenty of room between pads.   50 amp Electrical, no water hookups, but 100 gallons lasted us six nights.  

Great hiking trails of for all levels.  The self guided nature trail was by far the most informative of the four we visited throughout AZ and NM. 

Beautiful Sonora Desert Park

Beautiful campground with nice facilities, rangers, very welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend.

Beautiful campground 

$30 /night in winter.  Really nicely maintained.  No water available tho.  Probably due to drought?  Hot showers clean restrooms.  Nice sites with paved pads and picnic tables.  Gorgeous views of the peak driving in.  Saguaro abound.  Gate closed at 10pm and office closes at 5 but you can self check in on non/reserved sites.  

Pricey but really nice!

Another newer, paved State Park CG with 85 sites, all electric. No water or sewer hook-ups. Restrooms with flush toilet, showers also available. You can see and hear the traffic on I-10 about a half mile to the east. Some sites are spaced further apart then others but overall, decently distanced.  

We stayed 2 nights in March of 2019. planned to climb the peak but ended up biking around on the the hilly roads.

Amazing sunsets!!

A good spot for a night or two

I enjoyed my stay here for 2 days. Had a great time hiking the Sunset Trail to Picacho Peak.

PROS - large campsites, picnic tables and fire pits on each site. Some sites have a covered pavilion. Great hot showers. Separate dish washing station. Clean facilities. Electric hookups.

CONS - No hot water or trash cans at the dishwashing station. Can hear road noise from I-10, but you get use to it 


Great state park

This is a great little camping spot nestled below Picacho Peak just north of Tucson.
The campground is spread through the saguaros, and other cactus so you are right in with them. There isn’t much shade so the campground is only open September thru May. It closes during the hot months of summer.
Several sites did have covered picnic tables.
Sites have water and electricity, some have sewer. There is a dump station also.
The sites are level.
There are modern showers and bathrooms.
Convenient to several hiking trails. In